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9 February 2012: Press Release: REPORT ON THE LGB&T ACT OF WITNESS ON THE 9 FEBRUARY 2012
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An Act of Witness took place at General Synod on Thursday, 9 February to draw attention to the extent to which the Church of England relies on the many hundreds of LGB&T clergy who minister faithfully across the Church of England despite the institutional prejudice and suspicion they often face. Over 40 members and supporters of the LGB&T Anglican Coalition greeted synod members as they entered Church House Westminster.
The Coalition has calculated that there are at least 1,500 LGB&T licensed clergy currently ministering in parishes, hospitals, diocesan offices and other ministries - over 13% of the total...........continued
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9 February 2012: Press Release: RACIAL ABUSE AND THE ARCHBISHOP OF YORK
Following news reports that the Archbishop of York has received racist emails after his recent interview, in which he opposed the Government’s consultation on same-sex marriage, we wish to make it clear that the LGB&T Anglican Coalition stands against all forms of prejudice including racism. We totally condemn all such acts.
We believe that prejudice in any form can only be opposed by creating an environment of openness, listening and mutual respect, and it is in this spirit that we approach all of our discussions in the ongoing debate.
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9 February 2012: Press Release: LGB&T ACT OF WITNESS ON THE 9 FEBRUARY 2012
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An Act of Witness will take place at General Synod on Thursday 9th February to draw attention to the many hundreds of LGB&T clergy who minister faithfully across the Church of England despite the institutional prejudice and suspicion they often face, and on whom the Church of England relies........ there is more
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PLEASE JOIN US TOMORROW 9TH FEBRUARY FOR THE ACT OF WITNESS WHICH WILL TAKE PLACE STARTING At 8:45 AM IN DEANS YARD BESIDE WESTMINSTER ABBEY.
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2 February 2012: Press Release: "EMBRACE CIVIL PARTNERSHIPS" BISHOPS TOLD
The time has come for a change in stance on Civil Partnerships is the message from pro-gay groups in the LGB&T Anglican Coalition.
In its submission to the House of Bishops review group on Civil Partnerships, (made public today) the Coalition calls on the Church of England to allow churches to register Civil Partnerships, authorise services of Thanksgiving and Dedication, and end the ban on Bishops in Civil Partnerships.
With over 47,000 Civil partnerships had been registered by the end of 2010, the submission notes that "As social attitudes towards those in same-sex relationships have become increasingly open and accepting, the Church of England is becoming increasingly isolated. This is in turn damaging both our mission and our ability to provide pastoral care to those in our parishes, congregations, and clergy." On offering Civil Partnerships in Parish Churches, the Coalition has already identified 95 churches who want to press ahead but General Synod would need to approve the application. Although negative statements have been made by the Church of England's Press Office..................
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16 January 2012: PRESS RELEASE: 95 CHURCHES WANT TO REGISTER CIVIL PARTNERSHIPS
A limited survey by the LGB&T Anglican Coalition has already revealed that almost 100 Church of England churches would want to explore registering their buildings to offer Civil Partnerships - if the Church of England would allow it.
This comes as registration forms for religious buildings become available for the first time this month following the end of the Government ban in December. The news that so many Anglican Churches would want to explore registration shows the disparity between the official stance of the Church of England and that of ordinary parishes.
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2nd August 2011: Press Release: THE LGB&T ANGLICAN COALITION OFFERS ASSISTANCE IN SEXUALITY REVIEWS
The LGB&T Anglican Coalition has written to the House of Bishops to offer its help in the forthcoming reviews on sexuality and the church.
Following his announcement of reviews on Civil Partnerships and Guidelines on Human Sexuality by the Bishop of Norwich, the LGB&T Anglican Coalition has written to the Rt. Rev Graham James welcoming the reviews, and offering to meet with him in the near future.
The letter states, "We are sure that you will want to consult widely in the review process, and would like to offer our services at an early stage. We hope you will welcome this offer to meet a small team representing the Coalition to discuss how our members can contribute to this work."
This offer stands in sharp contrast to claims made by Anglican Mainstream that such discussions have already been taking place during the past year..... Neither the Coalition nor any of its member groups have yet been invited to take part in conversations of this kind..................
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11 October 2010: Press Release: TIME TO ACCEPT GAY BISHOPS SAYS ANGLICAN COALITION
In a recent interview with The Times the Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, was unclear whether celibate but partnered gay clergy are acceptable as bishops in the Church of England. The archbishop stated his unwillingness to consider partnered gay men and lesbians as bishops because of their ‘particular choice of life, a partnership, and what the Church has to say about that.’ .........................
In a letter sent to the Archbishop, the Coalition criticizes the Archbishop’s remarks as ‘hurtful and undermining to the many lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans people who have been called to ordained ministry but not to celibacy’. The Coalition calls the Church of England to a renewed study of sexuality in the light of modern scientific and theological understanding......................
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9 July 2010: PRESS RELEASE: SOUTHWARK FAILURE DAMAGES CHURCH OF ENGLAND
Both recent meetings of the Crown Nominations Commission to choose a new bishop for the Diocese of Southwark have been the subject of serious leaks to a newspaper. This has resulted in huge personal pain and distress for one candidate, Dr Jeffrey John, Dean of St Albans, for the second time in seven years. It is particularly outrageous that some senior church officials have suggested the leaks were engineered by supporters of Dr John, rather than by those opposed to his nomination...................
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7 May 2010: PRESS RELEASE: The LGBT ANGLICAN COALITION REJOICES AT LOS ANGELES CONCECRATIONS
The LGBT Anglican Coalition rejoices that Diane Bruce and Mary Glasspool will be consecrated as bishops in Los Angeles on the 15th May.
The Revd Diane Bruce and the Revd Mary Glasspool were each elected by large majorities of the laity, clergy and bishops of the Diocese of Los Angeles. Subsequently, their elections were confirmed by clear majorities, both of the bishops with jurisdiction in The Episcopal Church of the United States and of the standing committees of that church’s dioceses..........
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10 December 2009: PRESS RELEASE: LOS ANGELES AND UGANDA The LGBT Anglican Coalition warmly welcomes the election of two new suffragan bishops for the Episcopal diocese of Los Angeles, and notes:
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24 November 2009: OPEN LETTER TO THE ARCHBISHOPS OF UPPSALA AND CANTERBURY
As Anglican clergy and lay people, we were dismayed to see that there was no official representation from the Church of England or any other Anglican Church from the British Isles at the service of consecration of Bishop Eva Brunne of Stockholm and Bishop Tuulikki Koivunen Bylund of Härnösand...........
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