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29 Jan 2012

Archbishop Sentamu confuses dictatorship with democracy

The Archbishop of York made the front page of the Daily Telegraph yesterday by saying that David Cameron would be acting "like a dictator" if he introduced legislation to recognise same-sex marriage.
26 Jan 2012

Bishop challenges government over corporate tax-dodging

A bishop has asked questions in the House of Lords about tax avoidance by multinational corporations.
26 Jan 2012

Bishop Wallace Benn apologises

Wallace Benn, the Suffragan Bishop of Lewes, has sent me an apology for his endorsement of a booklet the promotes the legalisation of rape within marriage and the criminalisation of same-sex relationships.
25 Jan 2012

Wallace Benn disassociates himself from extremist booklet

Wallace Benn, the Church of England’s Bishop of Lewes, has today withdrawn his endorsement of a booklet by the fundamentalist campaigner Stephen Green. He issued a statement after several bloggers drew attention to his endorsement yesterday.
25 Jan 2012

C of E bishop and a booklet that sanctions marital rape

Update: Following my blog and comments yesterday (below), and those by Bishop Alan Wilson and others, Bishop Wallace Benn has 'wholly and completely' disassociated himself from the extremist pamphlet by Stephen Green. Subsequent to this post and my previous one, Bishop Benn's office has issued a further statement with an apology and a clarification that he has asked Stephen Green to remove the endorsement from his website
23 Jan 2012

Bishops lead the way in government defeat on benefits

The government has been defeated in the House of Lords in a key part of its attempts to reduce the benefits available to unemployed people and part-time workers.
16 Jan 2012

Growing number of C of E churches wish to register Civil Partnerships

Almost 100 Church of England churches would want to explore registering their buildings to offer Civil Partnerships if the Church of England would allow it.
5 Dec 2011

Pro-equality Christians welcome chance to host civil partnerships on religious premises

A law coming into effect today will allow same-sex civil partnerships to be registered on religious premises in England and Wales.
19 Nov 2011

Ruling puts C of E under pressure on socially selective faith schools

A schools watchdog ruling highlights concerns about admission arrangements for many faith schools, which favour pupils from middle class backgrounds.
15 Nov 2011

A clearer, less divisive Anglican Covenant?

Perhaps it is time to abandon the current divisive and confusing Anglican Covenant process and build on the foundations laid six years ago by the Anglican Consultative Council, when it agreed a very different Covenant for Communion in Mission, says Savi Hensman.

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