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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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The Archbishop and the Ballot Box: Why 2026 Will Be a Critical Year for the Church of England - ViaMedia.News by Nic Tall, National Co-ordinator of Together for the Church of England When future church historians look back at 2026 and judge what most shaped the direction of the Church of England in that year,...

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Tribunal rules in case of aggrieved curate Expectations placed on diocesan safeguarding adviser were not found reasonable

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Temperature rises ahead of Bishops’ formal vote to put the brakes on same-sex marriage ‘I believe God has called me to faithful, permanent, stability of life with another woman’ says Dean of Bristol

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A reply to Anon’s Reflections on the Safeguarding Failures and Delays in the C/E highlighted by the Charity Commission - Surviving Church The opinion piece ‘Church of England Must Rapidly Accelerate Safeguarding Reforms’ by Anon 17 November 2025 https://survivingchurch.org/2025/11/17/church-of-england-must-rapidly-accelerate-safeguardin...

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Crown and Mitre An Essay Saint Andrew's Day

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Tithing – A form of Manipulation? - Surviving Church by Stephen Parsons One of the incontestable facts about the Church of England is that parishes designated as conservative evangelical seem to have few problems in raising money. Other mainstream paris...

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Move faster with same-sex blessings, House of Bishops told Lincoln diocesan synod urges Bishops to ‘proceed at pace’, while Bishop of Chelmsford says that ‘LGBT+ people have been failed’ by recent decisions

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A Crisis of Trust - Surviving Church by Martin Sewell Trust is a most precious commodity in all walks of life, public private and personal. Readers of the Surviving Church blog will be painfully aware from the stories and opinions shared...

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The House of Bishops on Clergy and Same-Sex Marriage – Further Personal Reflections - ViaMedia.News by Peter Collier KC, retired Senior Circuit Judge and former Vicar-General of the Province of York Further to my recent reflections on the House of Bishops’ October statement on the future use of the ...

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Remembering Rachel Cooke | The Observer

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Church Times on X: ""While doctrinal agreement is vital, Christian unity will not be built on theological dialogue alone. During the past 60 years, there has been an equally remarkable rapprochement in local, regional, and national institutional links of various kinds." https://t.co/hxf8mFodbn" / X "While doctrinal agreement is vital, Christian unity will not be built on theological dialogue alone. During the past 60 years, there has been an equally remarkable rapprochement in local, regional, and national institutional links of various kinds." https://t.co/hxf8mFodbn

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Katie Razzall: Robust leadership needed to steer BBC through crisis

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King Charles, Pope Leo, and ‘full visible unity’ - Liturgy In an age of polarisation, the meeting and shared prayer of Pope Leo and King Charles, from traditions once separated by centuries of conflict, should be encouraged and received in the most positive l...

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Makin Review – Progress Update | Law & Religion UK

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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 — 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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