Andrew Davison Church Times Analysis: Beware of doctrinal development?
Ruth Harley ViaMedia.News A Question of Conscience
David Runcorn Inclusive Evangelicals When the fruit is good don’t call it bad
Jonathan Clatworthy The point of it all The Word of God and the proposals of humans
I found Ruth Harley’s article interesting, and I agree that there is an asymmetry in the church, where the conscience of ‘conservatives’ holds sway over that of the conscience of ‘progressives’. However, I don’t think that is unreasonable, since the teaching of the CofE is that marriage is between a man and a woman. Obviously, there are many who would like to see that teaching eventually changed. But to respect the conscience of ‘conservatives’ is simply to state the church’s actual teaching on this matter, and it’s not surprising that that takes precedence.