Blog type: Student Life
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Downloadable VaLENTines
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To mark the historic Valentines’ Day Ash Wednesday merger, we’ve created some downloadable VaLENTtines’ Cards to share with your favorite mortal! This holiday season remind your loved ones that they are dust, and to dust they will return.
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HOW TO BE A GOOD CHRISTIAN ALLY – A new resource for progressive Churches and communities.
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While the national denominations and traditions continue to argue over their stance on the inclusion of LGBTQ+ people, the Student Christian Movement (SCM) and OneBodyOneFaith have joined together to publish a resource for churches who want to take a step further along the journey, and who want to grow not only as allies to LGBTQ+…
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Getting Started With Mastodon
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Any attempt to describe a social media platform by comparison to another is bound to fall short. Having said that, Mastodon is a little bit like using Twitter through the filter of that friendly, queer crafting Facebook group your housemate raves about! First things first Mastodon is made up of individual, federated servers (or ‘instances’ as they’re known…
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SCM Statement on Church of England proposals for LGBTQ+ inclusion
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SCM responds to the recent decision of the House of Bishops not to recommended marriage equality for all in the Church of England, Jan 2023.
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Being and Belonging: A New Vision for SCM
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CEO Naomi Nixon shares a bit about our recent work on reviewing and refocusing SCM’s strategy.
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STUDENTS CALL FOR CHURCHES TO BE HONEST ABOUT THEIR WELCOME OF LGBTQ+ CHRISTIANS
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The Student Christian Movement have launched their new campaign, ‘Honest Church’, this weekend at the Greenbelt Festival. The campaign calls on all churches to be transparent about the welcome that LGBTQ+ people receive in their church, asking church leaders to reflect on what they teach, imply and model with regard to LGBTQ+ people. Through this…
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Statement on Greenbelt
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SCM responds to Greenbelt’s decision to platform speakers with transphobic views.
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These Are Our Bodies Too: Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization Explained
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What’s at stake in the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization case and what could the consequences be for women’s rights in America?
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The UK-Rwanda Asylum Partnership Arrangement Explained
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On April 14 2022 the United Kingdom and Rwanda signed a deal called the Asylum Partnership Arrangement. Since then, the government has faced heavy criticism from human rights and migrant advocacy organisations. In this blog, Josh outlines what this agreement is and why it has attracted strong condemnation.