Colin Coward Unadulterated Love Mapping God: When everything is taken literally, meaning itself can swiftly start to unravel
Michelle Burns Guarding the Flock Persistent. Vexatious. Or Simply Uncomfortable?
Martyn Percy Bullying Institutions and the Church: Some Remarks
Lorraine Cavanagh On Forgiving The Church
Interesting that Burns, Percy and Cavanagh are saying similar things at the same time. The CofE’s bullying culture is not even queried just accepted. Putting your bullying out to tender with lawyers and brand managers is something I saw a great deal of as a union rep for the clergy. Most clergy want to believe that their bishop cares about them but are dumbfounded when they discover that the CofE’s brand trumps everything else. As I’ve articulated many times before on TA; a bully’s power drains away if you openly laugh at the most egregious examples of their behaviour. It’s… Read more »