Category Archives: Erika Baker

Living in Love & Faith – a View from the Pew

Posted on February 11, 2020 by Jayne Ozanne

by Erika Baker, Convener of the Christians for LGBTI+ Equality Facebook Group The recent shockingly unpastoral ‘Pastoral Statement’ on opposite sex Civil Partnerships has again focused attention on the +2-year long Living in Love and Faith (LLF) process that is to … Continue reading →

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Voices of Hope – April 8th 2019

Posted on April 8, 2019 by Jayne Ozanne

“Truths to Live By” (Part 1) – “Do Not Fear, You Are Mine” by Erika Baker In the Protestant Church in Germany, into which I was baptised as a baby, every baptism candidate is given a special bible verse, a … Continue reading →

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Toxic Debates & Disagreement

Posted on December 7, 2018 by Jayne Ozanne

by Erika Baker, Convener of the Christians for LGBTI+ Equality Facebook Group Our current polarising Brexit debate shows us what happens when politics does not include the notion of Good Disagreement, and when winning at all cost comes at the price … Continue reading →

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Gender Recognition Act – Whose Lives Are Actually At Risk?

Posted on October 26, 2018 by Jayne Ozanne

by Erika Baker, Convener of the Christians for LGBTI+ Equality Facebook Group I have been genuinely shocked by the vitriolic responses to the Government’s consultation on the proposed reform of the Gender Recognition Act (GRA) from feminists and from many Christians. … Continue reading →

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Lizzie’s Legacy – The Urgent Need for Signposting in Every Church

Posted on September 30, 2018 by Jayne Ozanne

by Erika Baker, Convener of the Christians for LGBTI+ Equality Facebook Group It is four years since 14-year old Lizzie Lowe took her own life because she could not reconcile her sexuality with her Christian faith and because she did … Continue reading →

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