Damian Thompson

Statement of Faith Leaders in Wales on Assisted Suicide

Faith leaders in Wales have issued a statement expressing their opposition to the Government’s proposed assisted suicide legislation and urging the Senedd to withhold legislative consent to the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill. The proposed bill is scheduled to be debated, and ‘consent’...

The discussion at the end of the LLF process

Yesterday in Synod, we spent five hours (yes, five!) on what is likely to be the final debate on the Living in Love and Faith process (LLF), the Church of England’s damaging and divisive debate on sexuality launched by Justin Welby in 2017. Following...
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