It's time to talk about Church of England funded counselling offered to Survivors of Church Abuse, or, as I would call it, More Inexplicable Church of England Sticks to Beat You With.

🧵 Thread Incoming. I cannot speak for anyone but myself, and I *hope* the result of this thread will be other C of E Survivors saying, no no, that's just @DioceseofSheff Sheffield Diocese Safeguarding, and not Nationwide.

Okay (J/K), let's see what Revelation says about Puberty Blockers.

KJV, of course.

🧵 Rev 1.6: "Jesus Christ....hath made us kings"

Who are we? Revelation suggests in an opening volley, we can change/grow/be different in our bodies and roles to what we "were".

The gendered term "Kings", while writing to all genders, encourages that we may become masc. 👑

Right. So, we *think* Derek Prince might be the first references to homosexuality being influenced by the demonic. He actually referenced this in his training course materials in 1971. I have not been able to get hold of his training materials from then, but I *do* have his book. TW. incorrect and unhealthy teaching on demons

It's here, in some training materials from 1971, between fear, resentment and doubt, and tumours, fits and cramps, we have one of the earliest references to Homosexuality as linked with demonic suggestion.

I'll be reading Jay Report throughout the day, and making various comments and sharing quotes.

I do not claim to be an expert on Safeguarding Practice, especially in regards to Children. I'm just someone chewed up by the system and it's definitions of 'vulnerable adults'. Do take time to read it for yourself, as I cannot claim to not bring my own bias to my reading, and context is important.

Listening to this piece of the Church of England safeguarding debacle now. Starts twenty minutes in.

bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0… David Glasgow himself is on this discussion 🙏

We haven't even scratched the surface of 3dM, The Order of Mission and Mike Breen's influence on the UK and USA. #churchofengland

There's a section in Bringing Me Back to Me specifically about The Order. Ready? Let's go. "The Order of Mission was a powerful group of committed Christians who vow themselves “in the presence of the Senior Guardian and members of the Order” to a life of “simplicity, purity and accountability”

Okay, I don't want to spend a huge amount of time deep diving into the CPAS MESS, but I do want to go through it with you and talk a tiny bit about the harm. Who are they?

An Anglican evangelical mission agency, which offer trainings, run youth camps and (by the looks of it) help sign recruitment to roles in the church of England. They also work with schools.

DISTURBING.

I AM HOLDING THE DRAFT REPORT IN MY HANDS. #demondrop wtf

I cannot comment on the content until everyone has had a chance to respond to it. But my head has just exploded. I cannot comment, so I will JUST gif in silence.

Just popping by to read the so-called Theological introduction to the Prayers of Love and Faith, since I ran out of time yesterday.

I have...doubts... "Welcome the decision of the House of Bishops to replace Issues in Human Sexuality with new pastoral guidance"

I remember this was absolutely cheered at the time, and yet they seem to have produced under the radar and in the pretence of inclusion, a fresh new yoke of burden.

So, what they are saying is you can offer prayers in the way you'd do Christenings but NOT in the way you'd do marriages. Basically, they are saying same sex couples are NOT equal to straight presenting couples. What did they think the POINT of the prayers was if not to celebrate same sex relationships/marriages. Who was asking for prayer for you and your bestie????!! Ridiculous.

#llf #plf #churchofengland

Right let's start a deep dive, love read on THAT homophobic sermon from St Aldates Church, Oxford, shall we?

#oxford #students #lgbt #church What do we know? We know it was a Sunday Sermon at St Aldates Church, Oxford.

According to #ChurchNearYou: "We are a welcoming church in the heart of Oxford".

Wikipedia says St Aldates is Church of England, with a staff team of 30. They are responsible for #LoveOxford

Here we go @StAldatesOxford @StAldatesYouth

It's time to settle in and get very comfortable, because we are releasing the audio of THAT Homophobic Sermon, tonight.

Please, take care, and read the critique linked below first. Critique by Charlie Bell, author of Queer Holiness, The Gift of LGBTQI People to the Church, available from here:

chrissiechevasutt.wordpress.com/2023/09/27/oxf…

Has anyone done any reading on the Woman at the Well as a lesbian living under capitalism? Five husbands, and the man she lived with - not her husband. I'm reminded of Mariana Lawton who had to marry to survive, though retained her love for Ann Lister. "Our ancestors worshiped on this mountain, but you Jews claim that the place where we must worship is in Jerusalem.”

“Woman,” Jesus replied, “believe me, a time is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem."

I thought I might talk a little about this recent "call" by Greater Love for the Gov to "drop plans" for a conversion therapy ban in the UK.

https://twitter.com/GLDeclaration/status/1702684747485307187

Greater Love, apparently, is a group of Christian ministers who will not EVEN UNDER THREAT abandon The "Christian doctrine of marriage".

Morning, I hope everyone's doing okay. I was asked to put together some resources/recommendations for people who are reacting/reading/reeling from the Mike Pilavachi and Soul Survivor revelations.

I can mostly only recommend books, but will share what I know. 😊 First of all, know there are Mental Health helplines out there, with a variety of focus. There is a good list at Mind online.

mind.org.uk/information-su…

Good morning, today's episode of Vanity Fair's Hillsong Doc is episode 3 and this one goes into some detail of the abuse by Frank Houston of a child/children. And presumably the cover-up as well. So be aware of this if reading the recap thread today. Look, I'm sure these Journalists all have important things to say and their exploration of Hillsong, but, I do feel one writer in particular who has been right up there in terms of blowing doors open AND connecting with survivors and providing contacts, is missing.

Okay Hulu's, Hillsong doc, let's go.

#vanityfair It's slick, it's glamorous.

The Bishops who have signed the (letter? document?) unnamed (unless it is: "The Church of England's Doctrine of Marriage" full stop), undated document 📄 on Straight Supremist Marriage #Fulham #Horsham #Coventry #Woolwich #Lancaster #Rochester #Hereford #Carlise #Leicester #Chichester #Guildford #Sheffield and #Southwell & #Nottingham

I'm back to my live read of Bishop Steven Croft's booklet about the Church of England potentially becoming more inclusive of gay marriage and relationships.

Hopefully can finish tonight. Previous thread is here, which went into the Bible stuff. I think this final section is the practical stuff. Let's see.

https://twitter.com/MattDrapps/status/1590011739277758464?t=PVZpqNt3TeHI1MV0aw0ykA&s=19

I've got an hour, so let's get into another hour of Bishop Steven Croft's booklet about the Church of England potentially becoming more inclusive of gay marriage and relationships.

I have the actual book with me today. If you've read my book, Bringing Me Back to Me, you'll know some of my story and the journey I went on to move from thinking I would be better dead than gay, to celebrating LGBTQI+ diversity.

It's not a quick journey.

lulu.com/shop/matthew-d…

I'm back with more live reading of Bishop Steven Croft's booklet about the Church of England potentially becoming more inclusive of gay marriage and relationships.

I'm grateful for those who responded yesterday. ♥ The previous thread is here.

https://twitter.com/MattDrapps/status/1589248601607540736?t=kww0lo72x6HdYtEs8COZYQ&s=19