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Calming the waters
The C of E's new ABC makes her debut and sets out her stall, while the gay blessings saga comes to a bitter and frustrated end
Feb 13
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Tim Wyatt
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A question of trust
Can Soul Survivor Watford be brought back in from the cold after the Pilavachi scandal? And, why are so many churches still livestreaming their…
Feb 6
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Tim Wyatt
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Asking the difficult questions
What makes evangelicalism vulnerable to abusers? Plus, the Quiet Revival finally buried, and the Barnabas scandal's tentacles cross the Atlantic
Jan 30
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Tim Wyatt
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Uninspired
Can the C of E fulfil its plan to make recompense for the slave trade, churches as sanctuaries in immigration arguments, and some unedifying…
Jan 23
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Tim Wyatt
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As best we can
C of E bishops begrudgingly unite (mostly) around ending the gay blessings saga; and what makes a Christian get involved in politics anyway?
Jan 16
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Tim Wyatt
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He’s not a whistleblower, he’s a very naughty boy
A would-be priest's torturous employment tribunal moves the dial on two unrelated issues, while Sarah Mullally is (mostly) off the hook
Jan 9
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Tim Wyatt
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The first victim
The C of E plunges back into two old but still not yet entirely finished abuse stories, plus the fascist carols that weren't
Dec 19, 2025
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Tim Wyatt
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The war for Christmas
Is Tommy Robinson's carol service really a threat to the church? Plus, has the incoming ABC come a safeguarding cropper already, and one step forward…
Dec 12, 2025
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Tim Wyatt
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