It actually is time. Today. Congratulations everyone.
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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Synod breaks for lunch
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Is there enough money for Mission
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Quota
Only £781 deficit is projected for next year. Quote increase expected to be 3% Historically quota formed only a quarter of General Synod income. This proportion has now risen as investment income has fallen. Quota funds the givernance of the church, helps manage risk and redistributes resources against need. Patricia Petie says Standing Committee proposes…
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