Religion news 12 January 2022
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Tory MPs urge sanctions against HSBC over links to oppression of Uyghurs; New chair to oversee parish reorganisation and church closures; Israel rebuts claims that radical fringe groups aim to drive Christians out of Jerusalem
Factsheet: Sexuality timeline in the Church of England
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The Church of England has been locked in bitter internal debate over LGBT issues and same-sex marriage since 1987. This is a review of how the arguments progressed
Factsheet: Sexuality and the Church of England
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The Church of England is in the midst of a complex and fraught internal debate over same-sex marriage and LGBT issues. Currently it bans gay weddings in churches and does not let clergy enter same-sex marriages either, although some of its sister Churches have permitted this