Richard Chapman
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Church. Politics. Things. Here a lot from 2013-24. Back again, for a bit. Also posting on Bluesky under https://t.co/AD2Ldx4Are
Crogdene & Thorney Island
Joined May 2013
RT @churchofengland: The Rev Dr Charlie Bączyk-Bell, a priest and a psychiatrist, was one of the speakers at General Synod backing a call t….
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The Rev Dr Charlie Bączyk-Bell, a priest and a psychiatrist, was one of the speakers at General Synod backing a call to increase funding for palliative care rather than putting vulnerable people at...
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RT @RowanWInfo: We can end the scandal of child poverty if we want to via @ft.
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Too often the very young are made to carry the consequences of decisions they haven’t made
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Yes, absolutely. 👇.
Time to tax the highly profitable gambling industry to pay for action on child poverty. Gambling will not build a Britain for the future but children free of poverty will.
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RT @churchofengland: "We are meant to be burdens to one another - it’s the human condition.". Prudence Dailey, who cares for her mother ful….
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Prudence Dailey, a member of the Church of England's General Synod, who cares for her mother full time, writes about her fears about the impact of an 'assisted dying' Bill on the frail and elderly
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An example of something once straightforward now made baffling (and expensive), in the pursuit of choice and convenience.
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RT @davidtorrance: Yesterday I published a comprehensive update of the @commonslibrary briefing paper on the relationship between church an….
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RT @MadsDavies: I thought this was quite significant from the Revd Paula Griffiths. Under the previous lottery scheme preserving a church b….
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RT @ddhitchens: Guardian piece on “what terminally ill people want you to know about assisted dying” interviews 12 people, 9 of whom are @d….
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RT @Lucy_Webster_: A disabled man has chosen to stop taking life-saving medication because it is too hard to get health and social care. Th….
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Tim Hull, who has a rare neurological condition, says his quality of life is "very, very low".
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A month on from the Commons vote on assisted suicide, it’s clear that quite a few MPs were confused about the bill or influenced by misinformation. Here are 10 examples:
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Thank you for this speech @danny__kruger . It was good to hear you & the Minister underline the importance of our established church/state relationship, and the central role played by Christianity in our history, culture and parliamentary democracy.
I gave a speech today in an empty chamber. It’s about the need for a Christian restoration.
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RT @ChurchTimes: “This is a line our nation must not cross,” was the message from the General Synod, after it voted, by a significant major….
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‘A Church whose hands are consecrated to bring life cannot support the prescription of life-ending drugs’ Bishop of London warns
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The Church of England’s General Synod today passed a motion by 238-7 votes, requesting 'His Majesty’s Government work to improve funding and access to desperately needed palliative care services instead of enacting a law that puts the most vulnerable at risk.’ #AssistedDyingBill
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RT @nmdacosta: Falconer suggested that the Lords must ‘uphold’ what ‘the Commons have decided to go ahead with’. A rather novel downgrading….
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This is an important article by @nmdacosta which should be essential reading for Members of the House of Lords & all those following the parliamentary debate on the assisted suicide bill.
Why the Lords doesn’t have to accept the Assisted Dying Bill . The reality is that both the House of Commons and the House of Lords play an equal role in the passing of legislation, except when it comes to matters of financial privilege . ✍️ Nikki Da Costa.
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