Dear Mr Taylor, I write in response to the extract from your sermon preached at St Helen’s Bishopsgate on 10 September 2026, subsequently published under the title “Responding to false teachers in the Church of England”. I do so from several connected positions. I am the City of London Corporation’s appointed representative in relation to… Continue reading If the bishops are false teachers, why does St Helen’s Bishopsgate remain in the Church of England? – an open letter to William Taylor
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A Church still afraid to Love
The House of Bishops has issued yet another statement on Living in Love and Faith (LLF), the Church of England’s years-long programme of exploration to be more inclusive of LGBTQ+ people. The statement, in essence an admission of the abject failure of LLF, is long, careful, heavily footnoted, and saturated in the language of process,… Continue reading A Church still afraid to Love
Doctrine or Discrimination? Why the Church of England’s Advice misses the heart of the Gospel
In the last week the Church of England has published four substantial papers intended to provide theological, legal, and doctrinal clarity on matters arising from the Living in Love and Faith (LLF) process. They cover everything from the nature of doctrine itself (GS Misc 1429), to the doctrine of marriage and the Prayers of Love… Continue reading Doctrine or Discrimination? Why the Church of England’s Advice misses the heart of the Gospel
