Hard on the heels of its deafening silence about the ‘trans Jesus’ issue that has been widely reported here in the UK, the good old CofE has now seen fit to trumpet its latest wheeze about Christmas Carol Services and the World Cup Final. Of course, a healthy dose of virtue-signaling about Qatar is also …

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Pietà with the Holy Trinity by Jean Malouel Hold it folks! Just when you think it’s safe to go back out into the church pastures, here comes the latest wolf in sheep’s clothing to attack us – during Evensong, no less. And of course, he is defended in doing so by support from the great …

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According to LGBT activists, an LGB individual who wishes to explore his or her options around sexual orientation, should not be allowed to do so. By having the option to enquire about conversion therapy or – heaven help us – access it, he or she is at risk of harm and the law will leave …

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I've been wondering for some time whether to write about this topic. But after listening to almost two years of 'information', conspiracy theories and general waffle, I have decided to give it a go. This piece is just my opinion. Just so you know where I am coming from, I have been working in biosecurity …

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Photo: M. Hitchcott. I have had cause previously to comment on the utter gullibility of some clergy and members of the laity in the Church, but here we have yet another classic case to support my claim. It has come to public attention this week in the UK that we now have some clergy enthusiastically …

Continue reading The Church and asylum in the UK: ‘Pray to stay’

Oh no. Here we go again. The Archbishop of Canterbury is once more in the headlines for all the wrong reasons. Where to start? The Lord High Admiral of HMS Church of England has been opening his mouth at the current COP26 Climate Change Conference in Glasgow. One is tempted to ask why he is …

Continue reading Climate Change, Welby and Apologies: ‘Mistakes have been made – but not by me’

Last week I made a complaint to the BBC about the language used on one of their programmes. Not on the news, or in a drama, or from a member of the public sounding off on camera. No. It was a complaint about Strictly Come Dancing (that's Dancing With The Stars for US readers). Yes, …

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Credit: Blake Ezra Photography Another day, another apology from the Archbishop of Canterbury. Is this now his principal role? As Apologizer In Chief? Oh wait...that sounds familiar....yes, it's only a few weeks since I wrote those very words when commenting on a previous 'apology'. Good grief. Here we go again. One has to ask - …

Continue reading Archbishop Welby apologizes again: for anti-semitic laws from 800 years ago

Bishop Paul Bayes (Liverpool) In late June, Bishop Paul Bayes (Liverpool) made a keynote speech to the first National MOSAIC Conference. No, I hadn't heard of MOSAIC either. Apparently it is 'a church coalition which brings together campaigns on issues of race, ability, sexuality, gender and gender identity', according to the Church Times. You can …

Continue reading Bishop Bayes: ‘Let the world set the agenda for the Church of England’

Readers may be familiar with the phrase 'Critical Theory'. This wonderful expression is being bandied about more and more in the media. Sadly, also in the Church. Typically, we see comments, citing CT, coming from people who have little or no idea what it actually means - including Church leaders. So - let's have a …

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