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We are Made One – Wilde words on the Irish Marriage Referendum
Reflections occasioned by the vote for Equal Marriage in Ireland 2015. Ireland holds a nationwide referendum on Equal Marriage the answer comes back a resounding YES! 23/05/2015 Oscar Wilde is one of the most celebrated gay ‘playboys’ of the western … Continue reading
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No Hearts, one Trump
One Trump: No Sense or Heart. Coronavirus blues. I hear today suggested, That bleach ingested Or 90 per cent alcohol Consumed, Ultra Violet rays deployed in a tremendous HIT? Might cleanse our systems From the degradation And gross malaise … Continue reading
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Tagged #CoronaVirus, #disinfectantcures, #Fakenews, #Poetry, #Trump, #ultraviolet, #whitehouse, USA
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Power, equality and faith: how to erase female authority – the case of the disappearing women. Part 1: The women around Jesus.
Last night I sat down with some Sicilian biscotti to watch some catch up TV. And boy oh boy did I do some catching up. About sixteen centuries worth of cultural catch up. Here’s the thing. Professors Joan Taylor and … Continue reading
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Tagged African Circle of Women Theologians, Ann Loades, Athanasius, Christianity, Constantine, cultural erasure, culture, disciples, Elisabeth Cady Stanton, Elisabeth Moltmann Wendel, Elisabeth Schussler Fiorenza, female clergy, female disciples, Female disciples of Jesus, feminist theologians, gender and church, gender equality, Gospels, Healings, Helen Bond, Joan Taylor, Joanna, Mary Daly, North Africa, Post menopausal, religion, Salome, society, Susannah
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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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Bishop Libby Lane – some prayers for a new era
Tomorrow Monday is going to see a truly historic event for the Church of England as it sees a woman made Bishop for the first time within the Provinces of York and Canterbury since its foundation as the Anglican Church … Continue reading
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No neutrality in the fight for justice.
The title for this blog is taken from a line in a speech made by the former Prime Minister of Pakistan – Benazir Bhutto. She delivered this speech at the opening day of the 1995 Beijing UN Women’s conference which marked … Continue reading
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
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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
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Wisbech: Grumpy Gordon and the tale of two Thomases
Perceived economic advantage, change and adaptation. Winners and losers. Opportunities grabbed hold of, and those missed. Its a pattern which has shaped the human and physical landscape of Wisbech and its hinterland over the past four centuries. The BBC documentary ‘The day the Immigrants Left’ spells out for today some of the human cost entailed in any economic change which affects an area when new initiatives and mobile labour come together to transform an area. The narrative is not a new one, and a grumpy Gordon and enterprising Thomases are at the heart of the tale. read more — click on title Continue reading
Fordwords: reflections on what matters. 