I’d quite like to think these really were the political rules.
13 responses to “Who is welcome?”
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I seek forgiveness for my sins, William. I don’t seek forgiveness for being gay, because I don’t believe that that is a sin: I am as God made me. If a church views my sexuality as a sin, I am welcomed not as a child of God who is loved just as I am but as someone who needs God to fix her. And as the Church as a whole has a long and chequered history of believing exactly that, I see an enormous difference between a church that welcomes sinners and a church that welcomes gay folk. It’s the difference between feeling marginalised and excluded, and feeling loved and valued and included.
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Amen Sistah!
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February inspires online
The new edition of inspires online has now been published and sent out to subscribers. It can also be read here: http://inspires.org.uk/2011/02/08/february-2011-news/ (Nice pic of +Kevin and a good one of +David and Archbishop Rowan)
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The Rt Rev Kevin Pearson
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Daily Prayer Lectionary – Feb and March
Here is a Daily Prayer Lectionary for February and March as requested.
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The Return of Gaiters
I’d just like to request that you add something to your prayer list this week. Last night at Choral Evensong, the psalmist reassured us that the Lord hath no pleasure in the strength of an horse : neither delighteth he in any man’s legs. However, I’ve a notion that the Holy Spirit in her wisdom…
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