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Simon Sarmiento

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Knaresborough, North Yorkshire. retired software consultant, former freelance journalist, interests: Church of England, equality legislation, early and baroque music, liturgy, modern railways and badgers.

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Kaya Burgess on X: "Religion is no longer something inherited from parents, but more of a lifestyle choice for under-35s, study by @IIFL_uk finds They feel freer to adopt - and abandon - a faith depending on how it benefits their wellbeing Read here: https://t.co/BaFQzWTLH6" / X Religion is no longer something inherited from parents, but more of a lifestyle choice for under-35s, study by @IIFL_uk finds They feel freer to adopt - and abandon - a faith depending on how it benefits their wellbeing Read here: https://t.co/BaFQzWTLH6

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Clergy Conduct Measure – Back to Synod? | Law & Religion UK

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Does Nigel do God? | Gawain Towler | The Critic Magazine Many moons ago at the Christening of one of my children in St Agnes Church, Kennington, I noticed that Nigel Farage was standing up and down at all the right moments of the service without prompting.

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Vacancy in See – London | Law & Religion UK

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Open Letter to the Archbishop of Canterbury Designate – Bishop Sarah Mullaly - Surviving Church Dear Bishop SarahAs editor and contributors to Letters to a Broken Church, we congratulate you on your recent appointment as Archbishop of Canterbury. You have our good wishes. You will be taking on i...

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Installation of the 106th Archbishop of Canterbury | The Archbishop of Canterbury Bishop Sarah will be installed as the Archbishop of Canterbury on Wednesday 25 March, 2026.

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Revised proposals for Bishop of Bangor | Law & Religion UK

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The Lucius Letters: Chapter Seven by Anon - Surviving Church Damon is an apprentice devil tasked with learning to undermine and weaken the Church of England and wider Anglicanism. Lucius is a senior devil mentoring apprentices overseeing the work on all denomin...

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A bishop’s secret church trial and the U.S. Anglican Church in turmoil A child sex offender, a man accused of attempted second-degree murder, a man who solicited a prostitute β€” all were allowed to lead or worship in Stewart Ruch’s diocese.

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U.S. Anglican Church archbishop accused of sexual misconduct, abuse of power

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Winded After the Death of LLF - ViaMedia.News by the Very Revd David Monteith, Dean of Canterbury Much metaphorical ink has already been spilt on the announcement from the House of Bishops of the death of Living in Love and Faith (LLF). These ref...

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GAFCON says its members will leave Anglican Communion to form rival network [Episcopal News Service] The conservative Anglican network GAFCON, a mix of leaders from Anglican provinces and breakaway groups, released a statement Oct. 16 saying it would disengage from the Ang…

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Serious Christianity and Remembering Trafalgar Today is the 220th anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar, a victory which destroyed Napoleon's naval power and constrained his imperial amb...

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LLF Update: Trustees’ Statement – Together for the Church of England

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'Lighten our darkness': experiences of unease and the virtues of BCP daily prayer Today's post follows a conversation with someone who has experienced a sense of unease in their home at night. There has been nothing dramat...

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Gafcon declaration onΒ β€˜Global Anglican Communion’ took shape in Sydney Primates held meeting with movement’s β€˜founding fathers’

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Archbishops’ statement on the Church of Ireland and the Anglican Communion The Most Rev John McDowell, the Church of Ireland’s Primate of All Ireland and Archbishop of Armagh, with the Most Rev Michael Jackson, Primate of Ireland and Archbishop of Dublin have issued the foll...

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The Durham Report on the Pilavachi Affair. Will the Church of England finally learn to recognise β€˜cults’ in its midst? - Surviving Church One of the hazards of using a computer is that occasionally documents disappear into cyberspace, never to be recovered. With all the recent excitement of a nomination for the new Archbishop of Canterb...

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Crumbs of Comfort: Standing together for Standalone Services Canon Simon Butler was for some years one of the most senior priests in General Synod and a member of the Archbishops' Council. He is Rector of Holy Trinity & St Mary’s GuildfordΒ .The crumbs of Living...

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Anglican Communion(s) both with strong convictions Hello for this week. If you would prefer not to read, once again (and again and again ...) about Anglican Communion machinations, then here ...

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This is a very helpful explainer article for all inclusive #CofEPeeps (not just Evangelicals). Note the call to action - get yourself elected to deanery synod.

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Understanding the House of Bishops decisions The Inclusive Evangelical convenors met this week and Steve Hollinghurst writes this response on our behalf for those needing help understanding the present state of play on the slow and very painful ...

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Diocesan consultation opens for next Bishop of London

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THE REV. CANON Γ†THELSTAN BABBIT β€” Earth and Altar The following is a selection from Cautionary Tales for Careful Clerics , an original volume of humorous poetry recently released by St. Lazarus Press , the publishing arm of the Church of St. Jo...

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Campaigners for same-sex marriage react with dismay and sadness to C of E House of Bishops decision Bishops who supported greater LGBTQ+ inclusion have not shown β€˜courage in their convictions’ says priest

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House of Bishops acknowledges theological and legal impediments to standalone services and clergy same sex marriage - The Church of England Evangelical Council On Wednesday 15 October, an update was released by the Church of England on the Living in Love and Faith process, following a House of Bishops' residential

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No, the "Global South" Has Not Left the Anglican Communion Part of the DNA of Anglicanism is the autonomy of national churches. This principle led English church leaders of the 16th century to suppor...

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Gafcon – β€œthe true Global Anglican Communion” | Law & Religion UK

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