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The “Contradiction” Still Isn’t: GAFCON and Doctrinal Triage

The latest criticism of GAFCON’s Abuja settlement raises a fair question, though not a fatal one: how does a confessional Anglican communion distinguish between first-order doctrine and secondary disagreement? That is a serious question. But it is not answered by declaring GAFCON incoherent. The latest...
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Fletcher – the silence surrounding the “Superstar” sex-offender

On the 11th of May 2026, a jury at Kingston Crown Court determined that the Revd Jonathan Fletcher had committed at least sixteen acts of indecent assault on a man over a period of about twenty-five years. The majority of assaults involved being beaten...
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The Clash of illusory hope over Islamic Reality

The Pope’s actual job The Pope’s actual job — the irreplaceable, specific, urgent job for...
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Complexity at Canterbury? A Shaky Beginning with an initial win for ‘Moral Therapeutic Deism.’

It is not easy to find a sufficiently neutral tone of voice with which...
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Too Little Too Late – The Warming of Prince Williams’ Tepid Agnosticism

Why the Palace’s new message on Prince William’s faith looks more like constitutional stage-management...
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The Soul Beyond the Self

We no longer know how to speak about the soul One of the more serious...
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Beyond ‘Might is Right’; Anglican Authority and the Failure to Find a Magisterium.

In rejecting progressive power, GAFCON may have discovered the Protestant problem it cannot solve. Worldwide...
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C of E General Synod Rejects ‘LLF’-the Gay Marriage Strategy. The Rev. Peter Ould, in Conversation

https://youtu.be/W63Ax7xX4fo
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The Protest Against an Archbishop of Canterbury that calls the future of the Church into Question.

Counting Archbishops and Counting Authority The Church of England claims that Sarah Mullally is the...
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The Impact and Implication of Suicide, Incompetence and Wokery, on the Appointment of an Archbishop of Canterbury.

Why Paul Williamson Protested After my previous article on the protest made at the service...
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Religion, Psychology, and the Persistence of Prejudice

Part of my journey towards the state of my present life was spent teaching...
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The King’s Speech and the Silence That Matters

It won’t be any surprise to those who read me here to know that...
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The Tommy Robinson Carol Service and the Moment the Church of England Finally Revealed Its New Religion

If you needed any evidence that there are two entirely different religions both claiming...
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‘On Carols-Eve’ – The clash of Christianities and Civilisations galvanised by “Putting Christ Back into Christmas on December 13th.”

https://youtu.be/8Tlq36OjRVg Why a single carol service revealed two rival visions of faith, nation, and moral...
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Op-Ed

The “Contradiction” Still Isn’t: GAFCON and Doctrinal Triage

The latest criticism of GAFCON’s Abuja settlement raises a fair question, though not a...
Op-Ed

Fletcher – the silence surrounding the “Superstar” sex-offender

On the 11th of May 2026, a jury at Kingston Crown Court determined that...
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India’s Churches form federation to battle anti-Christian violence and legal restrictions

Church leaders from across India's church spectrum launched the National Federation of Churches in...
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Keith Chen-Cheng Lee Elected Seventh Bishop of Taiwan

The Rev. Keith Chen-Cheng Lee, rector of Good Shepherd Church in Taipei, was elected...