Blog type: Exploring Theology
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Sexual Predators, #metoo and #churchtoo
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Faith in Action Project Worker, Ruth Wilde, writes about the viral social media hashtag #metoo and how the new hashtag #churchtoo is exposing the problems of abuse in the churches.
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Durham SCM Groups: Building Inclusive Faith Communities in the North East
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Alex Akhurst – Anglican Representative for Durham Joint Anglican and Methodist Society – gives an update on what his SCM group has been up to this term, including a summary of their recent panel event with Inclusive Church.
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Snowflakes and White Poppies
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Symon Hill, Coordinator of the Peace Pledge Union, responds to criticism of the white poppy and the need for peace.
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The Poppy Question: An Anabaptist Response
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As I continue exploring discipleship, I am becoming convinced that the Anabaptist tradition has a lot to offer to those who want to follow Jesus. For this reason, as Remembrance Sunday approaches, I had an on-line chat with Cheryl and Michael Nimz from the Anabaptist Network UK to see what their perspective on poppies and…
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The Strength to Remain (A Blog for Black History Month)
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Bishop Dr. Delroy Hall writes in this Black History Month guest blog that black people still have much injustice to worry about in society, but despite everything, still find ways to thrive.
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Loving the earth means being good stewards of creation
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Ellen Lesser, MA student at Exeter University, writes about what loving the earth means for her.
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Jesus and Guns
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American Mennonite Pastor, Mike Nimz, writes about why he believes Jesus and guns should never be put together.
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Combatting Militarism In Universities and Wider Society
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Ex-soldier and Peace Pledge Union employee, Wayne Sharrocks, tells of his own experiences of recruitment to the army as a child, and explains how to combat militarism in universities. This is the third blog in an SCM blog series for Week of Prayer for World Peace.
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Too Much, Too Young? A Christian Response to the UK’s Recruitment of Child Soldiers
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SCM General Council member, Robin Hanford, says that it is not ‘normal’, acceptable or Christian for the UK armed forces to recruit children of 16 and 17. This is the second in a series of three SCM blogs for Week of Prayer for World Peace.
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World War 2: The Child-Friendly Face of Chaos?
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Robin Fishwick, chaplain at Leeds University, explains in this blog for Week of Prayer for World Peace why he thinks the way WW2 is taught in the primary school curriculum is revisionist, one-sided and inappropriate for young children.