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Sexuality and LGBT Communities: Parish Discussion

Thursday 26 November 2020 · 2 questions

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Answered 0 Partly answered 2 Not answered 0

Key points

  • Living in Love and Faith is a Church of England report on marriage, sexuality, and relationships.
  • The report aims to encourage parishes to engage in discussions and learn together over the next year.
  • The Church seeks to support LGBTQ+ members at a local level through actions beyond words.

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Questions & Answers

Q1 Ruth Jones Lab Newport West and Islwyn
Women & Equalities Religion & Faith
Context

The November 2020 Church of England report “Living in Love and Faith” was published, addressing marriage, sexuality, and relationships.

Question

With reference to the publication of the November 2020 Church of England report entitled “Living in Love and Faith”, what steps the Church is taking to encourage parishes to discuss sexuality and methods of supporting their own LGBT communities?

Answer from Andrew Selous

The “Living in Love and Faith” report is a teaching and learning resource for the Church on marriage, sexuality and relationships. We hope it will enable parishes to learn together over the next year as we engage graciously, respectfully and compassionately with each other.

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Q2 Ruth Jones Lab Newport West and Islwyn
Women & Equalities Religion & Faith
Context

The November 2020 Church of England report “Living in Love and Faith” was published, addressing marriage, sexuality, and relationships.

Question

Does the hon. Gentleman agree that equality cannot just be about words, but also needs to be about actions, so what is actually being done to reach out to support LGBTQ+ members of the Church at a local level?

Answer from Andrew Selous

The Church recognises that we are all created in the image of God and should all be treated with dignity, which is why we have also created an anti-racism taskforce. With “Living in Love and Faith”, we will move towards a period of discernment and decision making in 2022, and we want to ensure that differences of view are expressed courteously and kindly—something we could do rather better on in this Chamber from time to time.

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