The challenge of being single in the Church
Christian Today speaks to Lauren Windle, author of Notes on Love, about the challenges of dating and singleness in the Church.
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Will he be 'sacked in the morning'?
This has not been a good weekend for the Archbishop of Canterbury.
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The last nail in the Church of England's coffin?
If the Church of England wants to know its future, as it now inevitably follows the trajectory towards same-sex marriage (and more), then they need only look over the border to the Church of Scotland.
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On poetry, translation and religion
In this wideranging conversation, Lord Williams of Oystermouth and Hebrew scholar Dr Irene Lancaster discuss the selection of Jewish poems for his new book on poetry and their relevance to both Christian and general audiences, and offer some further reflections on the relationship between poetry, translation and religion.
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Why does it matter that the Church of England is going to bless same-sex relationships?
The implications go far beyond the Church of England.
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The Church of England's moral drift will not stop here
Now the battle for gay blessings has been won, it will move on to gay marriage within a fairly short period.
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Why make ourselves like the world when we have the one thing the world needs?
Christian Concern's Benjamin John delivered a powerful speech to the Church of England's General Synod this week. Here it is in full.
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The bishops' concerning treatment of Sam Margrave
The behaviour of senior bishops towards General Synod member Sam Margrave raises serious questions about the future for outspoken orthodox Christians in the Church of England.
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RIP Church of England? Long live gospel Anglicanism
So this is the way the Church of England ends – not with a bang, nor even a whimper, but with a somewhat tortuous and at times embarrassingly bad debate.
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Do our churches only engage in diversity when it's convenient for us?
What use is this so-called 'belonging' if voices are only heard out of courtesy and political correctness, and not genuinely taken into consideration?
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Bishop Jill Duff on the Church of England's 'high-stakes debate'
"One of the callings of a bishop is to be a pastor to the flock, spending time with them, finding out how they are but it is also about being a teacher of the faith and I've made some pretty big promises," she says.
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This week at General Synod
Not everything that is planted deserves to come to fruition, and it is precisely the responsibility of bishops, and even archbishops, to do their best to ensure that the fields of the Lord produce a good crop for him.
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Christian Today's view: the Church of England should not introduce same-sex blessings
After decades of arguing over human sexuality, the Church of England has come up with Prayers of Love and Faith to bless same-sex couples, but this is a harmful compromise.
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