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Paul Bayes

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He/him. Gracehoper, widowed, father, grandfather, retired bishop, diminished and gone into the West.

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Paul Bayes @paulbayes.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
Six eventful years.
Pictures of two books of mine: the Table (2019) and the Door (2025)
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 13/12/2025
The fact is no presenter has ever had to leave the BBC for expressing conservative views, or even explicitly endorsing a right-wing party. Was never a problem for Jeremy Clarkson. Was never a problem for Andrew Neil. Was never a problem for Alan Sugar
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Paul Bayes @paulbayes.bsky.social · 06/12/2025
This is as fine a Presidential Address to a Synod as I have ever heard or read. www.newcastle.anglican.org/news/bishop-...
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Bishop Helen-Ann’s Presidential Address to Diocesan Synod - Newcastle Diocese
Over the past couple of months, one question has been something of a guiding light in my daily life and work: who is my neighbour? It’s a question asked of Jesus in Luke’s Gospel. Jesus’ answer comes ...
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Paul Bayes @paulbayes.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
❤️
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 30/11/2025
For context the 'Middle England' referred to here is the 0.5% of households living in homes worth more than £2 million
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Paul Bayes @paulbayes.bsky.social · 30/11/2025
It’s so hard to see these people as serious. Which is a pity, because we need clear and smart voices on the left. I do so regret that that’s not what I’m hearing from this lot. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...?
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Your Party members vote to make name permanent at tense first conference
Liverpool gathering lays bare bitter divisions within new party founded by Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana
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Paul Bayes @paulbayes.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
They can indeed. You need to go, and adopt the Corpse position; lie down (preferably on your back) and snooze for 20 minutes.
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a baby in a blue shirt is crawling on a bed
ALT: a baby in a blue shirt is crawling on a bed
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Paul Bayes @paulbayes.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
Well I’m 72 and I could sign this. If not now, when? @scmbritain.bsky.social
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Diana Butler Bass @dianabutlerbass.bsky.social · 23/11/2025
If Jesus is King, it is the weirdest “kingship” ever not-known in history...because he invited everyone to a shared table and proclaimed liberation. The kingdom he envisioned was one of human solidarity, non-violence, and shared goods. Christ (The) No Kings Sunday open.substack.com/pub/dianabut...
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Christ (The) No Kings Sunday
A Sunday Musing
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Paul Bayes @paulbayes.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
Steve’s voice will be very greatly missed in the national Church as well as in the Diocese. I pray for him and his as this transition begins.
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Paul Bayes @paulbayes.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
I’m very grateful to Anderson for speaking out so effectively. I’m sure he is not the only Bishop, and certainly not the only Christian, who will be repelled by the tone and the effect of the disastrous posturings of what I had thought was a Labour government. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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Anglican bishop shaken ‘to the core’ by home secretary’s asylum seeker comments
Bishop of Edmonton says people coming to UK are being ‘scapegoated’ for years of policy failures
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Ruth Harley @ruthh.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
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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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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Dr Dion Georgiou 🇨🇾❤️🇬🇾 @drdiongeorgiou.bsky.social · 15/11/2025
Someone should ask Starmer and Mahmood whether they think the Kindertransport, for example, should have been a return ticket. Whether Alf Dubs, rather than becoming a Labour MP and now Lord, ought to have been sent back with his family to Czechoslovakia once it was liberated from German rule.
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Paul Bayes @paulbayes.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
I’ve signed it too. If you agree with this letter, please sign it.
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David Moloney @dlted.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
‘Once upon a time you crossed the threshold into faith, and there you still are, but the air you breathe has changed.’ @paulbayes.bsky.social responds to unexpected changes in life and faith: dlted.substack.com/i/176925510/...
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Life Happens
Circumstances and our faith perspectives can change suddenly and unexpectedly. Paul Bayes advises us not to fear change, but to learn to breathe new air.
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Paul Bayes @paulbayes.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
Spotted in the wild! Available from your local bookshop, or via DLT (dartonlongmantodd.co.uk/titles/2414-...) or even Amazon 🙂.
Copies of the book “The Door”
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Paul Bayes @paulbayes.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
They talk a good talk. But these people are not serious. news.sky.com/story/diplom...
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'Diplomatic efforts' under way to resolve Your Party row
A source close to the pair told Sky News they were mediating behind the scenes to salvage the party's future
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Paul Bayes @paulbayes.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
Here comes Nietzsche, but much ritzsche. Tragic history repeated as farce.
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Paul Bayes @paulbayes.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
This is absolutely the case. I honour those bishops and others who have spoken out for the values of the faith they hold. I hope that all Christians, lay and ordained, will make use of whatever platform they have to oppose the growth of hatred in our nation. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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The Guardian view on Christianity and the UK far right: churches must stand up to the false prophets of division | Editorial
Editorial: Symbols of Christian nationalism were prominent at last Saturday’s ‘unite the kingdom’ march. Their deployment had little to do with religious faith
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Paul Bayes @paulbayes.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
Well, here you go, friends. Some reflections on truth-telling, grief and uncertainty in fragmented times. You can get it via Amazon, or you may well prefer to order from your friendly local bookshop or directly from the publisher (dartonlongmantodd.co.uk/.../2414-978...) Thanks!
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Paul Bayes @paulbayes.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
I’m sorry to see that Nicholas Grimshaw has died. His architecture has enriched the world. It’s a privilege to live on the same street in Bath as this iconic piece. www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
Picture of the Bath school of art and design, Locksbrook Road, Bath
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Paul Bayes @paulbayes.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
I’m afraid this is so.
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Paul Bayes @paulbayes.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
This bodes ill for intelligent conversation on the relationship between faith and citizenship. Kruger has become the primary exponent of so-called Christian nationalism in the UK. Conservative MP Danny Kruger defects to Reform UK www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Conservative MP Danny Kruger defects to Reform UK
The East Wiltshire MP said the Conservatives were no longer the principal party of opposition.
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Paul Bayes @paulbayes.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
I support this campaign. www.libdems.org.uk/bbc
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Balance the BBC
The BBC is our national broadcaster, people expect and deserve balanced news coverage.
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Paul Bayes @paulbayes.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
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Paul Bayes @paulbayes.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
Dreadful. No courage, no vision, no readiness or reasons to stand for human values and dignity and welcome. This pitiful spinelessness disgraces us all.
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Paul Bayes @paulbayes.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
Yes indeed. Britain isn’t the US – but conservative Christian US money buys a lot here.
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Ed Davey @eddavey.libdems.org.uk · 13/08/2025
If Trump sells out Ukraine, Britain must lead a coalition of the willing to defend our continent without him.
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Paul Bayes @paulbayes.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
This is an outstanding appointment, and one which gives real hope for the future. Hooray!
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Ed Davey @eddavey.libdems.org.uk · 29/07/2025
Recognition of the state of Palestine should not be used as a bargaining chip. It should have happened months ago. We also need far greater action to stop the humanitarian disaster in Gaza, including fully ceasing arms sales and implementing sanctions against the Israeli cabinet.
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Paul Bayes @paulbayes.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
Bumping along, one day at a time. Blessings and love to you both.
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Paul Bayes @paulbayes.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
You continue to bless the world, Kelli.
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Paul Bayes @paulbayes.bsky.social · 19/07/2025
This is well said.
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Philip Baldwin @philipcbaldwin.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
“He didn’t think of himself as a film-maker or a gardener or a painter or a political activist […] He wasn’t a queer artist. He was an artist. All of that was his art.” – Amanda Wilkinson #DerekJarman www.theguardian.com/film/2025/ju...
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‘The hot tar splashed everywhere’: remembering the dark magic of Derek Jarman
In 1989, the artist was living on the Kentish coast when he created a series of mysterious paintings with a bonfire and tar. A new exhibition brings these so-called Black Paintings to life – and shows...
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The Queen's Foundation @queensfoundation.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
There is still time to register for a September start on the Queen's Online university-validated awards (Theology Ministry and Mission). Experience flexible online courses in an innovative format. Explore undergraduate and postgraduate options at queens.ac.uk/Online
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Paul Bayes @paulbayes.bsky.social · 29/06/2025
❤️‍🩹👍
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Paul Bayes @paulbayes.bsky.social · 29/06/2025
As usual with Feynman, these values speak far more widely than science. Imagine a theology that began from here.
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Paul Bayes @paulbayes.bsky.social · 29/06/2025
Perhaps he needed to save money.
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Paul Bayes @paulbayes.bsky.social · 29/06/2025
This is well said, and it could only be said from a perspective such as yours, Lucy. Thank you.
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Paul Bayes @paulbayes.bsky.social · 28/06/2025
Certainly, this is true for me.
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Paul Bayes @paulbayes.bsky.social · 28/06/2025
This gives you hope, and not only for Hungary. Courage calls to courage everywhere. www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Budapest Pride goes ahead, defying Orban threat of 'legal consequences'
Tens of thousands have gathered for the LGBTQ march in Hungary's capital, despite a police ban and warning from PM Viktor Orban.
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Paul Bayes @paulbayes.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
In an increasingly intolerant world, the witness of inclusive churches shines brightly. Prayers for all communities who speak out for God's welcoming love.
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Paul Bayes @paulbayes.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
There are so many kind and generous people in the USA whom I count as my friends. My heart bleeds for them now, and even more for families such as this.
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Paul Bayes @paulbayes.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
Unendurable.
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Paul Bayes @paulbayes.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
Congratulations, Philip. Bless you, and all the great work you do.
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Paul Bayes @paulbayes.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
A typically perceptive piece from Phil Groves. The more people seek church purity, the more schisms will ensue.
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Paul Bayes @paulbayes.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
1. Know where you stand. 2. Stand there.
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Paul Bayes @paulbayes.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
Wisdom on Shakespeare, by someone who seems to have actually read him.
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The Queen's Foundation @queensfoundation.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
If you are in conversation with your DDO about ordination in @churchofengland.org, come and find out more about Queen's as a community of formation and training, a place to learn and study in a way that suits you. ⁠ ⁠ Book now: bit.ly/anglicanopen...
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