Category Archives: Politics
No Sex Please – we are Church of England Bishops
This was a post which I guest wrote for Ellee Seymour’s pages back in January 2013.http://elleeseymour.com/2013/01/05/no-sex-please-were-gay-british-bishops/ In the light of recent developments here in Britain and in Russia, which I have blogged on above – the posting of this piece … Continue reading
Posted in Anglicanism, Equality, Feminism, Human Rights, Politics, religion, Uncategorized, Women Bishops
Tagged church of england, current-events, equal marriage, female clergy, gay bishops, gender and church, homoseuality and the church, homosexuality, homosexuality and the church, human-rights, lesbian bishops LGBT and religion, Lsbian bishops, Pilling report, politics, politics and the church, quality, religion and equality, sex and the church, sexuality
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To hug or to hold? the art of shaking hands in a bro hug age.
To Hug or to Hold? Women Need To Stop Hugging At Work And Start Shaking Hands – this post by Grindstone.com got me thinking. The essential thesis of the Grindstone piece is that for women in the North Atlantic zone to … Continue reading
Posted in Anthropology, Business, cultural translateability, Equality, Feminism, Politics
Tagged air kissing, bro hug, continental kissing, equality in the work place, handshakes, harrassment at work, homosociality, hugging at work, male bonding, power and women, wags, women on boards, women's empowerment
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The Equality Act 2010 and Women Bishops
In the light of the UK Equality Act of 2010 there are some serious questions for the Church of England to be addressing over the next months as it collectively ruminates on the trauma it delivered, to itself and the … Continue reading
Posted in Equality, Feminism, Human Rights, Politics, religion, UK citizens, Uncategorized, Women Bishops
Tagged 20th November 2012, Archbishop Rowan Williams, carrie ford, carrie pemberton ford, church of england, church of england no to women bishops, equality, Equality act 2010, gay marriage, gay ordination, gender equality in the church of england, general synod, government, house of laity, human-rights, pmqt, prime minister's question time, protected characteristic, Rt Revd Justin Welby, Section 148, society, swaziland, Swaziland bishop, UK Equality Act 2010, Universal declaration of Human Rights, women bishops, womenbishops; general synod; the equalities act 2010
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The best people to sort this all out.
Every once in a while large organisations with international clout and mega-billion budgets, which bestride our societies like Colossi, reveal their feet of clay, and their heads of – well if not clay then certainly some base metal. These … Continue reading
Fordwords: reflections on what matters. 