Bullying and exclusion: Why evangelicals need new C of E structures

John Dunnett  |  Comment
Date posted:  1 Apr 2024
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Bullying and exclusion: Why evangelicals need new C of E structures

It is still being assumed by those pursuing change in the Church of England that we can simply ‘agree to disagree’ over matters of same-sex marriage and blessings. In practice, this means that the permission not to use the Prayers of Love and Faith is a sufficient provision and that either no or minimum structural rearrangement is necessary.

This, however, remains a theological ostrich with its head in the sand. How can the Church of England simultaneously say that same-sex marriage and blessings are both sinful and holy? And as someone who holds to a globally acknowledged Biblical position on human sexuality, my conscience will not allow me to simply accept a Church of England that blesses sin as if it were holiness.

The best explanation I have been given as to why those seeking change will not pull their heads out of the sand and acknowledge this reality is that they do not want to address the consequences.

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