Christine Allsopp
@venchrisallsopp.bsky.social
Priest, Retired Archdeacon, enjoying life in the Valley of the Racehorse , tree planter 🌳
A kestrel and a red kite overhead as I drove back across the downs after presiding and preaching on Advent Sunday for the Community of St Mary the Virgin Wantage. @csmv-wantage.bsky.social #tinyjoys #CofEpeeps
November 30, 2025 at 12:57 PM
A kestrel and a red kite overhead as I drove back across the downs after presiding and preaching on Advent Sunday for the Community of St Mary the Virgin Wantage. @csmv-wantage.bsky.social #tinyjoys #CofEpeeps
@steeleye-span.bsky.social at The Beacon Wantage last evening. Full house, fantastic music, ending of course with "All around my hat" with audience participation.
November 30, 2025 at 8:06 AM
@steeleye-span.bsky.social at The Beacon Wantage last evening. Full house, fantastic music, ending of course with "All around my hat" with audience participation.
Morse cat enjoys watching "Kingdom". Did David Attenborough's voice wake him up?
November 23, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Morse cat enjoys watching "Kingdom". Did David Attenborough's voice wake him up?
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The politically and commercially manufactured ‘problem’ of immigration is boring and repetitive across the centuries. The question is why do many people still fall for it? The real effort is not in seeding the propaganda but in keeping the public opinion ground receptive and fertile to it.
November 19, 2025 at 7:45 AM
The politically and commercially manufactured ‘problem’ of immigration is boring and repetitive across the centuries. The question is why do many people still fall for it? The real effort is not in seeding the propaganda but in keeping the public opinion ground receptive and fertile to it.
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@mikehigton.bsky.social has published this brilliant response to the Faith and Order Commission's misappropriation and misrepresentation of his work in its recent documents which informed the House of Bishops' recent decision on Living in Love and Faith. #CofEpeeps
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Cries of Suffering: A Response to ‘The Nature of Doctrine and the Living God’ - ViaMedia.News
by Mike Higton, Professor of Theology and Ministry at Durham University The Faith and Order Commission’s recent document on ‘The Nature of Doctrine and the Living God’ (GS Misc 1429) is not, in my jud...
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November 17, 2025 at 11:33 AM
@mikehigton.bsky.social has published this brilliant response to the Faith and Order Commission's misappropriation and misrepresentation of his work in its recent documents which informed the House of Bishops' recent decision on Living in Love and Faith. #CofEpeeps
viamedia.news/2025/11/17/c...
viamedia.news/2025/11/17/c...
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Any #CofEpeeps following the sorry saga of #LLF should read this powerful response by Professor Mike Higton to the "misappropriation" of his work in the recent Faith and Order Commission paper on doctrine, intended to inform the House of Bishops decision-making. viamedia.news/2025/11/17/c...
Cries of Suffering: A Response to ‘The Nature of Doctrine and the Living God’ - ViaMedia.News
by Mike Higton, Professor of Theology and Ministry at Durham University The Faith and Order Commission’s recent document on ‘The Nature of Doctrine and the Living God’ (GS Misc 1429) is not, in my jud...
viamedia.news
November 17, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Any #CofEpeeps following the sorry saga of #LLF should read this powerful response by Professor Mike Higton to the "misappropriation" of his work in the recent Faith and Order Commission paper on doctrine, intended to inform the House of Bishops decision-making. viamedia.news/2025/11/17/c...
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I wish the @churchtimes.bsky.social was better informed editorially, about the unaddressed problems & lack of compliance with the terms of 2014 settlement. I hoped that would improve over the last year or so. But Katie Stock’s article -even the headline & subheading were uninformed.
#NotEqualYet
#NotEqualYet
Letter in the @churchtimes.bsky.social this week, in response to Rev Katie Stock’s article last week.
#NotEqualYet
#NotEqualYet
November 16, 2025 at 7:23 AM
I wish the @churchtimes.bsky.social was better informed editorially, about the unaddressed problems & lack of compliance with the terms of 2014 settlement. I hoped that would improve over the last year or so. But Katie Stock’s article -even the headline & subheading were uninformed.
#NotEqualYet
#NotEqualYet
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Without asylum:
Marks and Spencer wouldn't exist
Queen would have been without a front man
The other queen wouldn't have had a husband
Judith Kerr would never have written The Tiger Who Came to Tea
And thousands of less famous people wouldn't have been teachers, politicians, neighbours, etc
Marks and Spencer wouldn't exist
Queen would have been without a front man
The other queen wouldn't have had a husband
Judith Kerr would never have written The Tiger Who Came to Tea
And thousands of less famous people wouldn't have been teachers, politicians, neighbours, etc
November 15, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Without asylum:
Marks and Spencer wouldn't exist
Queen would have been without a front man
The other queen wouldn't have had a husband
Judith Kerr would never have written The Tiger Who Came to Tea
And thousands of less famous people wouldn't have been teachers, politicians, neighbours, etc
Marks and Spencer wouldn't exist
Queen would have been without a front man
The other queen wouldn't have had a husband
Judith Kerr would never have written The Tiger Who Came to Tea
And thousands of less famous people wouldn't have been teachers, politicians, neighbours, etc
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The fact that abuse of people who are not deemed sufficiently “vulnerable” according to several categories is deemed not a safeguarding matter is simply insane. Everyone deserves to be protected from abuse, not just those who fall into certain categories. #CofEpeeps #safeguarding
"There is insufficient urgency and pace in implementing responses to past safeguarding reviews"
Good to see the Charity Commission has issued the Archbishops' Council a Regulatory Action Plan.
www.gov.uk/government/n...
Good to see the Charity Commission has issued the Archbishops' Council a Regulatory Action Plan.
www.gov.uk/government/n...
Church of England charity must rapidly accelerate safeguarding reforms
The Archbishops’ Council of the Church of England must rapidly accelerate the delivery of safeguarding improvements and close gaps in its approach to handling complaints, the charity regulator has war...
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November 15, 2025 at 3:34 PM
The fact that abuse of people who are not deemed sufficiently “vulnerable” according to several categories is deemed not a safeguarding matter is simply insane. Everyone deserves to be protected from abuse, not just those who fall into certain categories. #CofEpeeps #safeguarding
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Let us pray for the Community of St Mary the Virgin in the UK
Society of Our Lady St Mary in Canada
Evangelical Daughters of Mary’s Way in Sweden
Society of Our Lady St Mary in Canada
Evangelical Daughters of Mary’s Way in Sweden
November 15, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Let us pray for the Community of St Mary the Virgin in the UK
Society of Our Lady St Mary in Canada
Evangelical Daughters of Mary’s Way in Sweden
Society of Our Lady St Mary in Canada
Evangelical Daughters of Mary’s Way in Sweden
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❌ Yesterday the Government rejected both Amendment 130 (renumbered to 40) and the chalk stream protection amendment to the Planning and Infrastructure Bill.
November 14, 2025 at 9:55 AM
❌ Yesterday the Government rejected both Amendment 130 (renumbered to 40) and the chalk stream protection amendment to the Planning and Infrastructure Bill.
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And today a reminder that there are real people whose lives are affected by the current C of E policies on LGBTQIA+ relationships viamedia.news/2025/11/13/a...
A Question of Conscience - ViaMedia.News
by Revd Ruth Harley (Vicar, Cowgate and Priest in Charge, Newbiggin Hall) Standing at the font, I smiled at the scene unfolding in front of me. A happily gurgling baby and his two proud parents, surro...
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November 13, 2025 at 8:01 AM
And today a reminder that there are real people whose lives are affected by the current C of E policies on LGBTQIA+ relationships viamedia.news/2025/11/13/a...
I presided and preached at All Saints' Church East Garston this morning. We began with the Act of Remembrance. What a beautiful display of poppies! #RemembranceSunday #CofEPeeps
November 9, 2025 at 2:27 PM
I presided and preached at All Saints' Church East Garston this morning. We began with the Act of Remembrance. What a beautiful display of poppies! #RemembranceSunday #CofEPeeps
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Stunning illustration of mimicry! Common cuckoo eggs (top row) imitate the eggs of their host species (bottom row). The 30 October issue of Science explains this dazzling coevolution with genomic data — though I admit, it’s complex enough that I’d struggle to teach it! 🧪🌿🌎🦉
November 1, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Stunning illustration of mimicry! Common cuckoo eggs (top row) imitate the eggs of their host species (bottom row). The 30 October issue of Science explains this dazzling coevolution with genomic data — though I admit, it’s complex enough that I’d struggle to teach it! 🧪🌿🌎🦉
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It's absolutely bonkers that end of life / palliative / hospice care isn't as much a part of the core NHS mission as maternity care. Yes, in theory you can die at home without needing medical support, just as in theory you can be born at home without it, but come on!
'The NAO report, @nao.org.uk, echoes what we witness every day: palliative and end-of-life care is in crisis.' Says Sam Royston, executive director for research and policy at Marie Curie, @mariecurieuk.bsky.social
Article: @the-independent.com #HospiceCare
www.independent.co.uk/news/health/...
Article: @the-independent.com #HospiceCare
www.independent.co.uk/news/health/...
October 29, 2025 at 10:26 AM
It's absolutely bonkers that end of life / palliative / hospice care isn't as much a part of the core NHS mission as maternity care. Yes, in theory you can die at home without needing medical support, just as in theory you can be born at home without it, but come on!
I think this may be a Four Spot Orb Weaver Spider, Araneus quadratus. The colour of the abdomen varies greatly and may be pale yellow, green,orange, red, or dark red-brown. #tinyjoys
Can anyone ID this british #Spider found on the outside of my garden shed? @BBOWT
October 24, 2025 at 3:30 PM
I think this may be a Four Spot Orb Weaver Spider, Araneus quadratus. The colour of the abdomen varies greatly and may be pale yellow, green,orange, red, or dark red-brown. #tinyjoys
Dr. Phyllis Tribble 1932-2025
Feminist Biblical Interpretation Scholar
Assistant and Associate Professor of Religion at Wake Forest (1963–1971); founding faculty member and Associate Dean of the School of Divinity (1999-2002) and University Professor (2002-2012)
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Feminist Biblical Interpretation Scholar
Assistant and Associate Professor of Religion at Wake Forest (1963–1971); founding faculty member and Associate Dean of the School of Divinity (1999-2002) and University Professor (2002-2012)
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We mourn the passing of Dr. Phyllis Trible, a towering figure in biblical scholarship and a cherished member of the Wake Forest University community.
Dr. Trible’s pioneering work in feminist… | Wake ...
We mourn the passing of Dr. Phyllis Trible, a towering figure in biblical scholarship and a cherished member of the Wake Forest University community.
Dr. Trible’s pioneering work in feminist biblical...
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October 23, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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Our Lord did not become a man and die and rise again so this country could have a “coherent cultural identity” and I am also not at all convinced that God created human beings in all their diversity in order to sort themselves out into homogenous lumps.
October 22, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Our Lord did not become a man and die and rise again so this country could have a “coherent cultural identity” and I am also not at all convinced that God created human beings in all their diversity in order to sort themselves out into homogenous lumps.
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University tuition fees in England to rise with inflation from 2026.
Student debt is £267bn, could double in a decade. Due to low wages unlikely to be repaid. Young people burdened.
Most European countries don't charge uni fees. England destroying social mobility. Must abolish tuition fees.
Student debt is £267bn, could double in a decade. Due to low wages unlikely to be repaid. Young people burdened.
Most European countries don't charge uni fees. England destroying social mobility. Must abolish tuition fees.
University tuition fees in England to rise with inflation every year from 2026
Bridget Phillipson confirmed the plans for the next two years, with fees to increase automatically after that.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 21, 2025 at 6:23 AM
University tuition fees in England to rise with inflation from 2026.
Student debt is £267bn, could double in a decade. Due to low wages unlikely to be repaid. Young people burdened.
Most European countries don't charge uni fees. England destroying social mobility. Must abolish tuition fees.
Student debt is £267bn, could double in a decade. Due to low wages unlikely to be repaid. Young people burdened.
Most European countries don't charge uni fees. England destroying social mobility. Must abolish tuition fees.
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There's going to be a new genre of AI-facilitated Darwin Awards, isn't there?
File this as a near-miss alongside the AI-generated book on foraging wild mushrooms, and unprepared hikers having to be rescued after following AI instructions up snowy mountains
File this as a near-miss alongside the AI-generated book on foraging wild mushrooms, and unprepared hikers having to be rescued after following AI instructions up snowy mountains
One of the swimmers had used ChatGPT to consult the tide times: “I made the mistake of using ChatGPT for research to see when the low tide was."
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October 17, 2025 at 4:46 PM
There's going to be a new genre of AI-facilitated Darwin Awards, isn't there?
File this as a near-miss alongside the AI-generated book on foraging wild mushrooms, and unprepared hikers having to be rescued after following AI instructions up snowy mountains
File this as a near-miss alongside the AI-generated book on foraging wild mushrooms, and unprepared hikers having to be rescued after following AI instructions up snowy mountains
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Thank you to our amazing team of volunteers, who give up their time and work so hard for integrity and accountability in the @churchofengland.org
Go @watch-notequalyet.bsky.social !
Go @watch-notequalyet.bsky.social !
We are so encouraged by the huge response to our Transparency campaign.
Thank you to the thousands who have visited this page on our website:
www.womenandthechurch.org/transparency
Thank you to the thousands who have visited this page on our website:
www.womenandthechurch.org/transparency
October 11, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Thank you to our amazing team of volunteers, who give up their time and work so hard for integrity and accountability in the @churchofengland.org
Go @watch-notequalyet.bsky.social !
Go @watch-notequalyet.bsky.social !
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##CofEPeeps need to see this.
The Bishop of Birmingham has written to the Shadow Justice Secretary Robert Jenrick about his comments about Handsworth
October 7, 2025 at 9:49 PM
##CofEPeeps need to see this.