Tag: Church of England
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Church of England is now ‘formally broken’ because of same-sex blessings
Please click this link to help me keep The Angry Atheist active with an donation. BACK in 1917 a forgotten suffragette, Agnes Maude Royden, described the C of E as “the Conservative Party at Prayer,” and like the Tories today the Church is at all-out war with itself. At the root of the latest problem…
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National Secular Society blasts £3.2-m scheme to reveal Jesus to school pupils in Guildford
FOLLOWING the release of a promotional video in which Church of England “mission enabler” Alastair Etheridge, above, explains that the indoctrination scheme is designed to attract more children to Christianity, the NSS described the initiative as “cynical” and “sinister”. In a Diocese of Guildford Facebook post Etheridge says: It is our hope that through our…
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Times newspaper accused of being ‘antagonistic’ to Christians after it surveyed attitudes of C of E clerics
THE survey, which shows that a majority of priests are out of step with core Church or England doctrine, was slammed this week by hate group Christian Concern, headed by the dotty Andrea Minichiello Williams and Rev Dr Ian Paul, inset above, a member of the Anglican Archbishops’ Council. The Times reported that 53 percent…
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Petition to remove bishops from the House of Lords launched by UK writer, comedian and broadcaster Sandi Toksvig
The move comes as MPs consider bringing the Church of England into line with the law of the land with regard to same-sex marriage. IN her petition the popular British-Danish personality insists that “whatever goes on inside religious organisations, the Church should not be allowed to hold sway in the Houses of Parliament. “ It…
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UK Islamic group accuses Church of England of a ‘witchhunt’ against banned priest Dr Stephen Sizer
The action against Sizer, a conservative evangelical, received the full support of the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, but has been slammed by the Islamic Human Rights Commission (IHRC), which accused the C of E of a “witchhunt.” According to the BBC in December Sizer—vicar of Christ Church, Virginia Water, Surrey, for 20 years, until…
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