http://www.thinkinganglicans.org.uk/ en-us editors@thinkinganglicans.org.uk 2010-03-13T11:18:00+00:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://www.thinkinganglicans.org.uk/archives/004284.html Giles Fraser writes in the Church Times about In defence of cash and the City. This week The Question in The Guardian’s Comment is free section has been Should religious leaders tell us how to vote? Is political activism on... 4284@http://www.thinkinganglicans.org.uk/ Opinion 2010-03-13T11:18:00+00:00 http://www.thinkinganglicans.org.uk/archives/004285.html The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights (JCHR) has today published another report which considers the Equality Bill. Read the report starting here, or there is a PDF version here. For their earlier report, see over here. Here is the... 4285@http://www.thinkinganglicans.org.uk/ equality legislation 2010-03-12T18:18:49+00:00 http://www.thinkinganglicans.org.uk/archives/004283.html There is a leader today, Legal protection for clerical consciences. A LITTLE historical perspective might help those who are alarmed at the consequences of the amendment to the Equality Bill passed in the House of Lords at the end of... 4283@http://www.thinkinganglicans.org.uk/ equality legislation 2010-03-12T09:40:02+00:00 http://www.thinkinganglicans.org.uk/archives/004282.html The Church of England has published a note entitled Lord Alli’s amendment - civil partnerships. I am told that this was published on 5 March. Key points regarding Lord Alli’s amendment to the Equality Bill: the legislation has not yet... 4282@http://www.thinkinganglicans.org.uk/ equality legislation 2010-03-12T08:21:04+00:00 http://www.thinkinganglicans.org.uk/archives/004281.html The Mission and Public Affairs Division of the Church of England has updated its guidance note on “Countering far right political parties, extremist groups and racist politics”. You can read the January 2010 version here: Countering Racist Politics. (PDF also... 4281@http://www.thinkinganglicans.org.uk/ Church of England 2010-03-12T08:17:27+00:00 http://www.thinkinganglicans.org.uk/archives/004280.html Ekklesia has a press release, Bishops urged to play leading role in reform of House of Lords. The religion and society think-tank Ekklesia has today teamed up with democracy campaign Power2010 in an initiative to urge Church of England bishops... 4280@http://www.thinkinganglicans.org.uk/ Church of England 2010-03-11T18:10:47+00:00 http://www.thinkinganglicans.org.uk/archives/004279.html From Los Angeles, we learn that Mary Glasspool has now received the required number of consents from standing committees of TEC dioceses. Consents from the bishops with jurisdiction are still awaited. See Los Angeles diocesan report here, and ENS report... 4279@http://www.thinkinganglicans.org.uk/ ECUSA 2010-03-10T22:57:09+00:00 http://www.thinkinganglicans.org.uk/archives/004278.html In Islington registrar loses appeal we reported on the Court of Appeal decision last December. Now, Lillian Ladele has been refused permission to appeal to the Supreme Court. See Martin Beckford Telegraph Christian registrar denied leave to appeal gay wedding... 4278@http://www.thinkinganglicans.org.uk/ equality legislation 2010-03-09T21:06:06+00:00 http://www.thinkinganglicans.org.uk/archives/004277.html Updated Tuesday evening In our latest weekend round-up of opinion we linked to an address by James Jones, the bishop of Liverpool, to his diocesan synod about allowing a variety of ethical conviction in the church. The diocese has issued... 4277@http://www.thinkinganglicans.org.uk/ Church of England 2010-03-09T10:40:00+00:00 http://www.thinkinganglicans.org.uk/archives/004276.html Lord Alli has written on the Telegraph website about the amendment passed in the House of Lords last week, and the ensuing discussion, see A victory for religious freedom. It reads in part as follows: …There was nonetheless huge concern... 4276@http://www.thinkinganglicans.org.uk/ equality legislation 2010-03-07T14:12:15+00:00 http://www.thinkinganglicans.org.uk/archives/004262.html Lord Carey has complained that Christians are being bullied in the UK; see for example this Church Times report. In response Riazat Butt in The Guardian asks Who’s bullying who? Lord Carey thinks Christians are being bullied by the political... 4262@http://www.thinkinganglicans.org.uk/ Opinion 2010-03-06T16:06:00+00:00 http://www.thinkinganglicans.org.uk/archives/004275.html Update The Quaker position is admirably explained in a booklet, available starting here: We are but witnesses: same sex marriages (also there is a PDF version linked from there). Ekklesia has two items: Symon Hill writes about Scaremongering and religious... 4275@http://www.thinkinganglicans.org.uk/ equality legislation 2010-03-05T18:36:14+00:00 http://www.thinkinganglicans.org.uk/archives/004274.html Updated First, the Church Times has this report, written by me, on this week’s debate in the House of Lords, Religious bodies can host gay ceremonies, say peers. Last week’s report, also by me, is now available to non-subscribers, see... 4274@http://www.thinkinganglicans.org.uk/ equality legislation 2010-03-05T08:44:10+00:00 http://www.thinkinganglicans.org.uk/archives/004273.html The District of Columbia in the USA recently became the sixth jurisdiction in the USA to enact a change to its civil marriage laws, to permit same-sex couples to get married. The five others are New Hampshire, Connecticut, Iowa, Massachusetts... 4273@http://www.thinkinganglicans.org.uk/ ECUSA 2010-03-05T07:52:11+00:00 http://www.thinkinganglicans.org.uk/archives/004272.html See Swords crossed over a crucifix for what this is about. press release from the European Court of Human Rights: Lautsi v. Italy (application no. 30814/06) CRUCIFIX: THE CASE OF LAUTSI v. ITALY WILL BE EXAMINED BY THE COURT’S GRAND... 4272@http://www.thinkinganglicans.org.uk/ equality legislation 2010-03-04T18:22:27+00:00