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As the Church of England
flounders once again, Dave Walker applies his wisdom and insight to the subject…
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Why The Argument Against Women In Church Leadership Is Theological Rubbish – John Walker's Electronic House
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The anti-women in Church leadership roles people will often quote a few select passages of scripture to back their position – here is an argument that their reading of
those passages is wrong.
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After the bishops vote, I'm ashamed to be a part of the Church of England
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Giles Fraser is amongst many people in the Church of England who are angry and trying to fathom where we go from here. A good deal of anger and frustration in
this post, but definitely worth reading.
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Female bishops: embarrassing bodies
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A Guardian editorial on the situation in the Church of England bringing up the prospect of parliament removing the Church exemption from equalities legislation and the prospect of disestablishment of the church.
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Women bishops: a view, an analysis and a reflection
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A good analysis of the Women Bishops vote, and also a good view of what might happen if the events of recent days galvanise the pro-women majority in the church into actively putting themselves forward for Synod.
Currently the 7% of conservative and traditional parishes have a working blocking minority in the House of Laity, if that goes in the next Synod election it may well be that a more pro-women synod will not give nearly so much ground to accommodate the traditionalists in any subsequent legislation…
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