A pro-BLM Bishop says the Church needs to “further embed racial justice” and should not be afraid of being called “woke”. This has been enthusiastically welcomed by the Church’s entire leadership in an orgy of racial self-flagellation. The Telegraph has more.
The Church of England has told all of its parishes to draw up “race action plans” after a pro-Black Lives Matter (BLM) bishop urged it to embrace being “woke”.
The General Synod, the Church’s legislative body, passed a motion on Sunday which said it should “encourage parishes and deaneries to develop local action plans to address issues of racial injustice”.
The Rt Rev Rose Hudson-Wilkin, the Bishop of Dover, said the Church needed to “further embed racial justice” and should not be afraid of being called “woke”.
“Those who are frightened by the authenticity of this movement want to scare us into thinking that being woke is a sin created by people on the Left,” she said.
Bishop Hudson-Wilkin led prayers at the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in May 2018 and has been an outspoken supporter of BLM.
She called on the Church to expand the number of bishops, cathedral deans and other senior churchmen who are from ethnic minorities.
The Very Rev Rogers Govender MBE, the Dean of Manchester, told Synod that the Church’s failure to do so before now was a “pernicious sin”.
No members stood up to make speeches opposing the motion as it passed by 364 votes in favour to zero against, with two abstentions.
The Archbishop of York, the Most Rev Stephen Cottrell, spoke animatedly as he said the Church “has not been good enough” on diversity and inclusion, that “racism and discrimination rupture our body” and asked, “May the Lord have mercy upon us”.
The Rt Rev Martin Gorick, the Bishop of Dudley, said every Anglican who becomes a parish representative in his Diocese of Worcester now has to undertake compulsory unconscious bias training.
Bishop Hudson-Wilkin said in response that every other diocese should follow suit.
The training was axed across government and the civil service in December 2020 because there was “no evidence” that it improved equality.
The Rev Rachel Webbley, team rector in Whitstable, Kent, told Synod she was a “recovering racist” and said she was shocked by “just how much white resistance there is to feeling discomfort about racial injustice”.
Daniel Matovu, a lay member of Synod, added that he had been forced to bear a cross throughout his life “because of the colour of my skin”.
“You white folks have no idea, particularly those of you who are white male, heterosexual and not disabled,” he said. “You’ve only been given small sticks to carry, with which to beat the rest of us.”
David Hermitt, another lay member, said the Church needed to become more anti-racist to reverse its falling membership figures because “young people” are “more radical than we are”.
The notion that the Church of England will attract more “young people” to the pews by forcing every parish to draw up “race action plans” is so wrong-headed it’s almost touching.
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Bit confusing calling it conversion therapy. Isn’t that when you try to convert people from something they are to something they are not? But aren’t a lot of these men trying to convert themselves to women?
Abu Humza is an islamist – he will support anything that helps to destabilise western countries.
If my kids were afflicted by this spiritual illness no law would stop me from rescuing them.
This is war.
“…a law that could see ordinary Christians criminalised for merely expressing their beliefs.”
What is Humza Yousaf’s religion? What are Ms Sturgeon’s political beliefs
It’s useless to read the article because its entirely devoid of details, it just contains some people’s interpretations and opinions of the unknown particulars.
NB: I’m perfectly happy to be convinced that these interpretations and opinions are correct, however, I’m not willing to accept that without being convinced of it.
I think this is something which has been known for a while now but perhaps is not common knowledge; the link between Gender Dysphoria and Autism Spectrum Disorder.
”A natural question is: could ASD and GD be linked? While the epidemiology of both conditions is not well developed, several papers have reviewed the available evidence and have found a link. Van Der Miesen et al, in a narrative review concluded that about 20% of GD patients indeed have ASD.
So the next time there is a news story on transgender rights, surgical advancement, hormone therapy, and psychological outcomes, keep in mind that autism is likely playing a role in the interpretation of what is portrayed to the public.”
https://petermcculloughmd.substack.com/p/autism-spectrum-disorder-and-gender
Gender dysphoria is a condition vulnerable people get talked into by political activists. And autistic kids are a prime example of such vulnerable people.
Garbage.
We hate autists (because they’re different) and really want to blame them for everything we also don’t like! is almost as common as We hate Germans [and …]! As someone who happens to be a member of both groups, I’m willing to tolerate this nonsense because I can’t change it. But that’s not a melody I’m going to go along with and you’re more than invited to keep all your bizarre sexual perversions to yourself.
So nobody’s sexual desires or behaviour should be suppressed? Gary Glitter will be pleased.
Yes, I know that’s not what the author meant… The point is that the law already makes certain acts illegal. Like assaulting people to ‘change’ them or to force sexual practices on them.
And if coercion is illegal then what the hell has been going on for the past few years?
The Scots who have been voting for the SNP when they fell out of love with New Labour were really just looking a for an anti Tory party instead of labour. They found one in the SNP, and overnight were all suddenly convinced they wanted “Independence”, even though they had never wanted it before. ——–But this gender stuff will be the knitting needle in the balloon for the SNP. ——-Scots can decide they don’t want Tories, and decide they don’t like Westminster, but this gender garbage is NOT what they will put up with for the sake of that.
Sexual desires change, even gay activists like Peter Tatchell (he has expressed the belief most will be bi in a few decades – judging by Gen Z he could be right!) and Camille Paglia readily admit it. Prof Lisa Diamond’s research demonstrates degrees of fluidity. Desire is not some fixed, genetic trait. There are many sexual desires, homosexuality is just one. It can change by changed perceptions. If someone wants to try to lessen homosexual desire through counselling, prayer therapy etc to preserve his marriage or stay healthy (from HIV, Hep B & C, STDs – all much commoner in gays) then why should he not have the right?