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Joy @joymiriam.bsky.social · 2d

Reckon I might be slightly bitey when I'm old too

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Ruth Harley @ruthh.bsky.social · 4d

I've signed this open letter. #CofEpeeps, lay or ordained, if you want the church to become more fully affirming of LGBTQ+ folks, please read this letter from Inclusive Church and consider signing it.
www.inclusive-church.org/llf-open-let...

LLF Open Letter – Inclusive Church

www.inclusive-church.org

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Joy @joymiriam.bsky.social · 5d

I suppose I would imagine that your grief over how things might have been, reflects how much those things matter to you... and as such is precious and to be honoured. It's hard not to invalidate our own grief when we have limited capacity though. Solidarity and feeling with you.

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Joy @joymiriam.bsky.social · 5d

but then I'm not sure these are things we can let go of, given their ongoing nature.

I think instead I'm finding (or trying to find) ways to grow larger, enough to hold some of the grief and some of the beauty of living all at once.

Does this sound anything like what you're experiencing? 2/2

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Joy @joymiriam.bsky.social · 5d

More and more, I'm finding i need to make space to acknowledge the grief I feel about, well - gestures to society, genocide, inequality, etc. I'm learning to keep returning to practices of lament as an ongoing practice. I don't know if I would equate that with letting go as such 1/

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Joy @joymiriam.bsky.social · 5d

That Dean David was a discerning chap from the get go

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Joy @joymiriam.bsky.social · 8d

I really like a term (I associate with @karenod.bsky.social) which is post traumatic remaking of the self. For me it encompasses growth, change, agency, etc., without suggesting being "fixed".

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Joy @joymiriam.bsky.social · 9d

I hope it includes some muttering about whitewashed sepulchres

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Joy @joymiriam.bsky.social · 9d

Hope they're on the mend soon. Also hope it's a child illness, not a share with adults illness.

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Joy @joymiriam.bsky.social · 9d

A lot of Christians didn't seem to get that memo

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Joy @joymiriam.bsky.social · 9d

You've just given me flashbacks! I wonder if I still have mine.

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Joy @joymiriam.bsky.social · 9d

You clearly disagree with Jo's perspective, but it was thoughtfully offered. I wonder if it would be possible for you to express your disagreement with equal thoughtfulness rather than with what looks like attempts to intimidate and silence any difference of opinion.

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Joy @joymiriam.bsky.social · 9d

She really didn't blame the fans.

Joy @joymiriam.bsky.social · 9d

I'm imagining Jo might feel she has to step back from this conversation. But as someone who doesn't know Jo and did attend football matches in the 80s, I can say that there's nothing unreasonable about anyone pointing out the false narrative Jenrick is promoting.

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Joy @joymiriam.bsky.social · 10d

I think you've misread what Jo's written. She's saying that police were to blame not the fans.

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Joy @joymiriam.bsky.social · 10d

Thank you xx

Joy @joymiriam.bsky.social · 10d

Thank you. I've not felt this bad for a long time. Testing negative for Covid though - which I think I'm grateful for.

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Joy @joymiriam.bsky.social · 10d

Maybe a hit when speaking about commercial interests profiting from sacred spaces, but seems a genuine miss when talking about the art installation at Canterbury Cathedral. I don't think the author has looked into the way the project was was created at all.

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Joy @joymiriam.bsky.social · 10d

"we’re all going to need to figure out how to do our version of the right thing, being wholly committed to bending over backwards to the point of disobedience to enable such blessings to take place and happy to do what we can to celebrate them."

huwnotes.bsky.social @huwnotes.bsky.social · 10d

In the light of disappointing news from the Church of England, mischief anyone?
huwnotes.wordpress.com/2025/10/17/l...

LLF, PLF…WTF?

On Wednesday, the House of Bishops scuppered the hopes nurtured by many of us within the Church of England, that we will be able to hold services blessing the marriages of same-sex couples.Whilst w…

huwnotes.wordpress.com

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Joy @joymiriam.bsky.social · 10d

Love this. I hope there's a lot of CofE clergy are up for some mischief.

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Joy @joymiriam.bsky.social · 10d

Thank you!

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Joy @joymiriam.bsky.social · 10d

I'm so so sorry. It's institutional gaslighting to pretend this is anything other than deeply harmful to LGBT people.

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Joy @joymiriam.bsky.social · 10d

In the middle of a flu like illness currently. Woke up last night muttering "the witch took my hands and the hands took my faith"and still can't quite shake the feeling of profundity I had in that feverish moment!

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Joy @joymiriam.bsky.social · 11d

Yes, so, so stupid. I hate how they refuse to acknowledge that none of it makes sense.

It's institutional gaslighting and profoundly harmful to anyone with less power.

Only consolation is that Jesus appeared to call out this kind of shit for what it was.

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Joy @joymiriam.bsky.social · 11d

I hazard a guess that the explanation is homophobia.

Homophobia wielded by some unhealthy controlling humans.

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