Tag: Letters

C of E racial-justice funding and ‘cis-male supremacy’From the Bishops of Kirkstall and Croydon and nine othersMadam, — As members of the newly formed Racial Justice Board of the Church of England, we write to express our…

VAT and listed places of worshipFrom the Revd Tony RedmanMadam, — I was not surprised at the report (News, 28 November) on the hopes dashed for the retention of the Listed Places of Worship Scheme. As the mover of the General…

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Confusion on conversion therapyFrom Professor Jim McManusMadam, — The claim that a ban on conversion therapy would criminalise mainstream Christian teaching (News, 31 October) is both misleading and harmful. The 2024…

Bishops’ decisions on LLF process: debate continuesFrom Mr Christopher TownsendMadam, — Canon Simon Butler (Comment, 24 October) has written with customary panache in claiming that clergy are — in his opinion — free within…

Bishops’ decisions on LLF processFrom the Revd Dr Clare HerbertMadam, — I have spent my working life in ministry in the Church of England, as parish worker, deaconess, deacon, and priest. I am now in my seventies.I can,…