- A rocky road to the enthronement of the next Archbishop of Canterbury.
- Further turmoil and scandal in the Anglican Episcopates of the United Kingdom.
- No progress for those hoping for Equal Marriage in the Church of England.
- More talk about the Quiet Revival which will continue not to show up in denominational statistics.
- Success for BBC Farage TV as Reform make great gains in the May elections
- Despite its record in government, the SNP get about 60 seats in the new Scottish Parliament.
- Because of its record in government, the Labour party gets terrible results and there is an attempt to remove Keir Starmer as leader.
- Despite its record both in and out of government the Democratic Party does well in the November elections in the USA.
- Stock market has another volatile year but ends up on this year, but not by much. FTSE is 9,931 at the start of the year.
- 2026 is the hottest year ever recorded.
8 responses to “Marriage and Civil Partnership Bill Passes by 105 to 18!”
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Margaret Thatcher told us that the end of apartheid would not come in our lifetime – or to be more exact “Anyone who thinks they will see the ANC in government is living in CloudCuckooLand”. This year on 27th April, it is the 20th anniversary of freedom in South Africa.
The point is not to believe the gainsayers, and never to give up.
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It is indeed a great landmark stride forward, a major step along the road to the ending of sexual prejudice in European society. The day will surely come when people wonder how on earth such selective baseless discrimination was ever tolerated in modern times. But meantime, let’s celebrate the day!
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Wonderful news. I know how you feel, having experienced such a decision earlier this year here in New Zealand. Although as I am approaching 70 I am unlikely to take advantage of the law, it is wonderful to know there is now no legal discrimination. Except in the church. I wonder how much longer I can remain a member of an organisation that still discriminates.
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This is good news indeed. One tiny chip at a time…..
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Bodacious. Happiness, in general and for what it means for you.
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A day to be proud. Thank you, Kelvin. I found your post deeply touching.
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Amen. The matter of religious marriage equality is one that’s vexed my clergy friends here in Wales and across Offa’s Dyke. They can’t understand why, if civil marriage is being extended to same-sex couples, they should be prevented from prevented from marrying in church.
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Thanks for your jnformation and comments on the new situation in Scotland, Fr. Kelvin. What an outcome to be thankful for!. I pray that this result may help those in the community of the Church to better understand the will of people in the outside world to recognise and respect faithful same-sex relationships.
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Listening to the Quiet Revival
This Quiet Revival thing is real you know. At least, it feels real around here. For a number of years, I’ve been aware that young adults now seem to have different attitudes to religion to young adults of perhaps 20 years ago. Specifically, young adults of today do not seem as negative towards religion, and…
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Sermon preached on 17 August 2025. (But should it have a content warning?)
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