Dr Jeffrey John, the openly gay Dean of St Albans, has twice been nominated to posts as bishop, and twice been unceremoniously discarded because he is both gay and partnered (but celibate), and in spite of being widely regarded as…
Tag Archive for Church of England
Breaking News: Anglican Church Will Accept Gay Bishops
Church of England rules gay men in civil partnerships can become bishops The Church of England has agreed that gay clergy in civil partnerships can become bishops so long as they remain sexually abstinent, a decision that looks set to…
Accelerating British Support for Equal Marriage, in Church
Three polls in the last 10 days have shown strong and rapidly expanding public support for marriage equality in law – including support for same – sex weddings in Anglican churches. The British opponents of marriage equality have been vociferous…
Catholic, CoE Bishops Diverge in Response to Gay Marriage Proposals.
In their submissions to the UK government consultation on equal marriage, Catholic and Anglican bishops both agreed – they were opposed. But now that the government has announced its firm intention to proceed, including provision for same- sex weddings in…
Equal Marriage, in Church: UK Government Proposal
The British government has now released its formal response to the consultation on equal marriage, and the result is possibly more favorable to equality than we could have anticipated a few months ago. The original terms of reference for the consultation ruled…
God is “Out 4 Marriage” – Anglican Dean, Jeffrey John
The Church of England’s opposition to gay marriage lacks integrity and should be ignored, the Dean of St Albans said yesterday. The Independent Meanwhile, PM David Cameron yesterday gave a welcome commitment to marriage equality, repeating his earlier promise that…
Priest says ‘I’ll walk to York for gay marriage’
A Church of England vicar has promised to walk all the way to York to present hispro-gay marriage petition to the homophobic archbishop there, if it gets enough signatures. Ian Stubbs is the Church of England parish priest at All Saints…
A “reasonable and informed article that proves the Church of England” wrong
The Devil’s Advocate in another post here has supported the Church of England in its opposition to same sex marriage equality, claiming “the Church’s point of view takes into account the actual constitution, jurisprudence, precedents, trends, and so forth around…
Once Again, the Devil Advocates for “The Other” Team
Preface: I really, really, REALLY, do not want this blog to become just another political commentary like every other gay-centric blog out there (well, the other option for gay blog topics seems to be porn, but luckily I wont have…
Equal Civil Marriage – more cold water poured on it by Church of England
Echoes of Catholic Archbishops’ opposition The Church of England has been accused of scaremongering in its opposition to civil marriage equality. It has sent in its formal 13 page response to the government’s proposals and included some sound-bite red herrings…
