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Holy Week and the possibility of different values
Unusually, last week I watched the BBC’s Question Time. I was left feeling the issues were being debated strictly within the media echo chamber. Perhaps Holy Week is a good time to reflect on what it takes to hear voices … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Ethics, Politics, Society, Theology
Tagged Archbishop of Canterbury, Cleansing of the Temple, Climate change, Holy Week, Jesus, moral authority, Palm Sunday, Question Time, Ukraine
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Would you trust a Tory?
Think before you tweet. The Bishop of St Davids, Dr Joanna Penberthy, tweeted: The #Tory party have been scheming to abolish the Welsh Assembly since its inception. They say this is not true but we know better. Just think of … Continue reading
Love or faith? Can we live with both?
The Church of England’s long-awaited book Living in Love and Faith has now been published. It describes itself as ‘Christian teaching and learning about identity, sexuality, relationships and marriage’. It doesn’t make a decision on the ethics of same-sex partnerships; … Continue reading
The Anglican Communion’s Bedrooms
Not so much a divorce, more ‘moving into separate bedrooms’ was how Justin Welby, the Archbishop of Canterbury, described the latest proposals for the international Anglican Communion, suggesting that the different provinces could be in communion with Canterbury but not … Continue reading
Posted in Churches, Ethics, Theology
Tagged Anglican Communion, Anglican Primates, Archbishop of Canterbury
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Evangelism and witness: about what?
Last night I attended Justin Welby’s lecture on ‘Evangelism and Witness’ at Lambeth Palace. Most of the attenders seemed to be church officers with some kind of evangelism brief. Ed Thornton of the Church Times was there, and over the … Continue reading
Posted in Churches, Theology
Tagged Archbishop of Canterbury, Evangelism, Justin Welby, Lambeth Palace, witness
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Feeding Britain: why so difficult?
Feeding Britain is the title of the Report published on Tuesday by the All-Party Parliamentary Inquiry into Hunger in the United Kingdom. The title page explains that it reflects the views of MPs with an interest in the issue (it … Continue reading
Posted in Churches, Economics, Ethics, God, Society
Tagged Archbishop of Canterbury, Feeding Britain, food banks, foodbanks, Justin Welby, poverty
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Popes, archbishops and sex
New pope, new archbishop. They both face major problems, and high on the list is sex. As an Anglican it seems to me that Justin’s problems are not as great: the controversy over gay marriages does undermine Anglicanism’s credibility, but … Continue reading
Posted in Churches, Ethics, Marriage & sexuality
Tagged Archbishop of Canterbury, Church of England, Pope, Sexual ethics
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