Author Archives: Jayne Ozanne

LGBT Stories: It’s Time for Action!

Posted on June 25, 2021 by Jayne Ozanne

by the Revd Canon Simon Butler, Prolocutor for the Province of Canterbury and Vicar of St Mary’s, Battersea As I write, we are preparing to meet at General Synod for the last time before the elections this summer. Everyone is … Continue reading →

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LGBT Stories: “Texts of Terror” – Are We Helping or Harming?

Posted on June 23, 2021 by Jayne Ozanne

by the Rt Revd Dame Sarah Mullally, Bishop of London and Chair of the LLF Next Steps Group The series of testimonies of LGBT Christians that can be found here are texts of terror. Vilified, self-condemnation, disgust, self-hatred, abominable, humiliated, … Continue reading →

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LLF: Building the Bridge as We Cross It …

Posted on June 18, 2021 by Jayne Ozanne

by the Revd David Runcorn, theological teacher, author and Spiritual Director Living in Love and Faith is unique. I am not talking about the content. I mean it is unlike anything the Church of England has produced before to discern … Continue reading →

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Making Ourselves ‘Other’

Posted on June 15, 2021 by Jayne Ozanne

by the Very Revd Nicholas Henshall, Dean of Chelmsford It is a privilege to respond to the Via Media series of moving and challenging reflections on LGBT+ Christians experience of the Church and the wider implications of that experience for … Continue reading →

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Apology without Change is Manipulation

Posted on June 12, 2021 by Jayne Ozanne

by the Revd Canon Rosie Harper, Chaplain to the Bishop of Buckingham, Member of General Synod and Trustee of the Ozanne Foundation Sometimes the synapses fire! I could never quite understand why repeated apologies from the Archbishop and other senior … Continue reading →

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Banning Conversion Therapy Must “Focus on the Victim Not the Perpetrator”

Posted on June 9, 2021 by Jayne Ozanne

by the Right Reverend Dr David Walker, Bishop of Manchester The General Synod debate on Conversion Therapy was easily one of the hardest it fell to me to chair. We were allowed something like 75 minutes in which to deal … Continue reading →

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Trigger Warning!

Posted on June 8, 2021 by Jayne Ozanne

by the Venerable Peter Leonard, Archdeacon of the Isle of Wight and Chair of OneBodyOneFaith Have you noticed how often this warning appears on social media posts or blogs in recent years? A friendly statement that there may be material … Continue reading →

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“Another Way is Possible….”

Posted on June 5, 2021 by Jayne Ozanne

by the Revd Nick Bundock, Team Rector of St James & Emmanuel, Didsbury I just want you to re-read that phrase again because it’s really important. Another way is possible. I’m able to say that not as a theologian theorising … Continue reading →

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Justin’s Story – “I was taught to hate the very ones who loved me”

Posted on May 28, 2021 by Jayne Ozanne

by Justin, a survivor of conversion therapy who was nearly crushed under the shame but is now a minister in training Like many others, I was once that lively, passionate, charismatic Christian. I stood out, I was bold and courageous, … Continue reading →

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Annie’s Story – “I Did My Best to Conform, But…”

Posted on May 25, 2021 by Jayne Ozanne

by Annie, a victim of abuse who found succour in the charismatic church – where she was subjected to even more abuse…. My childhood and teenage years were marked by abuse and chaos, and when I discovered Christian faith in … Continue reading →