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The Rev'd Suzanne Grimmett reflects marriage, celibacy and how we measure goodness. Jesus has an uncomfortable habit of raising the bar on goodness and integrity. He had a lot to say about the misuse of power and about people who hold to religious rules while placing burdens upon
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By the Revd Dr Josephine Inkpin, an Anglican priest and transgender woman, currently serving as Minister of Pitt Street Uniting Church in Sydney At this time we have a wonderful invitation to church and world to understand, support, and celebrate gender diversity as one of the many gifts of God
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"Unfortunately, to my mind, the idea of “comprehensive” Anglicanism that we have embraced and are seeking to foster in this diocese failed to prevail at the recent General Synod. Several indicators suggest to me that nurturing our vision of comprehensive Anglicanism has never been more important nor more at
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Dr Bill Leadbetter, General Synod representative from the Diocese of Perth reflected on some of the themes from General Synod in a recent sermon in the chapel at Wollaston Theological College. SERMON: WOLLASTON COLLEGE, May 18th 2022 Texts: Jn 15:1-8, Acts 15:1-6, Ps. 122 May I
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Statement on Synod by Matthew Anstey General Synod 18 was a watershed moment in the life of the Anglican Church of Australia. Several things are particularly significant regarding the debates on human sexuality: • 40% of GS members voted in favour of affirming that same-sex marriage is “a moral good,
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In support of the 'Safe Church' motion of apology, Bishop Kate Prowd said this: I speak to you today as a bishop, a clinical psychologist, a mother, a sibling, and a friend. I welcome the spirit of the Sydney apology motion, because it – and I quote “deplores…and
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Bible study with Dr Di Rayson, Parish of Wingham on Biripi Land; Diocese of Newcastle on the stolen lands of the Awabakal, Biripi, Darkinjung, Geawegal, Kamilaroi, Worimi, Garrigal and Wonnarua peoples. I acknowledge and pay respect to the traditional custodians of this land on which we meet, their elders past
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To save you the bother (and the trauma) of reading “that” other blog we are re-posting that blog’s “General Synod wrap-up” and in the spirit of Christopher Pyne, we’ve fixed it. See! There are some things we can agree on after all. GENERAL SYNOD WRAP-UP
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In his speech to the motion to celebrate of the 30th Anniversary of Women as Priests, Bishop Keith Joseph made these remarks: Archbishop, members of Synod. Most of you remember the time when the Priesthood was entirely male. I certainly remember the argumentation through the 1980s, and the insistence that
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Below is text of the motion "The Affirmation of Same-Sex Marriage” and the accompanying speeches presented yesterday at General Synod. The motion was lost 145 to 95. That is, a whopping 40% of Anglicans at our General Synod voted in favour of same-sex marriage. In the context
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In proposing an amendment to Statement 1, Bishop Jonathan Holland argued that Same Sex Marriage is entirely consistent with the teachings of Jesus. There are two ways of approaching the teaching of Jesus on same sex marriage. One way is to start with those passages in which Jesus says something