Category Archives: Human Rights
‘Prematurely Ordained’ – the Philadelphia 11 and their abiding legacy
44 years ago today, on the feast of St Martha and St Mary of Bethany, in the appropriately designated Church of the Advocate in Philadelphia, 11 women sensing a call to ordination lined up to be ordained – defying the … Continue reading
Posted in Anglicanism, Church of England, Faith and Society, Feminism, Human Rights, Patriarchy, Theology, Women Bishops
Tagged Alan Webster, Anglican Church, church of the advocate, Equality and the Church, Monica Furlong, Philadelphia eleven, St Hilda of Whitby, women and the church, women's ordination
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Congratulations to Revd Canon Mpho Tutu and Professor Marceline Van Furth
A wonderful breath of fresh air sweeps across the channel to the isles of Albion this New Year’s day 2016, with news of the marriage of Canon Revd Mpho Tutu and Professor Marceline Van Furth in a small civil … Continue reading
Posted in Anglicanism, Church of England, Equality, Faith and Society, Feminism, Gay rights, Human Rights, Lesbianism, Uncategorized, Women Bishops
Tagged Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Archbishop Justin Welby, church of england, Church of South Africa, gay marriage, gay rights, Lambeth Meeting, Professor Marceline Van Furst, Rainbow Nation, same sex marriage, women's empowerment
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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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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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