With the Queen’s assent on Wednesday to the Marriage (Same - sex couples) Bill, equal marriage is now part of British law, applicable to England and Wales. All that remains is the practical details of when gay weddings can begin…
Monthly Archives: July 2013
The Arc of History is Bending: Give Thanks for This Kairos Moment.
The British parliament today gave its final approval to the Marriage (same -sex couples) bill. All that is now required is the queen’s signature, and it could become part of British law by the end of the week, making it the fourth…
“Time for the church to Join the Sexual Revolution” - Anglican Archbishop
In his most widely anticipated address since taking over the leadership of the Church, the Most Rev Justin Welby insisted that it was now “absurd and impossible” to ignore an “overwhelming” change in social attitudes. In a deliberate echo of…
John Shore’s “Open Apology from Christians to Gay People”
Ever since Gay Pride Parades first started, a standard feature has been groups of avowedly Christian opponents demonstrating their displeasure: sometimes silently, with banners, sometimes noisily, with loudhailers - and sometimes, in some cities, violently. Their assumption is that by…
