Gender

John Bercow had ‘unholy row’ with the Church over Speaker’s Chaplain

Former Speaker John Bercow has been found to be a "serial bully" and a "serial liar". This is the judgment of an Independent Expert Panel appointed to investigate his behaviour while he presided over parliamentary proceedings in the House of…

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Welby adds his voice in support of terrorised MP Rosie Duffield

September 20, 2021
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Labour MP Rosie Duffield cannot attend her party's conference this year, principally owing to the abuse and threats she is receiving from transgender rights activists for stating (quite simply) that…

A ‘Church for England’, but whose understanding of Englishness?

August 12, 2021
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Much has been written about the Archbishop of York's article in the Telegraph, in which he set out his vision for England woven with his preferred themes of Englishness, calling…

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Bishop of Liverpool seeks to expunge male and female from marriage

June 30, 2021
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"I want to see a gender-neutral marriage canon, such as they have in the Episcopal Church or in the Scottish Episcopal Church," said the Rt Rev'd Paul Bayes, Bishop of…

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Just 6% of Anglican clergy voted Conservative in 2019

February 10, 2021
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A Savanta ComRes poll was published just over a week ago on the political affiliation of Church leaders, and it hasn't had much coverage. In fact, it doesn't appear to…

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Why has female-perpetrated child sexual abuse increased by 84%?

January 24, 2021
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"Between 2015 and 2019, the numbers of reported cases of female-perpetrated child sexual abuse to police in England and Wales rose from 1,249 to 2,297 - an increase of 84%",…

Anglican spinach – a primary challenge for the Church’s mission

December 1, 2020
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There was a subtitle fail in the Zoom service from Guildford Cathedral on Advent Sunday. It caused a bit of amusement on Twitter, but it presents an opportunity to explore…

Diversity is deeper than BAME and LGBT: it is social, political, intellectual and philosophical

August 30, 2020
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Lord Hall, the outgoing Director General of the BBC, has demanded that the Corporation improve the diversity of its staff to better reflect those who pay its TV licence. "You…

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Transgender aged seven; puberty blockers aged 11; detrans aged 18

August 19, 2020
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There is an evil here which needs to be addressed. O, some will hurl 'transphobe', others 'bigot', and still others 'homophobe' or 'hater', but it still needs to be addressed,…

Screwtape: ‘The state’s desire is dressed up as “concern”…’

March 19, 2020
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The second contribution to His Grace's emergency team ministry during the coronavirus pestilence comes from someone who wishes to remain anonymous for professional reasons. Years ago, CS Lewis in…

Franklin Graham ban: Rees-Mogg defends freedom of religion

February 14, 2020
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While the General Synod of the Church of England was repenting of its 'white privilege' and committing to 'net zero' carbon omissions by 2030, the Rt Hon Jacob Rees-Mogg MP…

Manners maketh Man/Woman/Other

December 20, 2019
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At the State Opening of Parliament yesterday, television footage showed the Prime Minister and Leader of the Opposition leading a long line of their parliamentary colleagues into the Upper Chamber…

If a Christian doctor can be forced to deny biology, there is no hope for theology

July 18, 2019
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Piers Morgan has some robust views about religion and sexual-reproductive morality, and if you happen not to agree with his perfectly enlightened worldview, you are a lunatic, a bigot, or…

Teacher throws student out of class for insisting there are two sexes

June 17, 2019
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The student uses 'genders' when he means 'sexes', but the biological science of male and female (sex) has become so morphed with the sociological construct of masculinity and femininity, maleness…

Following CofE guidance for gender transition services, bishops weigh the possibility of political transition services

December 13, 2018
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The Church of England has issued new guidance for parishes planning gender transition services to help transgender people mark their transition to their new identity. Since there is now no…

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The harrowing of Martyn Percy: Oxford University denies natural justice to the Dean of Christ Church

November 19, 2018
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Look here upon this picture, and on this. These images are not separated by years, but a matter of months. You may wonder how the Very Rev'd Professor Martyn Percy,…

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Gender Recognition Act: could reform be used to impose same-sex marriage on the Church of England?

October 18, 2018
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"This week we will also complete our consultation on plans to reform the Gender Recognition Act," the Prime Minister confirmed in her video message at the Pink News Awards last…

Patriarchal pronouns: if we should stop calling God ‘he’, may we call Satan ‘she’?

October 10, 2018
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The Rev'd Canon Rosie Harper wants to vomit. That's what she wrote in her article 'Toxic masculinity: Why we should stop calling God "he"'. What makes her want to vomit…

If the Pope can honour a pro-abortion activist, why not bless Durex?

January 15, 2018
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It is being widely reported that Pope Francis has bestowed the title of Commander in the Pontifical Equestrian Order of St. Gregory the Great upon pro-abortion activist Lilianne Ploumen, sometime…

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Jo Johnson’s muddled and aimless thinking about freedom of speech in universities

December 28, 2017
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Universities Minister Jo Johnson delivered a much-trailed (..and here, here, here...) speech about the imperative of academic freedom of speech, which he says must be guaranteed on pain of universities…