General Synod News

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Farewells and Prorogation #synod #generalsynod

Bishop of Bath and Wells introduces the next item #synod #generalsynod

"we live with the Five Guiding Principles and it works for us" according to the Archbishop of York. Oh really??? I would suggest that the words 'works' and 'us' are both doing some pretty heavy lifting here! For whom does enshrining inequality 'work'?! @watch-notequalyet.bsky.social

I find it very hard to believe a loving God likes making space for bigots. Decent human beings don't.

"Consceintious difference" is just allowing space for hate.

Kenson Li (Co-opted) - Reminds synod that he was co-opted as a GMH person #synod #generalsynod

Charlie Bell (Southwark) - Democratic process do not always lead to the best representation depending on what you mean by democratic #synod #generalsynod

Stephen Hofmeyr (Guildford) - The way to get to representative ViSCs is to follow democratic process #synod #generalsynod

Chris Gill (Lichfield) - asks about what happens when we don't get enough candidates #synod #generalsynod

Rebecca Chapman introduces amendment 568 #synod #generalsynod

Amendment 567 fails #synod #generalsynod

Jane Richards (Chelmsford) - We have to step up to the plate and this is one of these moments #synod #generalsynod

Cathy Rhodes (Sheffield) - Gives an example of where quotas have had a good effect #synod #generalsynod

The adjournment is lost #synod #generalsynod

Thomas Saville (Communities) addresses the chamber requesting an adjournment on ViSC regulations #synod #generalsynod

Archbishop of York - God is calling us to learn to live with conscientious difference. We live with the Five Guiding Principles and it works for us #synod #generalsynod

Kate Wharton (Liverpool) - In favour of our ViSC having equal representation of men and women - we should be beyond needing to reserve these places for one gender. We need to work towards all committees being fully representatives. #synod #generalsynod

Kate Massey (Coventry) - we need the voices of women in our CNCs #synod #generalsynod

Jennifer Fellows (Gloucester) introduces amendment 567 #synod #generalsynod

Pete Spiers (Liverpool) - If the rules suit you you probably don't want to change them #synod #generalsynod

Nicola Denyer (Newcastle) - Useful given the power dynamics to have a lay chair #synod #generalsynod

Helen Lamb (Oxford) - we don't have to legislate everything and we don't need to micromanage and over legislating what should be a democratic process #synod #generalsynod

Peter Adams (St Albans) - We need to name our fear of the power that our Bishops sometimes present to us #synod #generalsynod

Discussing item 566 #synod #generalsynod

Item 565 is lost #synod #generalsynod

Currently discussing amendment 565 #synod #generalsynod

Gill Frigerio (Coventry) - The amendment minimises the ability for the ViSC to reflect the maximum diversity of parishes across a diocese #synod #generalsynod

Nick Land (York) - changes will mean that no lay person from Cathedrals will be able to be elected to ViSC #synod #generalsynod

Sean Doherty (TEIs) - Concerns that this rule will end up excluding some people from the ViSC #synod #generalsynod