Category Archives: Politics

The Reckoning – Will the Church of England Survive?

Posted on January 19, 2021 by Jayne Ozanne

by Jayne Ozanne, Editor of Via Media, Member of General Synod and Member of the Government’s LGBT Advisory Panel They say “people in glass houses should never throw stones” – although it seems to me that the Church of England … Continue reading →

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Wise Words for this Year’s End…

Posted on December 30, 2020 by Jayne Ozanne

by the Right Revd Paul Bayes, Bishop of Liverpool and Chair of the Ozanne Foundation And I said to the man who stood at the gate of the year:“Give me a light that I may tread safely into the unknown.”And … Continue reading →

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Wise Leadership: Needed Now More Than Ever!

Posted on November 3, 2020 by Jayne Ozanne

by the Ven Elizabeth Adekunle, Archdeacon of Hackney Our leadership matters now more than ever, as we look to our leaders to steer us through these choppy and unpredictable waters. The world has been faced with grave uncertainty because of … Continue reading →

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Worldly Weddings – To Bless or Not to Bless?

Posted on September 5, 2020 by Jayne Ozanne

by the Very Revd Nicholas Henshall, Dean of Chelmsford On 14 February a former Bishop of Jarrow used to stand at the feet of the Angel of the North in Gateshead, and bless any couples who came along. Kitsch and … Continue reading →

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We Can’t Go Back….But We Will, Unless…

Posted on July 18, 2020 by Jayne Ozanne

by Jayne Ozanne, Editor of Via Media, Director of the Ozanne Foundation and a Member of General Synod “Real power lies in the people!” Earlier this week I was privileged to hear Archbishop Desmond Tutu say these powerful words during … Continue reading →

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#BlackLivesMatter: Protest & Prayer

Posted on July 7, 2020 by Jayne Ozanne

by the Very Revd Rogers Govender, Dean of Manchester This was a reflection shared by the Dean of Manchester at the Protest and Prayer event organised for the Diocese of Manchester I want to begin by reminding us that we … Continue reading →

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We Can’t Go Back…To Looking After No 1!

Posted on June 26, 2020 by Jayne Ozanne

by the Ven Malcolm Chamberlain, Archdeacon of Sheffield & Rotherham and Member of General Synod On Monday 4th May, six weeks into the UK’s COVID-19 lockdown, The Guardian newspaper published an article by Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett under the … Continue reading →

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We Can’t Go Back…to Breathlessness

Posted on June 7, 2020 by Jayne Ozanne

by the Rt Revd Philip North, Bishop of Burnley ‘I can’t breathe.’ Following the lynch-mob style killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis Police, his dying words have become the cry of dispossessed and impoverished BAME communities first in the States … Continue reading →

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We Can’t Go Back…to Social Distancing

Posted on May 29, 2020 by Jayne Ozanne

by the Rt Revd Rachel Treweek, Bishop of Gloucester I refuse to use the term ‘social distancing’ because it expresses something which is already far too prevalent in our country and world. In recent days as I have read social … Continue reading →

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We Can’t Go Back….to Power Games & Inequality

Posted on May 21, 2020 by Jayne Ozanne

by the Revd Canon Rosie Harper, Chaplain to the Bishop of Buckingham, Author, Member of General Synod and Trustee of the Ozanne Foundation In France, apparently, one of the biggest worries about lockdown was how single Parisienne women would cope: … Continue reading →

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