A Thinking Man

I thought I knew the answers.  Well, perhaps I knew that I didn’t really know, because I had never really thought about it (and certainly hadn’t read about it).  But when I was a believer, aiming to base my life and theology on what I believed to be the holy book that had somehow (don’t [...]

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I was recently shown a full page advertisement in a magazine that almost had me choking on my coffee. It was for a £29.99 porcelain composition of two figures on either side of a children’s roundabout. One of the authorities quoted in the advertisement described the figures as the most moving statuettes created [...]

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I can understand a sentimental attachment to the notion of unity. What I find difficult is the concept that the appearance of unity must be preserved at all costs, even when it doesn’t exist.
The Anglican church is tearing itself apart over the issue of homosexuality, and at present, church politicians are burning candles at [...]

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Senior clerics within the Church of England are protesting that trainee priests will be brought to their knees because of UK government plans to reform university funding and raise tuition fees for second degrees.
Three quarters of the 1,500 students training to become Church of England clergy at any one time are taking second university [...]

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I really encourage you to watch this clip, especially if you are tempted to be uncritical in your reading of the bible, or want to use the bible to inform your views on homosexuality.

I am grateful to Roopster at de-converted for finding this material.

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