The Church of England is nmng a group of gay clerics who are seekg to out gay bishops and other clergy the Church, argug that the accatns uld spark a wch hunt agast prits.
Contents:
- THE FIRST OPENLY GAY BISHOP IS A HUGE STEP FORWARD – BUT ’S NOT ENOUGH
- MEET THE GAY CHURCH OF ENGLAND PRIT OCKED FOR NOT REVEALG THE TAILS OF HIS LOVE LIFE
- WHAT’S LIKE TO BE GAY AND A PRIT? I FEEL LIKE A SEND-CLASS CIZEN THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND
- CHURCH OF ENGLAND CONMNS GAY CLERICS FOR OUTG PRITS AS BISHOPS PREP FOR LGBT DEBATE
- CHURCH OF ENGLAND BACKS PLANS TO BLS GAY UPL
- THE REBEL PRIT: ‘GAY PEOPLE THE CHURCH ARE NOT GOG TO GO AWAY’
- FOURTEEN GAY PRITS REVEAL THEY HAVE MARRIED TO FY THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND
- MEET THE GAY CHURCH OF ENGLAND PRIT OCKED FOR NOT REVEALG THE TAILS OF HIS LOVE LIFE
THE FIRST OPENLY GAY BISHOP IS A HUGE STEP FORWARD – BUT ’S NOT ENOUGH
Church of England prits will be permted to bls the civil marriag of same-sex upl a profound shift the church’s stance on homosexualy after a historic vote by s erng first blsgs for gay upl uld happen this summer. ”Nigel Pietroni, the chair of the Campaign for Equal Marriage the C of E, said the cisn “falls short of what we ultimately believe is the only oute for radil cln – equal marriage for all people”, but was “a small step forward” gay rights mpaigner Peter Tatchell said: “The offer of blsgs to same-sex partners is an sult. ”Ordaed at the Liverpool Cathedral September 2020, Allison told the outlet about growg up a “strongly relig” home where “gay people” were viewed as a “sful thg.
Allison’s terview as the CofE grappl wh whether to bls or marry gay upl ahead of the General Synod Febary, where a historic vote uld take place on the topic. Although ’s a huge step forward to see a gay bishop e out, the ongog problem is that only some gay upl are acceptable to the Church of England. This requirement utterly means gay relatnships.
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MEET THE GAY CHURCH OF ENGLAND PRIT OCKED FOR NOT REVEALG THE TAILS OF HIS LOVE LIFE
One major reason is the current climate around gay clergy. For me, as an openly gay Christian who disagre wh enforced celibacy and believ prits should be able to marry, I fear I’d simply be openg myself up to further damage, discrimatn, and heartache.
WHAT’S LIKE TO BE GAY AND A PRIT? I FEEL LIKE A SEND-CLASS CIZEN THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND
I worry that we are losg young people not jt om future clergy rol, but om even om stg the pews, due to our slow progrs on matters of g out, Chamberla said: “People know I’m gay, but ’s not the first thg I’d say to anyone. If the church wants to keep s current prits, and attract a new wave of recs, we need urgent progrs so that gay people feel safe wh s walls. Stephen’s Norbury, South London, grapplg wh the fact that the Anglin church he has served for 20 years has kicked him this isn’t a typil ockg story; the kd that has ma to the papers for years — neher one of child moltatn nor homophobic Riba-Thompson, 64, will soon be stripped of his job, his home, as well as banned om any misterial activi for five years, bee he fell love, did not disclose the timate tails of when qutned — and a member of the public objected.
CHURCH OF ENGLAND CONMNS GAY CLERICS FOR OUTG PRITS AS BISHOPS PREP FOR LGBT DEBATE
All of which is takg place agast a backdrop of the Church of England ntually tearg self apart over the issue of same-sex marriage, and of homosexualy more the abily to fire a prit, om a sgle plat, for havg a nsensual adult relatnship falls stark ntrast to the fdgs of the 2020 Inquiry to Child Sex Abe.
The reverend went on Grdr, the gay datg app, met a man lled Osr and had sex. “It’s really odd that gay married prits n have affairs when straight married prits n’t, when the Church of England disapprov of gay sex and gay marriage. ”It also leav a loophole for gay prits, said Hollow.
CHURCH OF ENGLAND BACKS PLANS TO BLS GAY UPL
“If they wish for an equal opportuny to marry, gay prits mt accept equal acuntabily for breakg church l about sex and relatnships. “The church gets exemptns, ” he says, referrg to multiple laws cludg the Equaly Act 2010, the Marriage (Same-Sex Coupl) Act 2013 and the Employment Rights Act 1996, “so n discrimate agast gay people, n discrimate agast women, and this stance, n avoid the trici of normal employment law”.
They - cludg those bishops who are secretly gay – have been wed to silence by threats om those who oppose same-sex marriage. | (Photo: Rters/Toby Melville)The Church of England is nmng a group of gay clerics who are seekg to out gay bishops and other clergy the Church, argug that the accatns uld spark a wch hunt agast Rev.
THE REBEL PRIT: ‘GAY PEOPLE THE CHURCH ARE NOT GOG TO GO AWAY’
Col Coward, founr of the gay prsure group Changg Attu, said that a number of bishops wh the CofE are gay. "There are at least 10 other bishops the Church who are gay, many of whom are some kd of relatnship, " Coward told the Sunday Tim. "I would enurage gay bishops to be open, but I would not 'out' them agast their will.
"It is surprisg that mpaign groups which claim to support lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr and tersex Christians would dulge such irrponsible tactics whereby such claims may lead to attempts to intify dividual bishops, " the church said, acrdg to the Daily Right Rev. Nicholas Chamberla, the bishop of Grantham, meanwhile revealed on Friday that he is gay and volved a long-term, celibate same-sex relatnship.
"People know I'm gay, but 's not the first thg I'd say to anyone. "Some gay and lbian clergy the CofE have been urgg the Church to reject biblil teachgs on marriage as a unn between one man and one has not dited that the Church will be makg any such change, however. What is more, 72 members of the Church's lg general synod wrote a letter Augt urgg bishops to adhere to the biblil doctre on 100 bishops are set to meet later September to discs the Church's posn on homosexualy and same-sex marriage as talks of a potential spl the Anglin Communn loom over the Stoyan Zaimov on Facebook: CPSZaimov Free Relig Freedom UpdatJo thoands of others to get the FREEDOM POST newsletter for ee, sent twice a week om The Christian Post.
FOURTEEN GAY PRITS REVEAL THEY HAVE MARRIED TO FY THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND
In recent years, the Church of England has been viewed as one of the more progrsive sects of Christiany and is known for s relatively liberal polici, such as allowg the ordatn of women and gay prits.
Libby Lane, was nsecrated January 2005, the Church of England has allowed for the ordatn of gay prits, unr the ndn that they rema celibate. [1/2]Demonstrators prottg agast a gay marriage bill hold plards outsi of the Ho of Parliament London June 3, 2013.
"Same-sex upl would still not be able to get married a Church of England church, " the statement said, nfirmg a BBC report overnight that bishops had refed to support a change teachg to allow prits to marry gay the proposals, same-sex upl uld have a service which there would be "prayers of ditn, thanksgivg or for God's blsg on the uple" church after a civil marriage.
MEET THE GAY CHURCH OF ENGLAND PRIT OCKED FOR NOT REVEALG THE TAILS OF HIS LOVE LIFE
Gay marriage was legalised Bra , the prayers would be voluntary for clergy to e and uld be ed batns "reflectg the theologil diversy of the Church", the Church of England said, implyg spirual lears uld choose not to offer such blsgs.