How much reliance & confidence do survivors, advocates, safeguarding bodies, clergy, and Synod members place in Archbishops Council and Secretariat as an effective and honest decision maker in CofE safeguarding? How would you rate your confidence?

Having read the The Church of England General Synod paper GS2346 I can not will not support a call for a reset on LLF. I will not support the motion on the agenda. I urge others to do the same. I call for change in the governance of General Synod. It is not working!

There’s a serious debate to be had about the respective (and distinct) roles of Church and State in dealing with asylum seekers: but that would be better had on the basis of accuracy rather than fantasy.

But interestingly, Novák changed it slightly. She emphasised the words yours quite heavily and said it before every sentence: YOURS is the kingdom ("country" in HU), YOURS is the power, and YOURS is the glory. Afaik (and I checked) this is not the official Hungarian translation.

Novak’s Lord’s Prayer quote in resignation speech doesn’t use normal wording in HU/ EN. She’s stressing matter is in God’s hands. Readable x2 ways. 1) I surrender myself + situation to God’s will whatever happens. 2) God’s purpose is undefeatable -I’ll be vindicated ultimately.

'In research among female clergy in The Church of England, & in first person accounts written by ordained women, I discovered a similar pattern: a personally rewarding ministry performed in an unsupportive or actively hostile institutional culture' S Schofield etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/144…

Absolutely superb #TFTD from @RevRachelMann just now. Good to put beside our obsessiveness with quantitive longevity of life the need for a long hard look at how Jesus calls us more to qualitative appreciations of ‘life in all its fullness.’ Thanks for bringing the reality of

Church of England: Safeguarding Strategy - “. Clearly, the NST does not have the expertise, resources, independence or personnel to investigate complaints. Except of course, when it says it has already done so, which is different.” viamedia.news/2024/02/12/min…

“Novak’s fall creates serious plausibility problems for continuing Fidesz’s “Christian Family Values” as a messaging tool at home + abroad.” -My piece for Balkan Insight /Reporting Democracy today. balkaninsight.com/2024/02/14/wha…

Really interesting meeting listening to and learning from Viktória Radványi 🇭🇺🏳️‍🌈 of Budapest Pride about human rights and how Christianity has been misrepresented to reinforce an anti-LGBTQIA+ narrative in Hungary. Ozanne Foundation rosie harper Alan Wilson. 22nd June. #BudapestPrideMarch

Ten years ago I got engaged to the best of men. No regrets. Only gratitude to have him as my husband, and the life we have built together.

The life of every Jewish adult & child is sacred. The life of every Palestinian adult & child is sacred. So, it’s our task not only to oppose Anti-Semitism but all of its cousins, including Netanyahu’s catastrophic proposal of an assault on the defenceless people of Rafah.

The Church of England is ‘divided’ over homosexuality. But it’s not a very equal division. Reform is favoured by a clear majority of bishops, the clergy and Anglican worshippers. So how are the conservative evangelicals managing to hold back the tide? spectator.co.uk/article/the-bi…

Conversion therapy isn't therapy - it's abuse. Listen to the experiences of survivors, read by MPs across parties in this video. You can help #BanConversionTherapy by asking your MP to attend the vote on 1 March. Use our tool: banconversiontherapy.com

This extraordinarily powerful piece by Janet Fife about the abuse and harassment she suffered from senior Church of England cleric Brandon Jackson, and her battle for justice from the church, has been published in Church Times today. A must-read

Greece legalises same-sex marriage 🏳️‍🌈🇬🇷🥂 bbc.co.uk/news/world-eur…

Did you know Bishops in The Church of England are considering appointing trad catholics &/or complementarians in all dioceses with more than one suffragan see- which wd mean 1 in 4 bishops are non-ordaining altho' only 4% of parishes oppose women's ordination? eventbrite.com/e/not-equal-ye…

ITV spells it out: unlike the EU and the US, UK GDP per head has fallen since 2019. They endured Covid. So did we. They are impacted by Russia's war on Ukraine. So are we. etc. We're all suffering the same problems. Except Brexit. That's just for us. As are the consequences.

Richard Scorer Janet Fife Church Times Brilliant article. Heartbreaking. But prophetic in all the right senses. Thank you Janet Fife for your courage. My heart goes out to you. May truth and justice prevail. And thank you Richard Scorer for all you do for people like us. You’re a light in the darkness.

Richard Scorer Janet Fife Church Times Heartbreaking account, so bravely and clearly given.