Tag: Church of England

IN DEPTH: Church of England Schools Teaching ‘Pyramid of White Supremacy’ Theory

An investigation into anti-racist third-party organisations has found that some Church of England schools have issued the “pyramid of white supremacy” theory model to educators, raising major concerns about the propagation of critical race theory (CRT) in such an ancient institution. Last week, Don’t Divide Us (DDU), an organisation set up to take a stand…


‘Father’ Is Patriarchal: Church of England Claims Christian View of God as Male Is Problematic

The Archbishop of York, Stephen Cottrell, is facing criticism for suggesting that the word “Father” as used in Christian prayers may be “problematic” due to its patriarchal association. “I know the word ‘father’ is problematic for those whose experience of earthly fathers has been destructive and abusive and for all of us who have labored…


Church of England Establishes £100 Million Fund to ‘Address Past Wrongs of Slavery’

The Church of England (CofE) and the Archbishop of Canterbury have announced plans to pay £100 million in a reparations-style fund to support “communities affected by historic slavery.” On Tuesday, the Church Commissioners for England published a report into historic links to transatlantic chattel slavery, and announced a new funding commitment of £100 million. It…


Parents Remove Children From CofE School After They Were Taught ‘Extreme Transgender Ideology’

Parents have pulled their children out of a Church of England (CofE) primary school after the school showed a video teaching that kids can be born in the wrong body, which the parents say is at odds with their Christian beliefs. Parents Calvin and Nicola Watts, who are being supported by the Christian Legal Centre,…


Chaplain Claims Church of England Deemed Him ‘Risk to Children’ for Questioning LGBT Ideology

A Christian chaplain who was forced out of his job and reported to a terrorist watchdog for giving a sermon defending the right to question LGBT ideology claims he was also then blacklisted as a safeguarding risk to children by the Church of England (CofE). Rev. Bernard Randall, 49, from Derbyshire, a former chaplain of…


Church of England Has No Official Definition of a Woman

The Church Of England (COE) has stated that there is “no official definition” of a woman, with a senior Bishop saying the term was previously self-evident, but now additional care is needed. In July, The General Synod (pdf), the Church’s legislative body of the COE, was taking questions amid an ongoing debate regarding transgender issues,…


Black Trainee Vicar Blocked From Serving Church of England After Saying Britain Is Not Institutionally Racist

A black trainee vicar with strong views on identity politics says he has been told that his route to the priesthood has been cancelled by the Church of England (CofE) because white senior clergy were fearful that he refuted claims that Britain is “institutionally racist.” “I would have had to fight just to be a…


Ancient Churches a Draw for Visitors to Rural England

The thought of exploring the ancient churches scattered across small villages and hamlets in the 100-square-mile Romney Marsh in Kent, a history-rich county in southeastern England, was alluring enough to bring me across the pond. Admittedly, church touring seems like an uncommon vacation, but it’s a relatively popular English pastime that seems to be right…