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THE SUNDAY,AUGUST 4, 2013 No: 6188 www.churchnewspaper.com PRICE £1.35 1,70j US$2.20 CHURCH OF ENGLAND THE ORIGINAL CHURCH NEWSPAPER ESTABLISHED IN 1828 NEWSPAPER Welby embarrassed by war on Wonga

ARCHBISHOP JUSTIN WELBY was forced on the defen- put its money whereismouth was and invest directly in sive on Friday after the ‘Financial Times’ revealed that credit unions. The Archbishop said that the Church would that the Church of England Pension fund had investments be providing space for them in its buildings and providing in aventurecapital fund that had in turninvested in a‘pay volunteers to help and that the Church Commissioners day’ loan company.The revelations came after the Arch- werepartofagroup bidding for the Royal Bank of Scot- bishop hadtoldthe magazine ‘Total Politics’thathehad land with the aim of making the bank moreresponsive to met the head of Wonga, and told him the church was back- the needs of people. But he admitted that credit unions do ing credit unions and aimed to drive him out of business. not make abig returnand that studies showed they need- The actual investment is less than £100,000and the ed to charge interest of 80% to make aprofit. Archbishop insisted in an interview with John Humphrys ‘The church is not an expertinthis area,’ he said. ‘We on the Today Programme that it was difficult for the need to build partnerships’. Pressed by Humphrys he said church to invest in companies that in some way did not he was opposed to legislation to outlaw loan companies have links to such undesirable businesses as the arms and warned that if they werebanned the field would be trade or pornography but he also said he was left open to loan sharks who are‘much, much worse’. ‘embarassed’ and ‘irritated’ by the revelations in the Analysts say that the current payday loan business is ‘Financial Times’ that the church had investments in worth £2.2 billion and that the money loaned by credit Accel Partners, aUSventurecapital fund that led Wonga’s unions is tiny in comparison. Loan companies can charge 2009 fundraising. an annual interest rate of 1,000% but they areswift in Lambeth Palace put out astatement thanking the Finan- answering requests for assistance. In Ireland almost half cial Times for revealing ‘a serious inconsistency of which thepopulationbelongs to credit unions as aresult of the we wereunaware’ and said it would be asking the assets strong supportthey have received from the Catholic committee of the Church Commissioners to investigate Church. how this occurred. According to rules drawn up by the In his ‘Total Politics’ interview Archbishop Welby Ethical Investment AdvisoryGroup, the Church can revealed that he has atarget in mind for increasing invest in companies so long as they do not make more church attendance but does not intend to reveal the fig- than 3% of their income from pornography,10% from mili- ure. He also praised an ‘utterly ruthless’ approach to pre- taryproducts and services or 25% from other industries venting child abuse and said the church was ‘tightening regarded as ethically undesirable such as gambling, alco- the screw’ on volunteers who refused aCRB check. hol and high interest loans. Revealing himself to be an admirer of the Queen and the The Archbishop said he regards the 25% level for firms monarchy he described the makeover of the monarchy as involved in high interest loans as too high and intends to ‘genius. Absolute genius’. ‘It’s not manipulation. It is a ask the advisory group to review it. genuine, thoughtful, extremely humble, determined ChallengedbyJohn Humphrys that the Church was recognition the world has changed’ he says beforeadding only ethical ‘up to apoint’ the Archbishop insisted that the that the church needs to learnfromwhat has happened. ‘I church had to ‘live in the real world’. He said it was diffi- think the leadership example of Her Majesty is beyond all cult to decide when acompany becomes unethical and description’. gave as examples aclothing company that sells sock to On the question of women bishops that Archbishop the militaryorahotel chain that provides pornographic says it is ‘absolutely critical’ for the church to stop squab- TV channels in its rooms. Last year the Church Commis- bling among itself but commits himself to the cause of sioners saw areturnof9.7 per cent on investments, beat- women’s ordination while stating that it is his mission ‘to ing its target of inflation plus 5% (inflation ran at 2.9 per ensurethat the minorities within the church don’t feel Archbishop cent). they’rejust being chucked out because they’renot in line Justin Welby Humphrys asked the Archbishop why the church didn’t with the overall policy’.

JAMES CATFORD 7 •C• OMMENT 7 •L• ETTERS 8 •A• NDREW CAREY 9 •A• NGLICAN LIFE 13 •C• LERGY MOVES 14 •P• AUL RICHARDSON 16 2www.churchnewspaper.com SundayAugust 4, 2013 Inside... The original Church newspaper Tensions stillhighin Jersey investigation By Amaris Cole which Bishop Paul Butler high- lighted in his speech to General Synod, of “having adefault posi- ISLANDERS ARE voicing their tion that is to defend the institu- frustration about the Bishop of tion, even at the cost of failing to Winchester’s ‘power struggle’ respond appropriately to those in Jersey,questioning their who have been abused.” futureinthe Diocese. But islanders arefeeling their Following last week’s storyon independence is being attacked the safeguarding investigation through this investigation into into the Dean of Jersey’s han- safeguarding on the island, and dling of an abuse complaint, aresaid to be considering leav- News ...... 1-6 The Church of England News- ing the Diocese. Your Church ...... 2 paper received reports that The Rev Peter Ould said: “For UK News ...... 1-4 some parishionersfeel the case Jersey to leave the Diocese of World News ...... 6 hasbeenblown up by theBish- Winchester it would requireas op,the Rt Revd TimDakin, and simple an act as changing all the Comment covered up by his PR company. references to the Bishop of Win- Leader ...... 7 Asource on the island said chester to another Bishop in the James Catford ...... 7 the Bishop was ‘really annoyed’ Church of England. Letters ...... 8 by the refusal to cooperate. “However,the problem Andrew Carey ...... 9 Luther Pendragon, who han- remains that traditionally Whispering Gallery ...... 9 dles the PR of the Diocese, is changes to the Canons of Jersey accused of spinning this strug- required the consent of the National abuse ...... 10 gle to reclaim some power from Bishop of Winchester as well as Arts and Media ...... 11 the island, which is governed by Revd TimDakin the Dean of Jersey and the Books and Media ...... 11 separate Canon Laws. States of Jersey (the Jersey Par- Janey Lee Grace ...... 12 The Bishop of Winchester is liament). It's unclear whether Crossword ...... 12 in charge of the Church of Eng- denies this is about power,say- bilities veryseriously,that is his this requirement for the Bishop land in Jersey,except when this ingthat the Bishop has a paramount concern. of Winchester to approve clashes with local laws and cus- responsibility in safeguarding “Both independentlyled changes is just an historical cus- The Record toms, which the Dean con- cases to address and resolve the inquiries areabout ensuring tom or has actual force in law.” Anglican Life ...... 13 trolled, up until now. issues. that proper safeguarding proce- While investigations into the Clergy Moves ...... 14 Jersey is fiercely protective of Astatement from the Bishop dures areinplace and that the possibility of the parishes on the Sunday Service ...... 15 its independence, and many said: “It must not be forgotten welfareofthe complainant is Island leaving the Church of Accepting Evangelicals ...... 15 believe the Bishop had no that at the heartofthis is asafe- held paramount. It is also about England areunderway,the row Paul Richardson ...... 16 authority to suspend the Dean, guarding complaint from avul- ensuring that the correct safe- continues over who has authori- People ...... 16 and no authority to lead these nerable person. The Bishop is guarding procedures arein ty of the island, and whether Milestones ...... 16 investigations. absolutely responsible for all place for the future, so that this these investigations and the sus- Next week’s news ...... 16 Aspokesperson for the Dio- safeguarding issues in the Dio- does not happen again. pension by the Bishop of Win- cese, from Luther Pendragon, cese and takes these responsi- “Wemust not fall into the trap chester arelawful. News from Your Church your diocese

SOUTHWARK: AKennington giving and praise,” she says. for clients at the Crypt for Satur- based on friendship and informed heritage trails to artand craft Priest was the first person to face Peter Stansbie who is helping day (27 July), the same day as the prayer.Last month, that link was workshops. The project covers an aball from Wimbledon Champion with the event believes that teddy “Big Iftar” dinner.The “Big Iftar” renewed with the wonderful visit area from north Northumberland Andy Murray after he beat Djo- bears and other cuddly friends dinner is the meal Muslims share of our Sudanese friends to this to Darlington and south Durham. covic. Murray was on courtatthe areanimportant and much-loved when they break their fast during Diocese to celebrate 4decades of Those churches taking partwill Black Prince Community Hub featureofmany families, so the the Islamic month of Ramadan. It partnership. With reports of polit- recount stories of northernsaints wherehetook on about 100 fans, new shortservice of music and is partofanation-wide initiative, ical instabilityemergingfromthe such as Bede and Cuthbertand and first up was Revd Angus praise should be aspecial and “The Big Iftar”, which sees South Sudan, Iamasking people the tales behind the creation of Agaard, North Lambeth Team happy time, planned for 4pm on mosques around the country to pray for that countryand its some of the region’s best-loved Rector.“Andy sent over alow div- Sunday 18th August, and will be opening their doors to their com- people, and to informthemselves buildings. Project coordinator ing half volley.Ithought –OK followed, weather permitting, by munities to shareameal with of events thereasthey develop.” Elizabeth Baker,who has taken give it areal whack and somehow ateddy parade in the Abbey Park. them. The keynote speaker was up the post after moving from her it got over the net. Andy chuck- “Come along with your Teddy MinisterofState for Faith and job as education officer at led, Idon’t think he expected the Bears and other small friends to Communities, The Rt Hon DURHAM and NEWCASTLE: Durham Cathedral, said: “Every- portly vicar to get it back.” enjoy some praise and thanks,” Baroness Sayeeda Warsi. An exciting project has been one has been galvanised by the says Peter,“Parents arewelcome launched to celebrate the rich visit of the Lindisfarne Gospels to WORCESTER: “A Teddy Bears’ of course, but must be kept under SALISBURY: The Bishop of Sal- Christian heritage of the North the region and it seemed agood Praise Service is something control.” isbury, the Rt Revd Nicholas East of England, involving 125 opportunity to tell the storyofthe entirely new”, says the Revd. Holtam, has called for prayers for churches of all denominations, North East’s remarkable Chris- Alma Organ of PershoreAbbey. the South Sudan at this time of and supported by agrant of tian heritage and of some amaz- “Because so many people crowd LEEDS: St George’s Crypt has political instability.Bishop £38,700 from the Heritage Lot- ing people. Idonot think alot of into the Abbey once ayear to been selected by the Makkah Nicholas said: “For 40 years, the teryFund. Spirit in Stone will visitors to the region know about watch teddy bears parachuting Masjid Mosque as its charity of Diocese of Salisburyhas shared a help churches tell the storyof the storyand this project will help down inside the tower,we’ve cre- the month during Ramadan and link with our brothers and sisters Christianity down the centuries churches to recount the area’s ated this new brief time of thanks- volunteers collected items of food in the Episcopal Church of Sudan via everything from displays and great Christian heritage.”

[email protected] facebook.com/churchnewspaper @churchnewspaper News SundayAugust 4, 2013 www.churchnewspaper.com 3 NEWS IN BRIEF Volunteer groups will be Religious restrictioninIndia valued despite reforms India’s MadhyaPradesh state has taken steps to harden up its existing anti-con- version law,effectively overturning the religious freedom guaranteed under India’s constitution. THE VOLUNTEER sector will be valued and es, fearing changes to the system will see their The Bill requires anyone wanting to change their religion to first seek official considered during the probation reform, Chris work phased out. permission. It obliges religious leaders to reportconversions, and mandates a Grayling MP promised at an event organised Keen to discredit these concerns, Mr three-year jail sentence for failing to do so. That rises to four years in the case of by the Centrefor Social Justice last week. Grayling said he hoped to see new partner- aminor,awoman or aDalit (untouchable). The Justice Secretarytold an audience of ships between providers, with various groups The Bill, passed by the legislative assembly on July 10, has yet to be signed off various probation-service providers that the working together and sharing experience. by the governor.The new law represents asignificant hardening of official atti- new contracts will not simply go to the big The Cinnamon Network, which works with tudes towards religious freedom. companies, but will be awarded based on expe- ex-offenders to co-ordinate alink between rience and proven recordindriving down reof- someone coming out of prison and alocal fending. church community,believes these reforms Labour MP for Not- Last Friday around 90 faith leaders and secular While saying that he was looking for a‘new could benefit the work they do. ❏tingham East, Chris environment groups lit candles and offered a generation of providers’,MrGrayling said the Matt Bird, Chair of the Network, said: “The Leslie visited aproject minute's silencetothose who died on the eve of best people to convince former prisoners to rehabilitation reforms have potential to trans- working with asylum the feast day of St James at Santiago de Com- get out of crime were‘offenders gone straight’, formthe level of engagementbythe UK seekers and refugees in postela in Spain. who areoften involved in the voluntarysector. Church in helping people not to re-offend.” Hyson Green last Friday "It has happened for millennia that people will The politiciansaid: “Thereisnoquestion of Currently,62per cent of people leaving to meet project workers go to holy places as partoftheir spiritual journey us only paying lip service to the voluntarysec- prison re-offend within 12 months of being and refugees -but also to in life. Our role is to help the cities and sacred tor.” released. find out how the project is places make it as safe and environmentally posi- He added: “I want, Ineed, Iexpect to see Those who receive shorttermsentences, providing employment. tive as possible," said director of the National Pil- quality of services at the heartofthis. They under ayear long, aremost at risk of returning The Rainbow Project is grimage CentreofNorway,Berit Lanke. arenot contracts that aresimply about to crime, yet aregiven the least supportunder based at The Vine, St DelegatescamefromJapan,China, Jerusalem, money.” the current system. Stephen with St Paul’s St Albans, Canterbury, Norwich, Iona, Scotland, Mr Grayling said companies offering to Mr Grayling said this is something that Church, and supports Kano, Mexico City,India, Sweden, UK, US and undercut other providers won’t necessarily be needs to change. those seeking asylum in elsewhere. awarded the contract, as this is about saving Another cause for concernisthat 27 per cent many different ways, money in the long-term, and the only way to do of the prison population grew up in care, com- including help with The Dean of Leicester, that is by reducing reoffending rates. paredtojust 2per cent of the country’s popu- accommodation, employ- the Very Revd David Providers who win these contracts will only lation. ment, language and legal Monteith has issued a be paid in full once their success has been TheCinnamonNetwork says this is astatis- assistance, but according shortvideo explaining proven, meaning the larger organisations, like ticthatneeds to be addressed, andisworking to Project Co-ordinator, the changes that we G4S, cannot rely on their name and ability to to help theseindividuals through many of their Dianne Skerritt -who also plan to make to wel- undercut smaller providers to keep these com- projects. works as Equality & come King Richardlll missions, Mr Grayling said. The MinistryofJustice areholding atrade Diversity Officer for the to his final resting During aquestion session after his speech, fair this year to help potential providers under- Diocese of Southwell & place. It can be seen the Justice Secretaryanswered questions from stand what is needed in abid for apartofthese Nottingham -itisdoing on YouTube and the Diocesan Website: small groups who offered rehabilitation servic- probation service contracts. morethan that. http://www.leicester.anglican.org/news/det “We’ve had graduate ails/new-video-details-cathedral-plans. volunteers mentoring refugees for some time Feet have been excavated from the site wherethe remains of Richard ) , +  , '  + ❏ 1 , now and it transpires that found the bones in alead box, which was inside astone coffin. Grey ( / ,

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Acharity that helps churches give good Christian books to libraries in their com- Rudimental ❏munity is now working through Christian bookshops, giving them amuch-needed boost. Speaking Volumes, an initiative of The Christian Book Promotion Trust, will pay half the retail value of new books that achurch or individual wants to give to any librarywherebooks areavailable to a A  !    wide readership. The new partnership with Christian bookshops       @ % means that bookshopsbenefit from increased sales B           as Speaking Volumes pledges to match-fund any            0 order they take on behalfofthe scheme. And it is already proving popular,with churches and shops 7(&71)@)(%35(530) alike. Paula Renouf, Director of Speaking Volumes, !       , says it’s atwo-way relationship that benefits both #            parties. 'Bookshops areintouch with churches and CCC'&AC&'8@1'B4 can encourage them to reach out to their communi- ty through our scheme,’ says Paula. ‘And, at the  ( #%, ! 8D #M, 884, &69A23@),"! $ same time, the bookshops benefit from extra sales, $)5 %#!I!*KM%M 6&35 71#8'%)5736&5A&85''86 which brings security in these challenging times.’

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By Amaris Cole return to namesake THE MEMBERSHIP of the Steering Commit- tee for women bishops, announced last week, hasbeenwidelywelcomedbyconcerned par- THERE ARE ‘KESWICKS’ all around the world from Florida to He denied that thereisabattle between God and science. ties. Wales but the original Keswick Convention has been holding ‘Thereisabattle between the worldview of theism and atheism, Women and the Church (WATCH) were its 138th convention at the small Lake District town from which and thereare scientists on both sides’, he said. pleased with the ‘prompt formation’ of the it takes its name. The Convention came to aclose on August Professor Lennox pointed out that scientific evidence had group, which they see as ‘determination’ in the 2nd. found religion to be good for people’s mental health and that Church’s commitment to preparewomen bish- This year the theme has been ‘Knowing the Triune God’ and both human rights and the provision of hospitals and carefor ops’ legislation. the three leading bible study speakers have been Charles the sick had been shown to have Christian foundations. “Weare glad to receive information on the Price, John Lennox and Steve Gautroger. He denied that all atheists wereaggressive but claimed that committee’s makeup, particularly the inclusion Lennox, Professor of Mathematics at OxfordUniversity, the ‘New Atheists’ weredoing a‘great deal of damage’ and said of experienced, respected women, lay and drew 3,500 to his talks on Genesis 1to3and also gave alecture it was important for Christians to discuss their claims because ordained, in the discussions. We note the on issues in public life. ‘they have influence’. strong presence of those representing groups In his bible studies Professor Lennox argued that Genesis Talks at the Keswick Convention can be downloaded on the opposed to the episcopal ministryofwomen presents God as creator of the universe not apartofthe uni- Convention website. The Convention requires no one to regis- and requesting provision and hope that pres- verse as is the case with other ancient concepts of the gods. ter or pay afee in order to attend. ence of the Archbishop’s Director of Reconcili- ation will enable the different groups to work together to produce constructive legislation,”a statement from WATCH said. Policecriticised forpreacherarrest “Welook forwardtoseeing legislation pro- duced that will: honour and uphold both the content and spirit of Option One, which By Amaris Cole questioning is unlawful as intru- received strong supportfromGeneral Synod in sive to ‘private life’ within Article July; reflect the House of Bishops unequivocal POLICE OFFICERS must be told 8ofthe European Convention; supportfor women within all three orders of that preachers speaking on and to the ‘forum internum’ with- ministryand enable women to flourish in all homosexuality arenot unlawful, a in Article 9ofthe Convention: ministries to which God calls them; lay, Christian group is demanding. Smith &Grady vUnited King- ordained and episcopal, on equality with men, The Christian Legal Centre dom (1999). reflecting the inclusive heartofChristian scrip- (CLC) has written to the Metro- “From the transcript it appears tureand tradition.” politan Police following the arrest as though the officers arecon- Though alittle morecautious with their of aspeaker in Wimbledon this vinced that if someone perceives response, the catholic Group seemed positive month for suggesting that homo- theretohave been a'homopho- about the group’s formation. sexual practise is sinful. bic incident' then they believe an The Revd Canon Simon Killwick, Chairman Tony Miano was reported to offence has occurredand there- of the Catholic Group in GeneralSynod, said: police after preaching on 1Thes- forethe speaker can be arrested. “Wemust pray for the SteeringCommittee, and salonians 4:1-12, on the need to “Weremain of the view that no await with interest the outcome of their facili- abstain from sexual immorality reasonable Police officer would tated conversations, in the sincerehope that when apasserby reported him to arrest aChristian for preaching a they will come up with aconsensus behind the police for ahomophobic Bible message in the circum- which we can all readily unite.” offence, and was questioned for 7 stances of this case, nor pursue The Committee will meet several times in hours. such an offensive line of ques- September and October to create draft legisla- But the CLC argues: “The tioning.” tion for the November Synod in London. Bishops meet Israeli Ambassador forpeace talks

FOLLOWING THE announce- extremism, settlement building chance lost. The prospect for John Kerry ment by US SecretaryofState and the impact of the barrier on securing anegotiated resolution John Kerry that Israeli and Pales- communities such as Cremisan’. has never looked so daunting but tinian leaders had reached an They said they had been able neither has it been so necessary. agreement that establishes a to talk ‘frankly and openly with The cost of failureisunbearable basis for resuming direct talks, Ambassador Traub about the to imagine’. Anglican and Catholic Bishops prospects for anegotiated settle- Christian Aid has welcomed an have had ameeting with the ment’. announcement by the EU that Israeli ambassador in London. ‘This conflict has for too long futureagreements between the Ajoint statement was issued by been an open wound that has EU and Israel must exclude set- the Bishop of Clifton, the Rt Rev frustrated the hopes and aspira- tlements in the occupied Pales- Declan Long, Chairman of the tions of both communities to live tinian territorywhich areillegal Catholic Bishops’ Conference in dignity,peace and security’, under international law.Ithas department of International the bishops warned. Referring to called for aban on trade with the Affairs, and the Bishop of Exeter, the talks announced by Mr settlements and the importof the Rt Rev Michael Langrish, Kerry the bishops saw an oppor- their products into Europe. who is lead bishop for the tunity that needs to be seized: ‘It is ascandal that while Pales- Church of England for the Mid- ‘Now is the time to escape the tinian farmers arestruggling to dle East Peace Process. prism of pain and fear through surviveonlandthathas beenin The statement describedthe which Christian, Jew and Muslim the families for generations, meeting as ‘timely and challeng- see each other in the Holy Land. thereare products sold in our ing’. The bishops said they had We verymuch hope and pray markets that come from the very ‘discussed the grave problems that both sides take advantage of settlements that impoverish confronting the peoples of the this opportunity and refrain from them’, Christian Aid said in a Holy Land, including the rise of actions that might see this statement.

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CHURCH LEADERS have united to congratulate the royal all rejoice with the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge on saryofher coronation, it is agreat joy to us all to know that couple on the birth of ababy boy to the Duke and Duchess the birth of their child. In the year in which the Queen cel- now three succeeding generations of heirs to the throne of Cambridge last week. ebrates the 60th anniversaryofher coronation, it is agreat stand ready to offer stability for the nation under the The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Rev Justin joy to us all to know that now three succeeding genera- crown. We give thanks to God for this new birth and pray Welby,said: “I am delighted to congratulate the Duke and tions of heirs to the throne stand ready to offer stability for for the parents and all the Royal Family”. Duchess of Cambridge on the arrival of their baby boy. the nation under the crown. We give thanks to God for this Meanwhile the Church of England has released aseries Along with millions hereand around the world, Isharein new birth and pray for the parents and all the Royal Fami- of prayers for the new baby. their joy at this special time. May God bless this family ly.” with love, health and happiness in their shared life ahead.’ The Bishop of Oxford, the Rt Rev John Pritchard, said: “I Generous God, The Archbishop of York, the Most Rev John Sentamu, was delighted to hear of the safe arrival of the new prince Thank you for endowing the human race said of the birth of the Prince of Cambridge:“Today we and extend my congratulations to the Duke and Duchess with the gift of sharing in your work of creation. give thanks and praise to Almighty God for the arrival of of Cambridge. We thank you for the Royal baby. the Royal baby boy.Isend my warmest congratulations to “The birth of ababy is amatter for great celebration, and May your holy angels guardand protect him. the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and also my prayers in common with others throughout the country, Irejoice Give to William and Kate joy and peace for them at this wonderful time. for them and offer my prayers for their futureasafamily.” and fill their home with the love of the LordJesus. “It is marvellous that we shareinthe joy and hope of a The Bishop of Burnley and Acting Bishop of Blackburn, Amen. new bornchild, which is agreat gift of our Loving Creator the Rt Rev John Goddard, said: “On behalf of the Diocese God. Katonda Yebazibwe: God be praised.” of Blackburn, the Church of England in Lancashire, we The Bishop of Newcastle, the Rt Rev Martin Wharton, aredelighted at the news and we pass on our congratula- God our Creator, and the Assistant Bishop of Newcastle, the Rt Rev Frank tions to the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge on the birth who knows each of us by name White, issued ajoint statement: “Weare delighted to hear of their baby boy. and loves us from all eternity: of the safe arrival of the royal baby and we know that in the “In Lancashire, and across the UK, churches and cathe- we give you thanks for new life and human love. coming days across the Diocese of Newcastle people will drals will be celebrating and offering prayers for the new Bless William and Catherine be offering prayers both in their daily lives and together in bornbaby and his parents.” as they welcome their son into the world. church for the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge as they The bells of Westminster Abbey rang out for three hours Give them patience and wisdom carefor their son in these veryimportant early days of his in accordance with royal tradition on Tuesday,and Royal to cherish and love him as he grows. life. Salutes will be fired across the capital. Surround the family with the light of hope and the warmth “Weall recognise the need for space and peace for peo- Leicester Cathedral is providing abook of congratula- of your love today and always; through Jesus Christ our ple as they startout with their first child, and we hope and tions which people visiting the Cathedral areinvited to Lord. pray that this will be respected. sign and add apersonal message of welcome. Amen. “Wepray too for the Queen and the Royal Family at this The Bishop of Leicester important and joyful time.” greeted the news of the The Bishop of Worcester,the Rt Rev Dr John Inge, said: birth of the Prince “I was delighted to hear about the birth of ason for the George with pleasure: Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. This is good news not “Weall rejoice with the only for the couple and the Royal Family,but for the whole Duke and Duchess of nation and the Commonwealth. The young prince and his Cambridge on the birth parents will be verymuch in my prayers. May God bless of their son. In the year them all veryrichly now and in the future.” in which the Queen cele- The Rt Rev TimStevens,Bishop of Leicester,said: “We brates the 60th anniver- CelebrateBible Sunday 27 October 2013

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By George Conger tion of the plan. If thereisstill asolvency However,onasolvency basis, if the plan funding shortfall, we will likely have no weretobewound up now,the fund had agap The Anglican Church of Canada has asked choice but to cut benefits." of morethan $169 million between assets clergy for its supportinaplea to Ontario The average age of plan participants is and liabilities, leading to afunding rate of pension fund regulators to give it athree 52.5. “Since the cost of benefits increases as only 70.5 per cent. year extension of time to address acash average age increases, the aging of active “I appeal to you to supportfunding relief crunch in the church’s pension plan. members continuestobeaconcern,” the let- by voting yes,” said Bishop Philip Poole, In aJuly 2013 letter to the 1,600 active ter said. chairman of the pension committee, said in a members and 2,600 retirees covered by the In 2012 the church's pension plan video address posted on the website of the church pension programme the plan admin- returned an income of 13.2 per cent on church’s Pension Office. istrators told the clergy their approval was assets, and has averaged 7.5 per cent per “I’m confident our plan members will sup- needed beforethe government would grant year returns for the past decade. On agoing- portthis much-needed funding relief. But I the plea for moretime. "With funding relief, concernbasis, the plan had afunding rate of have anagging worry that many members we will have three years to trytoimprove 95 per cent with only $28.7 million shortfall will not complete and returnthe voting Bishop our plan's funding level," they wrote. "At the at the end of the 2012 fiscal year when total cards that we recently distributed to you by Philip end of three years, we will do another valua- assets were$602.8 million. mail,” the bishop said. Poole Half amillion needed for St Barnabas Cathedral demolition St Barnabas' Theological College AnglicareSA, St Mark's College, facility was constructed in the has kicked offahalf million dollar andChristChurchNorth Ade- suburb of Belair.In1979 the col- fundraisingcampaign to con- laide.” lege joined the interdenomina- given the go-ahead struct anew home. Astatement College principal the Rev tional Adelaide College of Divinity published on the school’s website Matthew Anstey told Adelaide (ACD) and its degrees werevali- announced the college would Now the school was returning to dated by Flinders University and The New Zealand CourtofAppeal has upheld alower courtdecision begin construction in October of its original home as “the original in 1997 moved onceagain to the allowing the Church Property Trustees (CPT) of the Diocese of a$1.3 million building behind St Barnabas', opened in 1880 by newcampus of the ACD sharing Christchurch to demolish the earthquake damaged cathedral. Bishop’s Court, the archbishop’s the first Bishop of Adelaide, facilities with Roman Catholic and On 22 Feb 2011 a6.3 magnitude earthquake toppled the 132 year official residence. Augustus Short, was located Uniting Church theological col- old cathedral’s Gothic spireand collapsed partofthe reef. Further The statement said the new opposite St Peter's Cathedral on leges. The Adelaide synod ended earthquakes in June and December caused further significant dam- facility will be within the “Angli- King William Street.” the link with the ACD in 1979 and age leaving the building in ruins. On 2March 2012 the Rt Rev Victo- can precinct” that includes “the From 1882 to 1965 the school the college affiliated with the ria Matthews announced the cathedral would be demolished as residence of the Archbishop, the was located across from the School of Theology of Charles rebuilding would cost NZ $50 million morethan would be received Cathedral, Diocesan Office, cathedral until apurpose built SturtUniversity. from the proceeds of the insurance settlement. Acivic group, Great Christchurch Buildings Trust (GCBT), led by former MP Jim Anderton, protested the decision and asked the High Courttocancel the demolition and order the WHEN ONLYTHE BEST WILL DO church to rebuild the damaged cathedral. 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Her Majesty the Queen came to the and the place wherethe miracle happened. throne veryearly after the death of her father,and as ayoung woman 'Well, we areapraying church you know,' Ican committed her life to service of the nation and verymuch accepting Catford imagine someone saying. The implication is that we the Christian way as through the Anglican coronation ritualand had something to do with what happened. Before covenant. She was crowned and anointed by the Archbishop, apractice long, as news spreads about the dramatic happen- going back centuries, spiritualising the constitutional headship of the ing, people arelikely to flock to the church. Egos nation. She has served us without blemish and gained aglobal reputa- arestroked, heads get bigger.The risk is that when tion for total integrity and rectitude, and indeed living faith. Christian singing 'it's all about you Jesus' the heartisreally vocation was of the essence of her life and role. saying 'it's all about me, Jesus'. Her absolute resistance to the temptationtointerferewith the politi- This won't happen if the people involved have the cal life of the nation, conducted as it is –formally at least –bydemo- character of Jesus to handle the power.Itwewant cratic process, has been veryimportant indeed in cementing the trust Power surge. That is what several churches in the to see morepower,the best prayer might be to ask of the people in aconstitutional monarchy.This may be something that UK arereporting just now.Most prominent is Vic- for moreofthe character or Christ. It's less glam- Prince Charles will need to develop carefully,the Crown needs to be toryChurch, Cwmbran, but thereare also stories orous, but it would be safer and God might gra- utterly neutral in terms of policy making since that flows from an elect- of 'a dramatic move of the Holy Spirit' in Runcorn, ciously trust us with moreofhis Holy Spirit. Of ed Parliament. The mystique of the monarchy depends on this strict Leeds, Bath and Portsmouth. course it's entirely up to him to move or not move abstinence of it from descending into the pit of the political dogfight. In 2008 former drug addict Todd Bentley hit the as he chooses. Our partistomake surewecan Historian Linda Colley wrote in the FT that the monarchy has headlines with the Lakeland Outpouring in Florida. stand it. learned to adapt well to new conditions. Certainly the Duke and Scandal later resulted in the 32-year-old stepping Given the number of times that Paul talks about Duchess of Cambridge have made much of their desiretolive as pri- down from ministry. Last year Bentley,who at the power you might think he had gone power mad. vate individuals, to have their residence in Buckleburywhereher par- age of 13 sexually assaulted aminor,made news But the power he referredtowas God's power and ents live as much as possible. He has been able to use his job as a again when he was denied entryinto the UK. The God developed in him the character to handle it. helicopter pilot to stay away from too many royal duties, often sending Home Office ruled that his presence was 'not con- While we may not all see the same kinds of signs his wife instead. No doubt this is partly the influence of his mother, ducive to the public good'. and wonders we can all work at having the kind of Princess Diana, whose tragic split with Charles and ‘the firm’ led to her All these outpourings came on the back of previ- character to exercise it wisely. advising her sons not to go along unthinkingly with the royal advisers ous charismatic phenomena known as the Alongside power,the other buzzwordaround on protocol and tradition. Young Prince George will be brought up as Brownsville Revival, also in Florida, that started in today is mission. We areencouraged by Christian much by theMiddleton family as by theWindsors, and that will have 1995. This was the interesting outcomes when he ascends the throne some time ahead. same year that the Air- The monarchy depends on adoubleidentity: ‘likeus’,and yetsome- portChurch in Toron- how ‘transcending us’ in an acceptable, representative way. to was released from The monarchy formally relates to Parliament, to the whole judicial its membership of the system, to the people, to other nations as ‘head of state’, and crystallis- Vineyardmovement es our historyand its importance –that is amajor featuredisliked by following the Toronto the left, who wish to repudiate this historyasimportant. It is very Blessing that started doubtful if the monarchy can mutate away from its deep Christian the previous year.Ten- roots, and hopefully Charles, William and George will be glad to cele- sion concerning the brate them. 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What unites divides the Bible is defined as inerrant. Any con- Inspirational organist widow flicts arethus sidelined as apparent con- Sir,‘What unites also divides’ and, today, flicts, to be resolved at some later date, we conservatives and liberals continue to dis- Sir,The whole nation has been impacted over recent weeks by the words and actions of hope. Thus thereare deemed to be no real pute in yourcolumns how to interpret the Sister Maureen Greaves CA. Acombination of the barbaric violence inflicted on Alan conflicts, logical or moral. The Premier Bible, thereby ensuring that it remains a Greaves, the fact that he was agood man, and the fact it was Christmas Eve, all Christian Radio show Unbelievable, and St living text. As MaryRowe points out, dam- shocked the nation. This made Maureen’s words of grace, hope and forgiveness even Mellitus’ podcasts have anumber of such age is done when the one party denigrates moreinspirationaland moving. Ispent the final week of the trial with Maureen, and I discussions about inerrancy and, despite the other,ongrounds of being either was deeply moved by her dignity and integrity.Ihave known Maureen for seven years, claims for ‘the clear reading of scripture’, unsound, or naive, from their perspective. and Iknow her prayer is that God will be glorified through the terrible events of last the discussants struggle with images of Paul urged the Corinthian Church, Christmas. As Istood with her outside Sheffield Crown Court, and saw the impact of God from the OT especiallywhen the text which was divided over whether to follow her words on the press corps gathered, as Iread my twitter feed, Isee Maureen’s is taken to reflect accurately the natureof him, or Apollos, or Cephas, to eschew fac- prayer granted. People ask me how Maureen gets the strength to forgive, the grace to Christ. Mention the poor Amelekitesand tions, reminding them that Christ is not pray for those who killed her beloved Alan. Ithink walking close to Jesus for 50 years up go the groans about ethnic cleansing, divided, and that they all belonged to him. means you become morelike him, you pick up his character,and Maureen has found etcetera. ‘In Christ’, differences aresecondaryand strength to forgive out of the incredible faith she has in Christ. One serious logical problem with defin- this ‘belonging’ is what makes sense of the Iwas saddened however by your article on 28th July,that you didn’t see fit to men- ing the Bible to be inerrant is that it takes nuptial imageryinboth Old and New Tes- tion Maureen by name, or that Maureen is aCommissioned Church Army Evangelist, away the real humanity of the agent. It then taments, which would otherwise seem to and thereforealicensed Lay Minister in the Church of England. This surely is an has to be further stated that while each par- exclude men. important partofthe story, Maureen’s ministryasanEvangelist, her call to share ticipant remained himself he was also a Ayoung child is sometimes morecapa- Christ in wordand action, has been seen above all in her words and actions in recent conduit for the revelation or inspiration of ble than an adult, who may be laden with weeks. Ican’t help but think if Maureen was ordained, your article may well have men- God. Nevertheless, it does make these cultural baggage, of discerning what really tioned it. men and women appear as mereamanu- matters. If educated in amixed-sex, mixed Canon Mark Russell enses after the manner of the Koran. The race school, achild will rarely remark on Chief Executive, Church Army impression is that we must settle for asim- those differences when talking about their plistic exegesis of the text and for an inter- school day.Similarly,ifthe parents’ social pretation that is stated as ‘that which has circle includes asame-sex couple, as well ‘The result is confusion. Marriage is abol- Church respond to the Queen approving been traditionally held’. Such an approach as other married couples, the child is well ished, redefined and recreated, being dif- this decision? stands in the face of longstanding disagree- able to work out, without explanation or ferent and unequal for different categories. ments about, for example, election, predes- confusion, who ‘belongs’ to whom. ‘Belong- The new marriage of the Bill is an awkward Alan Minchin thinks Iamnaive, obvious- tination, heaven and hell. The clear reading ing ‘isatthe heartofany marriage rela- shape with same gender and different gen- ly Cambridge University failed in my edu- of scriptureisthereforemyreading of tionship and this is also true for those der categories scrunched into it, neither fit- cation if he thinks so. Iamawareofbiology scripture, and Ihave the proof texts to back same-sex couples who are, at present, an ting well. The concept of marriage as a and Iknow that love and biology do not me up –but then so do you. To address this ’item’, but will soon enjoy the privilege of normative place for procreation is lost. The always mix. in partallow me to startadifferent tack. being able to be legally ‘wed’. Once the idea of marriage as covenant is diminished. Iamnot awarethat impregnation was a From the work of scholars of Ancient novelty has wornoff,itwill be seen that, The family in its normal sense, predating requirement of marriage, as achurch his- Near Easternscripts of treaties, laws and once more, ‘thereisnothing new under the the state and as our base community of torian Iknow this was not arequirement covenants of the new city states (before sun.’ society –aswe’ve already heard–isweak- historically.Non-consummation of amar- sedentism, we werehunter-gatherers and Serena Lancaster ened. These points will be expanded on by riage is certainly not grounds in our cur- pastoralists) kings frequently invoked the Broadwell others in the debate, I’m sure, including rent legal system for divorce, it has always names of their gods for authority and back- Moreton-in-Marsh those from these benches. For these and been questionable if it was historically. up, and that strategy goes back to the third many other reasons, those of us in the When it was questionable it relied on proof millennium BC. We then finish up with two churches and faith groups who are the wife was still avirgin after the wedding images of God and two types of fear.There Disestablish extremely hesitant about the Bill in many night. is my cringing, religion-based timidity of cases hold that view because we think that Still, as aparish priest maybe Ishould this God because he despotically demands Church traditional marriage is acorner stone of ask any prospective wedding couple if the my obedience to ‘My Laws and My Sir,Ifthe Constitution of this nation is such society,and rather than adding anew and man suffered from erectile penile dysfunc- statutes’. But the other type of fear might that Parliament can cause the Queen who valued institution alongside it for same tion, i.e, he was impotent, or the woman if arise when Iharmmyneighbour whom is the Supreme Governor of the Church of gender relationships, which Iwould per- her eggs werenogood, she was infertile. God also loves; this is rightfully the begin- England to give Royal Assent to the Equal sonally strongly supporttostrengthen us Mr Alan Minchin would then have me say ning of wisdom.The second imageofGod, Marriage Bill which is totally contraryto all, this Bill weakens what exists and ‘I cannot marry you in Church, your not in effect, says, ‘I love your neighbour and its teaching, then the time has surely come replaces it with aless good option that is good enough, you cannot bear children. thereforeIamangrywith you for what you to disestablish the Church. Only in this neither equal nor effective. This is not a God has decreed you will never be mar- did to him. Ilove you thereforeIamangry way can its Scriptural integrity be pre- faith issue, although we aregrateful for the ried’ with him for what he said about you.’ There served. attention that government and the other Should Iask the same question of agay is no need for the tactic, adopted by some, The Rev Dr Nigel Scotland, place have paid to issues of religious free- couple? Of course Iwould not ask it, but of trying to mesh the love and mercy of Cheltenham dom –deeply grateful. But it is not, at Mr Minchin might demand it. Iwould not Christ with the commandments and justice heart, afaith issue; it is about the general ask it of agay couple because Idon’t think of Moses. In that his justice quite naturally social good. And so with much regret but homosexuality is asin, Ilet them have holy follows from his love for us, Idaretosay Welbywasn’tweak entireconviction, Icannot supportthe Bill communion (which should not be entered that God is the humanist to beat all human- Sir,Iambewildered that the Most Rev as it stands.’ into lightly) and Ibaptize, both dominical ists. From this tack it is not too difficult to Eliud Wabukala, Archbishop of Kenya and Does that deny the Bible’s direction? sacraments which requirefaith. Why develop amoreunderstandable formula- leader of FCA (Fellowship of Confessing Archbishop Wabukala is being schismatic. should Inot marry them? Maybe Alan tion for the Gospel that ties God’s mercy Anglicans) should describe the Archbish- Ken Sawyer, Minchin thinks marriage is adominical and justice together.Istress that astrict op of Canterburyasletting down the wider Viaemail sacrament and should be prized above the adherence to Bible inerrancy,(and suffi- Anglican Communion in the House of Eucharist. ciency) together with apreoccupation with Lords debate on the government’s same- TheReverendMarcus Ramshaw Law and commandments –the Veil of sex marriage bill. (Changing views ‘let Gaymarriage Wilberfoss, Moses, to use Paul’s term–prevents many down the ‘Gospel’, 14 July). York Christian from seeing it. The key is to It seems that Justin Welby lacked confi- Sir,I wish to reply to Alan Michin’s letter on remember that God is the judge between dence in the Bible and failed to exercise July 28th. Mr Minchin will know that the one person and another and not just the leadership on the international Anglican- Marriage (same-sex) Couples bill has Bible Inerrancy judge of humanity,inthe abstract, as it scene. Strong stuffbut is it true? received royal assent and is now an Act of Sir,Fromthe letters columns from time to, were. Ihave re-read Archbishop Welby’s Parliament, and consequently law.The in the laudable desiretohonour the faith- Dr A. Latham, speech in the Lords’ debate. It concluded: question is how will the established fulnessofGod in his ‘Word’, we read that Cheshire

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AndrewCarey: Many of you will remember the constant refrain of right wing commentators in the 1980s and 1990s whenever the church strayed into political areas. ‘The church should keep its nose out of politics and stick to theology and morality,’ they har- rumphed. The ‘harrumphing’ is now being done on the left. The most extraordinaryand ViewfromthePew ignorant Leader from the Independent newspaper (‘Payday lenders: the Church should keep to matters spiritual’, 26 July 2013) claimed that religion is essentially aprivate matter and that religious leaders therefore“have no business in mainstream politics”. In fact, the new atheism of the left goes further than the church’s critics of the past, because they seek to disqualify any religious voice in the public square. Religious faith is not and never has been aprivate matter and in any free democracy everyvoice has an equal right to Welby’s doing well contribute to the public square. The irony is that The Independentshould never have opined at length on Justin Welby’s words about pay day loans. It should by its own logic entirely ignorethe church’s contribu- tion to public debate. Archbishop Welby has won over the the impossibility of a truly ethical press with his straight-talking, self- investment policy. deprecating manner. He should never really have men- Aquarter of parents plan to hireprivate tutors in the summer holidays, according to news There was the potential for severe tioned a specific pay-day lender for reports. The problem is apparently that academic achievement declines during the long vaca- embarrassment after his interven- two reasons. First because to do so is tion meaning that pushy parents aim to address the problem with their own money. tion in the pay-day loans debate to give a particular company the oxy- Of course, they arequite at liberty to fill their children’s time any way they want. Ican’t help when he revealed in an interview gen of publicity. Second, such specif- but feel that this micro-managing will ultimately be to the detriment of young lives. Ilook that he had challenged the head of ic interventions can backfire in a back nostalgically at those balmy summers when we children werereleased from day-to-day Wonga and said that church-support- number of ways as he has found out. routines to spend time outdoors with friends. Those wereglorious times in which we were ed credit unions would aim to put Yet the Church of England is lucky to constantly physically active, using our imagination and developing in all sorts of ways. such lenders out of business. This have a leader who can converse so Children have less freedom these days and especiallyinurban centres areoften cosseted was followed a day later by the reve- readily and authoritatively about the and protected to an alarming extent. Outdoor play has been replaced by endless hours on the lation that the Church itself had indi- financial markets in times such as sofa playing ‘Minecraft’ on their games consoles. Given these circumstances it is not surpris- rectly invested in Wonga. He these. We are even luckier that he ing that some parents provide hour-by-hour plans for their children’s holidays. disarmed criticism immediately with can attract support so broadly On the other hand, Iwelcome the fact that many academies and free schools now have the an equable and honest appearance because he is not seen as a creature freedom to varyholidays. Given astring of washout Augusts Iwould advocate bringing the on the Today programme pointing to of either the left or the right. Summer holidays forwardsochildren can enjoy the sunshine of June and July instead.

his understanding of finance failed to ask RoyalChristening Welby in the spotlight the crucial question first’. One thing is becoming apparent: the press prefers to Twodays after the royal birth the Church of England media office put out Caught out by the revelations that Wonga deal with Welby than with his cerebral apress release giving answers to the most frequently asked questions hadreceived finance from the Church of predecessor who often gave lectures about getting ababy christened. It contained such earth-shattering infor- England Justin Welby got high praise for manyjournalists had difficulty in under- mation as that anyone can have their baby christened, the service is free performance on the Today programme. standing. Politics and financeappear to and it can happen at any age. One answer could have relevance to the royal According to Telegraph blogger Iain Dale interest Welby morethan theology.Inhis baby.According to the press release, christenings must take place in the he was ‘rather brilliant’, telling the truth ‘Total Politics’ interview he describes parish church and usually happen during the main Sunday service. Does and communicating calmly in amanner meeting Churchill when he was five and this mean the Church of England will oppose the use of the music room at that the rest of us can understand. Over describes getting to know Rab Butler.His Buckingham Palace for the baptism of Prince George? This was where at The Guardian Marina Hyde even stepfather,Labour peer Charles Williams, William was baptised by Archbishop Runcie in 1982. 45 days after his birth. announced that she had acrush on the son of Anglo-Catholic theologian N.P. Although the views of Lambeth Palace and the Church of England on this Archbishop of Canterburyalthough this Williams is on hand to give him advice. In subject would be of interest they areunlikely to have any views that will be wasn’t going to turnher religious. It was away few could rival he moves in the made public on another topic that has been exercising the press: will left to Cole Moreton in the Sunday Tele- interview between playing the establish- Prince George be circumcised? This was the practice in the royal family graph to suggest that it might have been ment insiderand outsider. He admits to from Queen Victoria until the time of the present Queen who had Prince better if Welby had asked if the Church less background in philosophy and ethics Charles circumcised by Rabbi Jacob Snowman at Buckingham Palace. His had any embarrassing shares hidden than his predecessor but suggests he has two brothers underwent the same procedure.Diana is supposed to have away beforehebegan his crusade against ‘moreexperience of what happens in put her foot down and refused to have William and Harry circumcised. Vic- payday lenders. Moreton has it on good practice when you tryand apply these toria started the practice because she believed the royal family was authority that this did not happen. ‘The things’. No doubt the past few days have descended from King David. Most Rev.Justin Welby,aman lauded for added to his experience. The Whispering Gallery... New look at Church House Up for aprize One place visited by most members of General Synod when they come to London is Church Houses bookshop. At atime when bookshops areclos- Last week we reported that Chris Patten, aRoman Catholic, had crossed denomina- ing it is reassuring to see that the trustees have spent what must be atidy tional boundaries to nominate the newchapel at Ripon College,Cuddesdon, as his sum refurnishing their shop. The results areexcellent. Somehow the favourite church for the National Churches Trust list. As Chancellor of OxfordUni- refurbishmenthas left the shop with morelight and morespace for books versity LordPatten was not entirely without an interest in promoting the building and morespace mean morestock. Twotables of new books arepromi- but now we can reveal others sharehis opinion. The EdwardKing chapel at Ripon nently displayed and thereare comfortable chairs for readers to sit and College is one of six buildings short-listed for this year’s Stirling Prize, the most browse. Many of the furniturecan be moved easily,making it possible for prestigious awardinBritish architecture. When the college asked architects to sub- the shop to be used for book launches and other social events. New light- mit plans for the new chapel they asked for abuilding that would ‘be first and fore- ing and anew wooden floor help to make the shop seem really attractive. most aplace for the cultivation of personal prayer as well as public worship’. The Congratulationstothe Senior Bookseller,Frank Nugent, and the rest of college wanted ‘not just abuilding but awork of artthat will touch the spirit’. Archi- the staff. Frank, who studied theology at Heythrop, is abookseller with a tect Niall McLaughlin won the commission and rose to the challenge with great suc- real interest in the books he is selling. He has been at Church House for cess. Expressing his delight that the chapel has been shortlisted, college Principal, nearly ayear now after moving from Mowbrays at Waterstones. Like the Canon Martyn Percy said: ‘This vision for anew place of worship- with its use of late John Stott, he is passionate about birdwatching and ready to talk to light, space, glass, wood and stone –really captures our hope for the church and the visitors to the shop about his hobby as well as about books. He is even world and for the shaping of the spiritual life’. It’s worth making the journey out to ready to offer acup of coffee –though perhaps not when things get hectic Cuddesdon to see this wonderful building. during Synod. But the great thing about Church House Bookshop is that you can see all the latest publications on display.You can even find CEN there. 10 www.churchnewspaper.com SundayAugust 4, 2013 Feature Abuse and National Abuse Policy in the Church of England

By Peter Stell narrative hits araw nerve -again and them to provide compassionate ‘first- experiences. Whatever their situation, again? Wherethe process of disclosure contact support’, to be competent their appraisal of what abuse is about, and For many years, Ihave been aPrison can increase the risk of severedepression, empathic listeners to narrative and, having the consequencesofabuse, and what Chaplain working with perpetrators and self-harmand even suicide? formed atrusting first-contact safeguarding and risk assessment is perpetrator-survivors, and aSenior So decision-makers need to pause the relationship, to be able to help the about, will be coloured by deep, emotional Accredited BACP Psychotherapist legal apparatus, which should only be survivor properly connect with the personal experience. Bound to be. specialising in working with survivors of activated in light of gaining reasonable appropriate counselling and other legal Experience of abuse is bound to have a childhood abuse, as well as with knowledge of the emotionally charged and supportsystems, as may be direct bearing, for good and bad, on the vulnerable adult survivors of abuse, subject –abuse -however defined. And necessary. direction of debate and the decisions that including clergy.Itisanabsolute privilege then, having gained abetter The knowledge and ability to enable, aremade at synod. Can we be surethat for me to work with survivors who have understanding, one that illuminates truth, and facilitate, the right onwardreferral is when we look at the synodical process been abused (sexual, physical, not fear and fantasy,should the Church, crucial to building trust and enabling the through such asubjective prism, that the psychological and neglect) by perpetrators with empathic sensitivity,and survivor to feel held, and from that secure outcomes will be trustworthy for survivors including: clergy,ministers of religion, unconditional positive regardfor base to have the confidence to edge their and those who carefor them? Can we fully teachers, and officials from practically all survivors, put quill to legal parchment. way forward. Sadly,for many survivors, trust aprocess, which is deficient in its denominations, including Roman Catholic, Safeguarding Policy must be bornout of ‘the Church’ is not asecureattachment, a basic understandingofthe big issues? I Anglican, Methodist, URC and the agood understanding of the subject, not securebase, and legislation alone cannot think not. Salvation Army. just the need to assess risk. Policy must be change that fact. Can it? As Barrister Anne Lawrence suggests, Indeed, Iaminvolved with survivor bornout of adeep listening to need, of For church pastors to be ‘enlightened the Church is “seeking to fix aproblem supportagencies in the UK, and Ireland, understanding the role of survivor groups witnesses’ to the victim’s abuse narrative, before[it knows] what the problem is,” who refer survivors for counselling, as and supportagencies, the role of they need atraining that enables them to and, well, it doesn’t. We who walk with well as survivors who areself-referring, or psychotherapists and psychologists, the have some understanding of the survivors and, in my case, perpetrator- who come to me through the Church, role of prison chaplains and other carers therapeutic process. To develop asense of survivors as well, and work with the Social Services, the NHS, and so on. who work with survivors, even the other in the self. To be empathic. For consequences of all forms of abuse, need It is my belief that our Church is, as perpetrator-survivors. some of us that includes special training in to be enabled to engage this difficult suggestedbyBarrister,Anne Lawrence, In other words, to understand those Attachment Theory, Attachment Disorder, process in away that is supported by a “seeking to fix aproblem beforethey people who help survivors change manage Dissociative Identity Disorder,Post ‘good enough’ national church policy that know what the problem is… If they want their lives, who help survivors find some Traumatic Stress Disorder,Personality reflects amorebalanced understanding, to stop breaking people, they probably sense of health, healing and wholeness in Disorder and Erikson’s theoryofBasic which is not in evidence at this time. want to look at the fundamental problems aworld for them that is fraught with Trust vMistrust, etc. Ibelieve that the General Synod and the within the institution that enables that to danger,anxiety,trauma, rejection and Another issue, which merits our Archbishop’s Council need, as amatter of happen”. fragmentation. attention, is the way that pastors urgency,toconsider whether it is in the So to address the issue of safeguarding For change management to happen, ‘mentalise’ (to be awareofwhat is going in businessofself-protection and damage and risk assessment, the National Church, bishops, clergy,safeguarding officers, ones own mind, and in other people’s limitation, or whether it really cares indeed, all denominations, need to know teachers, etc, alongside mandatory minds. To think, feel and reflect). How enough to make safe, and make whole, a who, and what, they aresafeguarding, and Safeguarding Training, must receive the they engage and empathise with this vulnerable group of people, many of whom why.What do our legislators know about necessarytraining that will provide a emotively charged subject, what impact do feel cut-off, abandoned and what it feels like to be abandoned, better understanding of all forms of abuse this work has on the carer,the survivor disenfranchised by the Church. rejected, and labelled ‘damaged goods’? To from anumber of perspectives, especially and their families, as well as on the Basic Trust vMistrust: Recently,amale be survivors walking among the ranks of that of the victim-survivor.Tounderstand Church and the society we live in. It is survivor of clergy sexual abuse told me: the walking wounded? What do they know why abusers do what they do, and how morethan safeguarding and risk “The Church?! Head in the clouds and no about the difficulty of being on a their behaviour damages children, assessment, morethan setting up earthly good when it came to supporting therapeutic journey that can of itself be adolescents and vulnerable adults. auditable systems of accountability. me, the victim. Iwas humiliated, abusive because the survivor has to If they aretobeeffective pastors, they Further,itisalso about how ‘you’, ‘we’, ostracised and abused by adisbelieving engage aprocess wherepersonal must be given sufficient training to enable deal with the range of issues that area Church who shut the door on me, when I product of our own abuse experience in needed help the most. They closed ranks childhood or adulthood, and so on. Abuse and Ibecame an outsider,still am, forever is to be found around us in families, their scapegoat. Iwill never forget, and I communities, churches, institutions, will never trust adog collar as long as I That’sright, youcan children’s homes, schools and in the live!” subscribe to the print workplace. This response, and others like him, edition and have it sent to youbypost Abuse can be sexual, physical, would agree that the Church, itself a everyweek forthree months forjust psychologicalorneglect. It can be the power group, cannot be trusted to guard £17.50. bully at school or in the work place. It can its own boundaries. Trusted to do the Subscribe be domestic abuse between husband or right thing. Other survivors have told me Email [email protected] wife, it can be the abusive teacher,social that clergy have not listened to them. That to the print or telephone 020 7222 8663 worker,bishop, priest or minister of clergy have been preoccupied with their religion. It can be apoliceman, television own pressing issues, or dismissive of the edition for In addition to the print star or politician. Yes, it could be you. survivor’s issues, or disorganized and edition youwill also get Statistics suggest that one in four people chaotic in their attitude and behaviour £17.50 full access to our in the UK have experienced child sexual towards the survivor. website at abuse in one formoranother,that In other words, herewehave pastors, churchnewspaper.com between one in three and one in four girls perhaps themselves survivors, who cannot have been molested during childhood, and engage the helping process. Then, in a between one in five and one in six boys flick of apsychological switch, the very have been molested. So chances arethat same pastors areexpected to exercise a thereare agood percentage of synod right judgement in making decisions about members, bishops, clergy,teachers and safeguarding vulnerable people. Idon’t others in the National Church —and in think so, do you? other denominations don’t forget —who have experienced abuse of one sortor another,men and women of faith who bare The Rev Dr Peter DStell is Whole-Time the mental scars of abuse. Anglican Prison Chaplain, HMP North Sea Some people will have embarked on a Camp; Senior BACP Accredited Counsellor painful journey towards recoveryand and Psychotherapist in Private Practice; healing, others may have just started Member Group-Analytic Society; Member down aroad, for them, less travelled, and BPS others will have repressed their

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wo films named for their heroines are d'Amboise) rates her work, thereisnowork. At worth seeking out on the arthouse circuit least that allows alonger stay over Christmas In Saudi Arabia, Wadjda (cert. PG)isaneleven-year-old girl whowants to T–Isaw them back-to-back at Cornerhouse, with her family in Sacramento -including ride abike. That ambition, in asociety wheregirls her age areexpected to Manchester for an immediate contrast .One is singing “This Little Light of Mine”. cover up and move out of sight of men, sets up conflict in her family and at about ayoung woman facing a20-something cri- There’s no obvious reason for that in the film the madrassa. sis in New York, while the other takes us to but Gerwig is from Sacramento, and while she The school principal Ms Hussa is played by Saudi actress Ahd who now Saudi Arabia and arather different context for says the storyistotal fiction, it’s her parents makes her own films in New York, and she brings to the role adepth that women. playing Frances’ parents. Gerwig attends Unitar- comes from having rejected Frances Ha (cert. 15) is set in and around New ian Universalist churches and her father is a the sense of submissionshe York City.Greta Gerwig, one of the leading trustee of his local congregation. conveys. Wadjda’s mother actresses of American indie film (if you need, The dialogue is naturalistic, and what Frances (Reem Abdullah) is another says is amix of the pro- beautiful woman, and her found, the immature, and inability to bear ason to her the utterly inconsequen- husband (Sultan Al Assaf) tial. It’s often cleverly means that, while he loves funny and there’s aneat her,hemay take another joke about Proust being a wife. bit heavy for atrip to Paris. Waad Mohammed brilliant- Her finances seem a ly plays Wadjda, wanting a bit odd. Once Sophie goes, bike simply so she can race Frances can’t affordher against her friend Abdullah own apartment and stays (Abdullrahman Al Gohani), with various other people – rather than as symbolic cul- the fictitious addresses tural defiance. Making and mark each new chapter – selling mix tapes to save for a but she can affordaflight bicycle she’s seen in alocal to Paris on awhim for a shop, Wadjda realises that the weekend (then sleeps friendly shopkeeper can’t through most of her first keep it for her for long, and a day). new way to earnthe money No Parisian romance crops up. here-the highlight is acall Acompetition for students from Sophie, and Frances of the Qur’an (Koran in the subtitles) has adecent cash prize, and Ms Hussa doesn’t even say where is impressed by Wadjda’s devotion and perseverance in learning the suras by she is. While she can sym- heart. “What do you want to do with the money?” is aquestion that has more look up “mumblecore”), wrote the storywith pathise with another human being for no reason potency for the audience than in any quiz-show. director Noah Baumbach (they’reacouple) and other than solidarity in distress, the feeling Like Ahd, director Haifaa al-Mansour is aSaudi woman filmmaker (now liv- she plays Frances. (hers and others’) is that she is “undateable”. ing in Bahrain), and this is the first feature-length Saudi film, in acountry Frances is 27, an apprentice dancer and abit of Strength of friendship, the idea that someone with no cinemas. Shooting some scenes on the streets of Riyadh, she had to aditz (a touch of Friends’ Phoebe), trying to other than asexual partner can be “your person give directions from inside avan so as not to be seen directing men –yet the cope with amajor transition as her verybest in this life”, and finding the right response to film was partfunded by aSaudi prince. friend Sophie moves out of her life. Sophie “What do you do?” areall important themes in The film is aclear challenge to establishednotions of female virtue –she (Mickey Sumner) has found aman, “Patch” this “new wave” style film (it’s in black and fixes her name to the male-only family tree with ahairgrip -and that side of it (Patrick Heusinger), and eventually his job white). The revelation of her surname “Ha” is a is unavoidable, yet at heartit’s just astoryofagirl who wants something takes them offtoJapan. little delight at the end of afilm of little delights. beyond her reach and strives to get what she wants. Thereare precedents – At the same time Frances finds out that, much even Kes comes to mind –and even without the religious context, it’s amar- as dance company leader Colleen (Charlotte Steve Parish vellous storyofachild getting round restrictions imposed by adults. Afresh take on Ecumenism and scripture Vincent of Lerins Anglican theologians anxious to refute what they saw as seeing the decisions of Councils as definitive but open to Thomas GGuarino theologically unjustified additions to the Catholic faith by further interpretation and explanation. He suggeststhere Baker Academic, pb, £16.99 Roman Catholics used Vincent to supporttheir case. After is ahierarchy of councils and appeals to Paul VI to argue his first chapter examining exactly what Vincent did say, that Councils of only theRoman Catholic Church arenot In the mid-20th centuryagroup of Guarino devotes achapter to Newman, showing the Angli- fully councils of the whole church. French Catholic theologians sought can Newman interpreting Vincent in aconservative sense. One area whereGuardino challenges both radical and inspiration for renewal in the Bishop Charles Goremade similar use of Vincent during conservative theologians is in his claim that disputed mat- Church by going back to the church the Malines conversations. ters cannot be settled quickly.Theologians have akey role fathers. This new book forms partof But if Vincent is read carefully it becomes apparent that to play in proposing and discussing new ideas but it takes aseries that seeks to follow the he does allow for development. In drawing up his famous time to determine whether they areinaccordwith the same path. Edited by aProtestant rule Vincent had in mind the Councils of the early church, gospel. Thereisbound to be friction between theologians and aRoman Catholic, the series especially Nicaea, which he saw as landmarks, interpreta- and church authorities but this friction can be creative if aims to further the cause of ecu- tions of scripturesanctioned by the whole church that expressed within the bonds of ‘communio’. menism, promote afresh engage- could never be overturned.Development in thesense of Vincent left the precise role of the Bishop of Rome but ment with scriptureand show how the fragmentation of growthwas acceptabletoVincent. What he rejected was Guarino argues he would have been opposed to overween- modernsociety is linked to aloss of the Platonic-Christian corruption or adulteration. Newman came to see this and ing centralism. He would want to see the Pope’s teaching synthesis of the early church. made use of Vincent’s ideas when he wrote his famous office linked to that of the whole college of bishops. Guari- This excellentstudy of St Vincent of Lerins fulfils all the ‘Essay on Development’. no suggests that it is unlikely that the Bishop of Rome will editors’ hopes for their series. It is asuperb exercise in As Newman was also to do, Vincent suggested ways in seek in the futuretoexercise an infallible authoritywith- ‘ressourcement’, which not only gives aclear and convinc- which we can distinguish growth or development from out reference to the Easternand Oriental Orthodox Chris- ing account of Vincent’s thought but shows its relevance to corruption of the faith. But Newman parted company from tians ‘and indeed without acareful weighing of the mind of the church today and to the ecumenical quest. This slim Vincent when he failed to link his tests for continuity of all Christians’. volume of less than 160 pages has an importance out of all doctrine to ecclesial structures in the way that Vincent did. Guarino looks at examples of legitimate development. proportion to its size. Vincent argued that development needs to be judged by On the question of the ordination of women he argues that Thomas Guarino has already written an excellent book the primacy of scripture, by the creeds and teaching of the this cannot be ruled out but that if we follow Vincent we Foundations of Systematic Theology.Inthisnew book he church, by the teaching of doctors of the church or theolo- will seek for verywide consent beforetaking the step. In argues that Vincent has been unfairly ignored by modern gians, by the consent of the faithful and by the judgement time the church may well come to see the ordination of theologians who have seen his famous rule that we must of the Bishop of Rome. Vincent’s rule is not meant to apply women is God’s will but traditionalists concerned about adheretothe faith that has been believed everywhere, to agolden age, long ago; it is test we can apply to the life the way the church should reach decisions have an impor- always and by all as arecipe for conservatism and, in any of the church today. tant contribution to make. case, impossible to apply. Building on Vincent’s work, Guardino makes acase for Paul Richardson 12 www.churchnewspaper.com SundayAugust 4, 2013 Comment Janey Lee Grace Live Healthy! Live Happy! Bestsummer buys– Quenchyour thirst

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ack in 1967 Ihad the unusual privilege of showing therewas aconsciousness on thepartofthe child that adiocesan bishop around the engine room of HMS something special was happening to it; hopefully provok- BFEARLESS, one of the Royal Navy’s new assault ing it to ask questions later.Many of these children were ships. The Rt Rev.E.J.K. Roberts (Ted) was Bishop of well past the age of three. Ely,and in those days Iwas anaval engineer.Our Com- But it was in my experience in Ostend and Bruges in manding Officer announced to the ship’s company that Belgium that Iglimpsed for the first time wherethe from Durban back to Plymouth we would have abishop futureofbaptismal practice might lie. The font in as a‘passenger’ and that we had all better behave our- Ostend had clearly not baptised anyone for averylong selves! Apparently TedRoberts was an old friend of our time. Afull eighteen months passed beforeaNigerian Captain and he had no delay in accepting the Captain’s member of the congregation asked if she could be bap- invitation for aride back to Blighty! Iwell remember tised. Shortly afterwards another two adults asked about guidingtall Bishop Tedinalong pair of white overalls baptism. These didn’t walk in offthe street. They had down the long engine-room ladder to the plates, whereI been in the regular small congregation for some time explained the dials and controls. and reached apoint of offering themselves quite sponta- It also happened that Iwas not long registered as an neously.Three moreolder children came for baptism ordinand with an interview planned at Ridley Hall for together with one of their parents. All wereregular wor- spring 1968. Little did Irealise at the time that Iwould be shippers. None werebaptised by immersion though the involved with infant baptismal reforminthe Church of font might have been large enough to do the children! England and Bishop Ted’s reportwas to become the All the occasions werejoyous. The adults all went on to a benchmark reference for contemporarydiscussions on glorious confirmation at Holy Trinity Brussels. Twoof Christian Initiation.*The Ely Reporthad significantpas- the children wereprepared for confirmation and first toral implications because it presented the General communioninthe RomanCatholicChurch. (goodecu- Synod with the opportunity to make the pastoral require- menical co-operation in Flanders). Therewas just one ments for general infant baptism abit tighter.It’s history babe in arms to be baptised. Its parents wereregular now,but the Synod basically opted for the status quo and worshippers and granny headed the Alpha course at an nothing really changed. Anglican church in Capetown! However as Irecently trawled back over the CofE’s Not long beforemytime ended in Belgium Ihad an baptismal statistics, Inoticed that around the time of the infant baptismal request in Bruges. The parents were Ely Reportthe number of baptisms as apercentage of Flemish. This was then followed by two adults from a live births was falling below the 50% mark on aline which Middle Easterncountrywho claimed to have been con- had been steadily falling throughout the twentieth centu- verted from Islam. Having first checked that they were ry.The corresponding figurefor 2007 was 17% and it still not hoaxing to get through Belgian immigration, and edges downwards. However,aseveryone knows, when working through atranslator,itbecame crystal clear that the figures for child baptisms over the age of one year the newly found faith of the latter adults could only be andthe baptismsofadultsare factored in, amorerosy signalled and secured through baptism. In the event only picturestarts to emerge. For example in 2002, for every one was baptised. As Ireflected on these occasions of 15 baptisms, four werechildren over the age of one year, baptism, mainly of older children and adults and admit- and one was an adult. The latter two categories arecon- ting the joy the occasions gave me, Iglimpsed again that sistently holding up quite well and their graphs have it was the missional /discipling context which made it all remained roughly horizontal for the last decade. So so significant. Consequently something moremeaning- wheremight it all be leading? ful began to percolate around the congregations as to Ithink the answers lie in the parish. Ihad already what baptism is really about. Maybe those graphs will noticed in rural Worcestershirebythe 1990s that parents starttoedge back up again? wereputting much moretime into the decision about *Christian Initiation Birth and growth in Christian ‘having our child christened’ This longer time in decision Society G.S. 30. 1971. making often meant that the candidatewas too large physically to be held in awhite shawl at the font. So the Revd Dr CliffordOwen has recently retired from the child was morelikely to be over one year old and had to Diocese in Europe. be stood on asuitable plank or chair.Furthermorethe He is Chair of Baptismal Integrity.Copies of his original candidate could be spoken to as ahuman being and book ‘Baptise EveryBaby?’ arestill available at £5 from therewas aglimmer of aresponse to be had. In short [email protected] Wine of the Week

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A royal birth: Prince George of Cambridge, now third in line to the throne. Bells rang out, salutes were fired. Mothers whose babies were born on the same day,July 22 can apply to the Royal Mint for a free special silver penny — a limited minting, only 2013, the birth year, have been struck. Now, a thought for those nursing mothers, who,while breast feeding, must keep off alcoholic drinks. Here’s a wine they could consider for an occasional sip. Though the label says “Less than 0.5%”, that in reality means likely none or the tiniest level. Free of alcohol duty,thus low-priced, it comes from California’s Napa (Nappy?!) valley.The grape is Merlot, giving a deep red in the glass. On the nose, something of blackberries with a faint hint of musk (which some per- fume makers liken to a baby’s skin!). Then, sweet notes strongly pre- dominate, so it lacks the usual Merlot characteristics, It is hard to find a good food match. It could perhaps go with some salads or pasta dishes, but more with desserts. It can also be served chilled. A further connec- tion with our baby prince — it was harvested in the year of his conception. 14 www.churchnewspaper.com SundayAugust 4, 2013 Register

THE 2013 ANGLICAN CYCLE July 2013. BIBLE CHALLENGE The Rev Canon Peter Midwood, OF PRAYER Rector,Walkingham Hill (Ripon and Leeds): to retirewith effect from 1September 2013. The Rev Canon Timothy Ollier, Day 216 Enjoy hearing the Scriptures read aloud in church Sunday 4August. Pentecost 11. Psalm 119:81-96, Mt Rector,Egglescliffe (Durham): to retirewith effect from Day 217 Ecclesiastes 7-9, Psalm 21, Colossians 2 27:1-10. Pretoria -(SouthernAfrica): The Rt Rev Dr 31 August 2013. Day 218 Ecclesiastes 10-12, Psalm 22, Colossians 3 Johannes Seoka The Rev Preb Lawrence Price, Day 219 Song of Songs 1-3, Psalm 23, Colossians 4 NSM (Priest-in-Charge), Cheddleton (Lichfield): to retire Day 220 Song of Songs 4-6, Psalm 24, 1Thessalonians 1 Monday 5August. Psalm 64, Mt 27:11-26. Puerto with effect from 29 September 2013. Day 221 Song of Songs 7-8, Psalm 25, 1Thessalonians 2 Rico -(IX, The Episcopal Church): The Rt Rev David The Rev Preb Neil Richardson, Day 222 Isaiah 1-3, Psalm 26, 1Thessalonians 3 Alvarez Rector,GreenfordHoly Cross (London): has retired with effect from 7July 2013. Tuesday 6August. Psalm 65, Jer 21:1-10. Pune - The Rev Peter Richmond, APPOINTMENTS (North India): The Rt Rev Vijay Sathe Chaplain, East Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust (Canterbury): has retired with effect Wednesday 7August.Psalm 66, Jer 22:13-19. Qu’Ap- from 30 June 2013. The VenDrStephen Adesanya, pelle -(Rupert’s Land, Canada): The Rt Rev Gregory The Rev Preb Duncan Ross, Priest-in-Charge, Romaldkirk with Laithkirk; and Priest-in- Kerr-Wilson Vicar,Bow Common (London): to retirewith effect from Charge, Startforth and Bowes and Rokeby with Brignall 31 October 2013. (Ripon and Leeds): to be Vicar,Burnley St Cuthbert; and Thursday 8August. Psalm 67, Jer 22:20-30. 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This Sunday we hear three challenging angles on the futurefor God’s people. Isaiah is our Old Testament reading for the next two weeks. His vision is addressed to the people of Judah, but in particular to their capital city,Jerusalem. It is something of ajolt, then, for him to address this major faith capital as “Sodom” and “Gomorrah” in verse 10. The people of faith have become as evil as those infa- mously degraded cities. As aresult, their worship is empty and loathsome —perhaps not to them; it proba- bly feels lavish and spectacular and appropriately digni- fied to them —but certainly to the God it is meant to be focused upon. Though many in our culturemay think that God should be happy with whatever he can get these days, the truth is he hides his eyes and closes his ears to thosewho only want to engagehim superficially.The Sabbath performance is not sufficient. He hates the religious mask that covers apagan heart. Yeteven to hypocrites, the offer of forgiveness is open: their scarlet sins can be like snow.But repen- tance is not cheap, and Isaiah declares that only the willing and obedient will eat the good of the land and avoid the impending doom. AwordtoJudah, as the Assyrian comes down like awolf on the fold to devour their near-neighbourIsrael. Awordtoother cities and other churches which have become indistinguishable from Gomorrah, and as inhospitablefor the faithful as Sodom. Will repentance be forthcoming? Will it be in time? The city in view in Hebrews 11 is afar better place to hope for,with firmer foundations by far.Abraham knew it only by faith, astranger in aforeign land most of his life. With little earthly futureitseemed, but with the promise of God in his pocket all the way.His distant homeland was aheavenly countryprepared by God, for which it is worth forsaking the comforts of this life and the familiar desires of an earth-bound existence. Too often we areashamed to admit our attachment to Jesus in aworld that despises his name and pours scornon hisways; but the issue in Hebrews 11:16 is whether London gay pride God will be ashamed to stand by his covenant with us, not the other way around. Note that he is proud to own those who speak and act in this world as those who that thereisplenty of that coming from some who claim have fixed their desires elsewhere. Hebrews has only By Benny Hazlehurst their particular version of the truth, but Icertainly wasn’t warnings for those whose sights areconsiderably Accepting Evangelicals expecting the warmth, encouragement and affirmation of lower. the crowd.” It is this perspective we hear again from the lips of “Why do gay people want to flaunt their sexuality?” As we continued the march, therewas asmall group who the Lordhimself in Luke 12. The Father delights to That was acomment posted on my Facebook page radiated hostility with placards and megaphones declaring give the kingdom to his fearful little flock. With that recently after Imentioned this summer’s London Pride amessage of Christian condemnation rather than love and reassurance and hope in place, we arefreetobe parade. grace, but even they wereoutnumbered by agroup of extreme in our generosity in this life (remembering the And who could blame him? The media representation of Christians inspired by Andrew Marin in Chicago. They Church of England’sArticle 38, the only place in the this annual LGBT festival is, all too often, of aggressively held placards apologising for the way the Church has treat- Thirty-nineArticlesweare encouragedtobeliberal). sexual men dressed in verylittle. ed gay people, and their faces woresmiles, not frowns. Those whose bank statements show that they live on But of the thousands of people who take partinPride Contrarytothe photos posted in the press, Ididn’t see a the edge of eternity,and not just for the hereand now, each year,the overwhelming majorityare ordinarypeople single person ‘flaunting their sexuality’ in an aggressive or will find —don’t miss the surprise in verse 37! —that celebrating apartoftheir identity which many have felt distasteful way.The people Isaw weredressed in ordinary the LordJesus Christ himself will be happy to serve pressuretohide for all or partoftheir lives. clothes, enjoying the occasion with friends or colleagues them in the feast that is to come. If that is not ahum- Nowhereisthis moretruethan amongst Christians. as they waved to the crowds of well-wishers. bling, almost shocking, but deeply beautiful thought for Even when agay person feels able to be honest about their But perhaps that isn’t the real issue. My friend on Face- us, our bank managers will know it. And we areworry- orientation in many areas of life, they often feel under pres- book had the honesty to follow up his comment by ingly ill-prepared for the hour that is approaching. suretokeep their sexuality asecret in church. acknowledging that as amarried man with children, per- This year,asImarched with Christians Together at haps he ‘flaunts his sexuality’ without even realising it. Lee Gatiss is Director of Church Society,and Editor of Pride amid asmall army of people wearing T-shirts declar- Perhaps the real issue is one of perception. If amarried the NIV Proclamation Bible. ing “Christian and Proud”, Ireflectedthat the only thing couple hold hands in church most people will say ‘Isn’t that they were‘flaunting’ was their faith in Jesus Christ! nice!’ -but when agay couple hold hands in some church- We started with aCommunion service in the street near es, it is morelikely to result in an awkwardsilence fol- the startofthe march. Bread and wine werereceived lowed by a‘pastoral visit’. One couple is celebrated, the prayerfully and reverently amid the noise of the traffic. other are‘flaunting their sexuality’. HYMN SUGGESTIONS Then we wereled to our place in the parade and found our- LGB&T people aremembers of our churches, whether selves just in front of another faith group, “Gay Jews in we know it or not. Far from flaunting their sexuality,they London”. As we marched along OxfordStreet, we waved often feel they have to suppress it. and smiled, gave out postcards, and received many rounds Whatever our doctrinal convictions, our churches How firmafoundation of applause from onlookers. should be places whereall of us can come and be the peo- Trust and obey Iwalked next to Richard, aman in his early 50s who was ple God created us to be, without pretence, mask or dis- Speak OLord only just starting to ‘come out’ at church. Richardlater guise. Perhaps that is the kind of church which Jesus Glorious things of thee arespoken reflected that: “For the first time in moreyears than Icare would be truly proud of. There’s aplace wherethe streets shine to admit, Ifelt proud to be aChristian again. I’m not sure thatIwas expecting hostility,though of course I’m aware www.acceptingevangelicals.org Milestones

Prime Minister David Cameron held areception for Lesbian, Gay,Bisexual and Transgender campaigners at Downing Street to celebrate the passage of the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act.The Prime Minister spoke of his "pride" and thanked them, saying: “I want to thank all of you for the supportthat you’ve given, and for the pressurethat you’ve kept up, for this really, really important change.”... The OxfordEng- lish Dictionary(OED) has said that the defini- tion of the term‘marriage’ will be changed to include same sex couples... Church leaders in Zimbabwe asked Christians around the world to pray for their country,and called for theretobenoviolence ahead of elections that took place on July 31...

selves and contribute towards society. An enabling society is one in which PAUL churches can make amajor contribution in many different ways. As they do so they RICHARDSON must recognise that people will embrace a range of ideals.Britain is no longer aChris- Church and World tian society but it is asociety in which Chris- tians have an enormous contribution to

make if they can accept that individuals now expect to work out their own moral beliefs. But non-state actors alone cannot act as midwives to the empowering society.The More action, state has avital role to play and this is why churches areright to enter debate about social and economic policy.Agood example

of an issue in which the churches should less academia get involved is the debate about tax initiated by the Chancellor. John Milbank has argued that Acrucial development in recent George Osborne’s commitment that a instead of producing long reports political thinking has been the Tory Government after 2015 will not raise telling the Government what to do, growing supportfor Armatya Sen’s taxes should be challenged. In doing so the which areadmired by the liberal idea of enhancing the capabilities of churches should accept the importance of press but regarded with scepticism individuals so that they can have maintaining atight grip on public expendi- ‘ by the laity,the Church should get meaningful and fulfilled lives. tureand of the need to stimulate growth and involved in welfareprovision, bank- Instead of giving power to the state adopt aless expenditure-driven and more ing, business and more. we must trytogive morepower to creative way to advance social justice. But To some extent Archbishop people, believing that if they are thereisscope for some increase in taxation. Justin Welby appears to be follow- given morepower they will act In the present climate we should look not ing this agenda with his vigorous responsibly.Amuch-quoted Chi- only at amansion tax on homes worth more supportfor credit unions although nese proverb sums up this philoso- than £2 million but at atax on second or thirdhomes. In the long runthe way to cut the deficit and provide income for Government expen- ditureistostimulate the economy.The Speaking of his Coalition has been guilty of cutting capital investment at atime when borrowing rates predecessor,Rowan Williams:“I certainly werelow.Net investment is set to decline have aless strong background is from £38.6 billion in 2010/12 to £20 billion philosophyand ethics, as aprofessional in 2015/16. Improvements to health, educa- discipline,but certainlymoreexperience tion, transportand digital infrastructure ‘ could not only stimulate the economy now of what happens in practise when youtry to but lay the groundwork for futuregrowth. applythese things, and youneed both.” One area wherethe Government could The Rt Revd Justin Welby, Archbishop of stimulate the economy and empower indi- Canterbury, in an interviewwith Total viduals is by moving towards aliving wage. HenryFordrealised that if he paid his work- Politics David Cameron and George Osborne ers adecent wage they would spend more and help the economy.Higher wages increase productivity and commitment from People he has not been slow to enter politi- phy.‘Give aman afish and you feed workers. cal and economic debate, criticising him for aday.Teach aman to fish As Anthony Painter points out in his politicians for seeing inflation as a and you feed him for alifetime’. excellent new study Left Without aFuture, The Church of England has announced today that way to reduce debt, for example. If this approach is adopted there morethan four-fifths of the UK economy is the Revd Canon Jeremy Worthen is to be the Milbank is to be congratulated is scope for action by both the state in service provision wherethereislittle fear new Secretaryfor Ecumenical Relations and The- for encouraging the churches to and non-state actors in working to from foreign competition. Painter calls for ology at the Council for Christian Unity,anewly- have adiscussion that was overdue. empower individuals. Churches work associations that would play apartin configured role, working closely with the Chairs Many will agree with his call for have actually been doing this for promoting the skills of workers and might of the Council of Christian Unity and the Faith action while still seeing aplace for hundreds of years. In 19th Century also provide supplementaryunemployment and Order Commission and will reporttoJacqui intervention in debates on public Britain the MethodistChurch was and health insurance, an excellent example Philips, the Director of Central Secretariat and policy.Hequotes VA Demant and an effective instrument in encour- of away to involved non-state actors in pro- Clerk to the Synod... John Neville Figgis as two Anglican aging working people to take con- moting the capabilities of workers. When thinkers who weresuspicious of an trol of their lives and create workers have higher wages thereismore overpowerful state and who wanted institutionsfor mutual support. incentive for employers to invest in them. to strengthen civil society and inter- Pentecostalism is carrying on the At atime whereincreased state provision Next Week’sNews mediate institutions. Many on both same function in Latin America of welfareisbecoming increasingly unpopu- sides of the political divide areopen today.Most of the leaders in the lar we need to think of new ways to advance Hezbollah will celebrate its seventh anniver- to such ideas. David Cameron’s Big anti-colonialist struggle wereedu- the agenda of social justice. Thereisscope sary of its "divine victory", the end of its war with Society continues to have its sup- cated in mission schools and for direct action by churches but they Israel, on Wednesday August 14 in Lebanon... On porters even if the Prime Minister church schools around the world should not just fill in gaps the state has left. Thursday August 15, Japan marks 68th appears to have given up trying to arestill giving young people the They should also seek ways to influence the anniversaryofcountry's surrender in World explain what it means. skills they need to supportthem- direction society is taking. WarTwo...

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