The meeting of 6 members of the LGB&T Anglican Coalition at Lambeth Palace with with Archbishop Justin Welby was good and positive for the six of us representing the Coalition groups, if inevitably cautious and careful. It was a first meeting, an opportunity for the nine people present to talk briefly about ourselves and our [...]
LGB&T Anglican Coalition meeting with Archbishop Justin Welby
, April 17th, 2013 6 Comments
Six members of the LGB&T Anglican Coalition are meeting with the Archbishop of Canterbury at Lambeth Palace tomorrow, Thursday. I’m representing Changing Attitude. The other five, representing with me all 8 member groups of the Coalition are Tina Beardsley, Mike Dark, Jeremy Marks, Savi Hensman and Clare Herbert. The goal of the meeting, agreed between [...]
Cameroon men jailed for gay sex are acquitted
, January 8th, 2013 1 Comment
Ms Alice Nkom, the lawyer representing two men jailed in 2011 for homosexual acts has told the BBC that the Court of Appeals court in Cameroon overturned their conviction on Monday saying they were not guilty. In November 2011, a court sentenced the two men to five years in prison after police arrested them for [...]
Speaker of Uganda parliament wants to pass anti-gay law as “Christmas gift”
, November 14th, 2012 3 Comments
Rebecca Kadaga, Uganda’s parliamentary speaker said at a meeting on Tuesday that she wants to pass as a “Christmas gift” for Ugandans the anti-homosexuality bill introduced by David Bahati in October 2009. It is at present before a parliamentary committee. Homosexual acts, or “carnal knowledge against the order of nature”, are already illegal under the [...]
Nigeria’s House of Representatives pass anti-gay marriage bill
, November 13th, 2012 Be
Nigerian lawmakers moved a step closer in Abuja on Tuesday to approving a bill that would harshly crack down on gay rights, including banning same-sex marriage and public displays of affection between homosexual couples, says a report by the Nigerian Vanguard newspaper. The bill which has already been approved by the Senate passed a second [...]
Justin Welby – is he good news for LGB&T Anglicans?
, November 8th, 2012 2 Comments
The Rt Revd Justin Welby, Bishop of Durham, is being named as the next Archbishop of Canterbury with an announcement expected tomorrow. The BBC is asking me what Changing Attitude’s response is to his appointment. The MailOnline’s headline is: ‘Former oil boss who opposes same sex marriage emerges as favourite to become next Archbishop of Canterbury’. [...]
Francis Spufford writes on grace and sexuality in ‘Unapologetic’
, October 5th, 2012 Be
Unapologetic seems to be a book of the moment. James Catford, Group Chief Executive of the Bible Society (not the snappiest of titles) writes about it in today’s Church of England Newspaper, along with Alain de Botton. James says that between them, they represent the way much of the contemporary conversation about faith is going [...]
Case against homophobic cabinet minister opens in Kampala amidst gay recruitment claims
, June 26th, 2012 Be
A high court judge in Uganda, Justice Eldad Mwangushya has said security agencies should “infiltrate” gay rights groups to ascertain if children are “recruited into homosexuality.” The judge made the comments on Monday in Kampala at the beginning of the hearing of a case brought by gay activists against the government and Ethics and Integrity [...]
Ugandan documentary on gay love in pre-colonial Africa
, June 7th, 2012 1 Comment
Gay rights activists in Uganda have launched a new documentary tracing gay love in pre-colonial Ugandan society. The documentary, Gay Love in Pre-colonial Africa: The Untold Story of Ugandan Martyrs was premiered in Kampala last week ahead of the June 3 public holiday to commemorate the burning to death of Ugandan martyrs. The Ugandan martyrs [...]
Church in New Zealand ‘losing the debate’ on gay marriage
, June 7th, 2012 Be
A Baptist theologian has admitted the church is probably losing the debate on gay marriage in New Zealand. Carey Baptist College vice principal Laurie Guy admitted on TV ONE’s Close Up that it is quite likely Christians will just have to accept gay marriage. He was speaking after a ONE News Colmar Brunton poll revealed [...]
