Monthly Archives: April 2018

Windrush & Rudd: When “They” Are “Us”!

by the Revd Canon Anna Norman-Walker, Rector of Streatham and past member of General Synod ‘We welcome you into the fellowship of faith;  we are children of the same heavenly Father; we welcome you’ Words that we said with great joy … Continue reading

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Letters to America – Is the End Nye?

by Jayne Ozanne, Editor of ViaMedia.News I’m sure I wasn’t the only one who found it almost impossible to get through William Nye’s response to the the Episcopal Church of America (regarding their request to understand the impact of their … Continue reading

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“Do as we say” or “Do as we do”?

by the Rt Revd Paul Bayes, Bishop of Liverpool Luciana Berger is the MP for Liverpool Wavertree. In the House of Commons’ Antisemitism debate she recounted her story – a history of family members killed and exiled because they were … Continue reading

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IICSA – Getting to the Heart of the Matter

by the Revd Dr Lorraine Cavanagh, Author and Blogger  If comments surrounding the IICSA report and its findings are to be believed, and we must believe them, it seems there is little hope of real closure on this subject. But … Continue reading

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After IICSA: Facing Up to Clericalism

by the Revd Canon Simon Butler, Prolocutor for the Province of Canterbury I tell a story against myself. When I was a young naval officer, I recall the first time the ship I served in docked in a military harbour. Keen … Continue reading

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Challenging APCMs?

by the Rt Revd David Walker, Bishop of Manchester I was a young Team Vicar, helping run a suite of community projects out of an ecumenical charity we’d set up in the parish. We were spending a day reviewing what … Continue reading

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Are We in Love with Sin?

by the Revd Canon Rosie Harper, Chaplain to the Bishop of Buckingham and Member of General Synod We all carry our early experiences of Christmas and Easter into our adult life. It’s inevitable and it is the lens through which … Continue reading

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IICSA – Is Clericalism to Blame?

by the Revd Dr Jeremy Morris, Master of Trinity Hall, Cambridge For the time being, the Church of England’s excoriation before the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) is over.  We are all left trying to come to terms … Continue reading

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