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July 25 2023 By dvirtue Briefing: Is the Church of England ungovernable?

Ruth Peacock chaired this discussion with guests: Church Times reporter Francis Martin; Editor of Church of England newspaper, Andrew Carey; journalist and broadcaster Roger Bolton; Synod members Professor Helen King, Jayne Ozanne, Rev Marcus Walker, Debbie Buggs and Clive Billenness; Commentators: Andrew Graystone, Rev Stephen Parsons, from "Surviving Church" and Simon Sarmiento from "Thinking Anglicans".

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July 22 2023 By dvirtue A DIABOLICAL SYNOD

Of course, none of this could have been achieved without your sustained and painstaking efforts in the appointment of bishops. You have excelled in replacing formidable foes with biddable sympathisers - especially the second careerists and those lacking theological education. The former enthusiastically replace the Enemy's thoughts with ours; the latter blithely implement our initiatives, earnestly believing they come from above.

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July 22 2023 By dvirtue STATEMENT FROM THE PRAYER BOOK SOCIETY ON PRAYERS OF LOVE AND FAITH

Our vision and mission is to encourage people of all ages and backgrounds to engage with the Prayer Book in such a way that they may be drawn deeper into the Christian faith. The officers and members of the Society hold a variety of opinions on many contemporary and liturgical issues.

A letter has recently been sent to the College of Bishops, expressing concerns about the legal and synodical processes for the authorisation of "Prayers of Love and Faith".

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July 19 2023 By dvirtue WHY IS THE COFE OPPOSING CHRISTIANS IN COURT?

At best their motives appear naïve, at worse reckless and malicious. The CofE intervention was at pains to emphasise that it was "strictly neutral" between the parties. How can this be? Does the CofE not have a view on the merits of sex education and the outrageous sexualisation of children that is going on? Is the CofE really 'strictly neutral' on whether a Christian teacher can be sacked for manifesting her Christian beliefs?

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July 18 2023 By dvirtue CHURCH OF ENGLAND: "It ain't working!"

This 'thing' kept the measure simple and put the detail of the 'deal' in two documents - the Declaration itself and a statutory Code of Practice, both the creation of the House of Bishops. This by-passed the usual synodical scrutiny - leaving Synod to vote on the principle rather than the detail of the 'deal' - which they did successfully in July 2014.

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July 15 2023 By dvirtue Perspectives on General Synod July 2023

Living in Love and Faith

The Church of England Newspaper reports:

On the subject of LLF, Synod members and press were subjected to four hours of a presentation on Prayers of Love and Faith, which demonstrated yet again the divisions which lie ahead but offered very little by way of solutions to the unbridgeable divide between the two sides.

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July 15 2023 By dvirtue Fractures and fractiousness at General Synod

First, was the two times set aside for answering Questions. When I was first on Synod, questions were answered orally in the Synod, with the option of supplementary questions asked on the spot. Some time ago this system was changed, so that the initial answer was provided in written form--which saved time, allowed a more informed follow-up question, and offered an immediate written record.

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July 12 2023 By dvirtue General Synod in 24 Snippets

2. Prudence Dailey, Lay member
"I would like to echo some of the concerns raised, particularly by Jane Ozanne and Helen King... I've been here a long time, since 2000, and, yes, things have always been a bit niggly in a group like General Synod, but the concern s that they expressed, things have changed. There definitely is a sense more that Synod is being bypassed and managed more than is the case in the past."

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July 12 2023 By dvirtue Church of England backs plans to bless gay couples, considering gender-neutral pronouns for God

The motion also stated there would be no proposed change to the Church of England's "doctrine of marriage" and that any changes to the church's Prayers of Love and Faith "should not be contrary to or indicative of a departure from the doctrine of the Church of England."

As The Christian Post previously reported, bishops and pastors will not be required to bless same-sex couples as the prayers are will be "entirely discretionary" under the proposal.

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July 06 2023 By dvirtue Living in Love and Faith Process Shredded by Anglican Networks

Therefore, we are compelled to speak out about the illegitimate and unconstitutional nature of the process which is being adopted if you look to use either Canon B5 or Canon B4.2. Furthermore, we wish to highlight the ambiguities that the whole process has, and will continue, to generate. We are concerned about the consequences of continuing with this process and, the legal exposure and ecclesial discord which is likely to ensue.

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