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November 13, 2017

Church of England guidance for schools on homophobic bullying

Guidance for Church of England schools published today aims to prevent pupils from having their self-worth diminished by being bullied because of their perceived or actual sexual orientation or gender identity.
November 8, 2017

Number of bishops in House of Lords should be reduced, says Committee Chair

The Chair of the House of Lords Committee responsible for reducing the number of peers has stated that the Committee believes there should be a reduction in the number of seats reserved for Church of England bishops.
November 3, 2017

Sexual abuse survivor calls on Archbishop for further action

Archbishop Justin Welby has been sent an open letter by prominent abuse survivor Gilo, also published by Ekklesia and Thinking Anglicans, complaining about the derisory ammounts victims are in effect forced to accept by the Church’s insurers, and asked to remedy this.
November 2, 2017

Open Letter to the Archbishop of Canterbury from sexual abuse survivor Gilo

Earlier in October 2017, Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby
October 16, 2017

Church of England statement on mediation with survivor of clerical sexual abuse

The Church of England has issued a statement on a mediated meeting with a survivor of clerical sexual abuse.
September 29, 2017

Record number of women enter training for ministry

The number of people entering training to become priests in the Church of England is at the highest level for a decade, with women making up more than half the total.
September 21, 2017

Pressure mounts on Church of England to divest from Exxon

Christian campaigners are calling on the Church of England to disinvest from US oil giant ExxonMobil, on the basis of new evidence that the company intentionally misled the public on climate change.
August 12, 2017

Church sexuality report from 1970 increases pressure for change

Amidst wide media coverage of the fiftieth anniversary of the Sexual Offences Act 1967, a Church of England report on sexuality from that era has come to
July 24, 2017

Church of England shift towards accepting LGBTI people

Though the Church of England still discriminates against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people, it recently shifted towards gre
June 28, 2017

Military conference at Church House disrupted by Christian protesters

An arms industry-sponsored event was disrupted today by Christian campaigners just as Defence Secretary Michael Fallon was due to speak.