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Simon Sarmiento

@sarmiento.bsky.social
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Knaresborough, North Yorkshire. retired software consultant, former freelance journalist, interests: Church of England, equality legislation, early and baroque music, liturgy, modern railways and badgers.

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Dr Jo Kershaw @mthrjo.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Well done +Nick Chamberlain (Bishop of Grantham) for raising the point that the UK is becoming increasingly hostile to LGBTQ people and that we are backsliding badly. We need to move beyond polarisation, stop hiding behind process, and show compassion and solidarity. #GeneralSynod
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The Revd Dr Sara Batts-Neale @sarabn.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
So broadcasting on 198khz is gone. It should be celebrated with a substantial thank you. Not a short goodbye, but a long wave.
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Simon Sarmiento @sarmiento.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Music from a Medieval Manuscript: Bringing the St Albans Processional to Life www.stalbanscathedral.org/events/the-s...
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Music from a Medieval Manuscript: Bringing the St Albans Processional to Life - 12/06/2026 19:30:00
Join us as a unique medieval manuscript from St Albans is brought to life for the first time in 800 years.
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PeterCrumpler @petercrumpler.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Why we must not take #StAlbans - and other cathedrals for granted, from today’s @stalbanstimes.bsky.social @stalbanscathedral.bsky.social @theosthinktank.bsky.social @englishcathedrals.co.uk @thechurchmouse.bsky.social @churchofengland.org #CofEpeeps
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Simon Sarmiento @sarmiento.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Remembering Bill Brisco www.stalbanscathedral.org/news/remembe...
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Remembering Bill Brisco
A volunteer server at the Cathedral for almost 70 years.
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SCM Press @scmpress.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
The Church of England’s status as the only established church in the Anglican Communion often sparks heated debate. Far from a one-sided defence of establishment, A Voice in the Wilderness captures the diverse reasons people cherish its unique place in society: scmpress.hymnsam.co.uk/books/978033...
This book is essential reading. Should the established church retain its unique, privileged role in the life of the country? This diverse, thoughtful and timely collection will be a vital resource for all of those interested in exploring many of the most challenging issues facing our society and democracy over the coming years.
Jon Cruddas, Senior Fellow McDonald Centre for Theology, Ethics and Public Life, University of Oxford
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Trump Action Tracker @trumpactiontracker.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Vice President Vance admonished Pope Leo in an interview, saying if he (Leo) was “going to opine on matters of theology,” his comments needed to be “anchored in the truth.” TAT: [Foreign policy | Undermining democracy]
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Vance Says the Pope Should Be More Careful When Talking About Theology
The vice president, who is Catholic, took issue with Pope Leo XIV’s statement that disciples of Christ are “never on the side of those who once wielded the sword and today drop bombs.”
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Dr Emma Salisbury @salisbot.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
The Delphic Oracle told King Croesus of Lydia that if he attacked Persia "a great empire will fall." He saw this as a prediction of victory and attacked. It was his own great empire that fell.
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The Observer @theobserveruk.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
Foreign Office job cuts ‘send wrong signals’ on Iran crisis Shrunken department less able to respond to conflicts, critics warn our Whitehall editor Catherine Neilan bit.ly/4tvKkWt
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Foreign Office job cuts ‘send wrong signals’ on Iran crisis
Shrunken department less able to respond to conflicts, critics warn
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PeterCrumpler @petercrumpler.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Reasons to be cheerful and optimistic on this important day for @churchofengland.org @lampallib.bsky.social @thechurchmouse.bsky.social #CofEpeeps
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Simon Sarmiento @sarmiento.bsky.social · 28/12/2025
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The Archbishop and the Ballot Box: Why 2026 Will Be a Critical Year for the Church of England - ViaMedia.News
by Nic Tall, National Co-ordinator of Together for the Church of England When future church historians look back at 2026 and judge what most shaped the direction of the Church of England in that year,...
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Simon Sarmiento @sarmiento.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
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Tribunal rules in case of aggrieved curate
Expectations placed on diocesan safeguarding adviser were not found reasonable
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Simon Sarmiento @sarmiento.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
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Temperature rises ahead of Bishops’ formal vote to put the brakes on same-sex marriage
‘I believe God has called me to faithful, permanent, stability of life with another woman’ says Dean of Bristol
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Simon Sarmiento @sarmiento.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
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A reply to Anon’s Reflections on the Safeguarding Failures and Delays in the C/E highlighted by the Charity Commission - Surviving Church
The opinion piece ‘Church of England Must Rapidly Accelerate Safeguarding Reforms’ by Anon 17 November 2025 https://survivingchurch.org/2025/11/17/church-of-england-must-rapidly-accelerate-safeguardin...
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Simon Sarmiento @sarmiento.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
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Crown and Mitre
An Essay Saint Andrew's Day
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Simon Sarmiento @sarmiento.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
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Tithing – A form of Manipulation? - Surviving Church
by Stephen Parsons One of the incontestable facts about the Church of England is that parishes designated as conservative evangelical seem to have few problems in raising money. Other mainstream paris...
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Simon Sarmiento @sarmiento.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
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Move faster with same-sex blessings, House of Bishops told
Lincoln diocesan synod urges Bishops to ‘proceed at pace’, while Bishop of Chelmsford says that ‘LGBT+ people have been failed’ by recent decisions
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Simon Sarmiento @sarmiento.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
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A Crisis of Trust - Surviving Church
by Martin Sewell Trust is a most precious commodity in all walks of life, public private and personal. Readers of the Surviving Church blog will be painfully aware from the stories and opinions shared...
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Simon Sarmiento @sarmiento.bsky.social · 15/11/2025
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The House of Bishops on Clergy and Same-Sex Marriage – Further Personal Reflections - ViaMedia.News
by Peter Collier KC, retired Senior Circuit Judge and former Vicar-General of the Province of York Further to my recent reflections on the House of Bishops’ October statement on the future use of the ...
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Simon Sarmiento @sarmiento.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
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Remembering Rachel Cooke | The Observer
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Simon Sarmiento @sarmiento.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
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Church Times on X: ""While doctrinal agreement is vital, Christian unity will not be built on theological dialogue alone. During the past 60 years, there has been an equally remarkable rapprochement in local, regional, and national institutional links of various kinds." https://t.co/hxf8mFodbn" / X
"While doctrinal agreement is vital, Christian unity will not be built on theological dialogue alone. During the past 60 years, there has been an equally remarkable rapprochement in local, regional, and national institutional links of various kinds." https://t.co/hxf8mFodbn
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Simon Sarmiento @sarmiento.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
Katie Razzall: Robust leadership needed to steer BBC through crisis
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Simon Sarmiento @sarmiento.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
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King Charles, Pope Leo, and ‘full visible unity’ - Liturgy
In an age of polarisation, the meeting and shared prayer of Pope Leo and King Charles, from traditions once separated by centuries of conflict, should be encouraged and received in the most positive l...
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Simon Sarmiento @sarmiento.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
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Makin Review – Progress Update | Law & Religion UK
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Simon Sarmiento @sarmiento.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
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Kaya Burgess on X: "Religion is no longer something inherited from parents, but more of a lifestyle choice for under-35s, study by @IIFL_uk finds They feel freer to adopt - and abandon - a faith depending on how it benefits their wellbeing Read here: https://t.co/BaFQzWTLH6" / X
Religion is no longer something inherited from parents, but more of a lifestyle choice for under-35s, study by @IIFL_uk finds They feel freer to adopt - and abandon - a faith depending on how it benefits their wellbeing Read here: https://t.co/BaFQzWTLH6
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Simon Sarmiento @sarmiento.bsky.social · 01/11/2025
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Clergy Conduct Measure – Back to Synod? | Law & Religion UK
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Simon Sarmiento @sarmiento.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
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Does Nigel do God? | Gawain Towler | The Critic Magazine
Many moons ago at the Christening of one of my children in St Agnes Church, Kennington, I noticed that Nigel Farage was standing up and down at all the right moments of the service without prompting.
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Simon Sarmiento @sarmiento.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
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Vacancy in See – London | Law & Religion UK
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Simon Sarmiento @sarmiento.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
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Open Letter to the Archbishop of Canterbury Designate – Bishop Sarah Mullaly - Surviving Church
Dear Bishop SarahAs editor and contributors to Letters to a Broken Church, we congratulate you on your recent appointment as Archbishop of Canterbury. You have our good wishes. You will be taking on i...
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Simon Sarmiento @sarmiento.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
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Installation of the 106th Archbishop of Canterbury | The Archbishop of Canterbury
Bishop Sarah will be installed as the Archbishop of Canterbury on Wednesday 25 March, 2026.
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Simon Sarmiento @sarmiento.bsky.social · 25/10/2025
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Revised proposals for Bishop of Bangor | Law & Religion UK
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Simon Sarmiento @sarmiento.bsky.social · 25/10/2025
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Simon Sarmiento @sarmiento.bsky.social · 25/10/2025
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The Lucius Letters: Chapter Seven by Anon - Surviving Church
Damon is an apprentice devil tasked with learning to undermine and weaken the Church of England and wider Anglicanism. Lucius is a senior devil mentoring apprentices overseeing the work on all denomin...
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Simon Sarmiento @sarmiento.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
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A bishop’s secret church trial and the U.S. Anglican Church in turmoil
A child sex offender, a man accused of attempted second-degree murder, a man who solicited a prostitute — all were allowed to lead or worship in Stewart Ruch’s diocese.
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Simon Sarmiento @sarmiento.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
U.S. Anglican Church archbishop accused of sexual misconduct, abuse of power
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Simon Sarmiento @sarmiento.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
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Winded After the Death of LLF - ViaMedia.News
by the Very Revd David Monteith, Dean of Canterbury Much metaphorical ink has already been spilt on the announcement from the House of Bishops of the death of Living in Love and Faith (LLF). These ref...
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Simon Sarmiento @sarmiento.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
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GAFCON says its members will leave Anglican Communion to form rival network
[Episcopal News Service] The conservative Anglican network GAFCON, a mix of leaders from Anglican provinces and breakaway groups, released a statement Oct. 16 saying it would disengage from the Ang…
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Simon Sarmiento @sarmiento.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
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Serious Christianity and Remembering Trafalgar
Today is the 220th anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar, a victory which destroyed Napoleon's naval power and constrained his imperial amb...
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Simon Sarmiento @sarmiento.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
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LLF Update: Trustees’ Statement – Together for the Church of England
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Simon Sarmiento @sarmiento.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
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'Lighten our darkness': experiences of unease and the virtues of BCP daily prayer
Today's post follows a conversation with someone who has experienced a sense of unease in their home at night. There has been nothing dramat...
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Simon Sarmiento @sarmiento.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
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Gafcon declaration on ‘Global Anglican Communion’ took shape in Sydney
Primates held meeting with movement’s ‘founding fathers’
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Simon Sarmiento @sarmiento.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
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Archbishops’ statement on the Church of Ireland and the Anglican Communion
The Most Rev John McDowell, the Church of Ireland’s Primate of All Ireland and Archbishop of Armagh, with the Most Rev Michael Jackson, Primate of Ireland and Archbishop of Dublin have issued the foll...
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Simon Sarmiento @sarmiento.bsky.social · 19/10/2025
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The Durham Report on the Pilavachi Affair. Will the Church of England finally learn to recognise ‘cults’ in its midst? - Surviving Church
One of the hazards of using a computer is that occasionally documents disappear into cyberspace, never to be recovered. With all the recent excitement of a nomination for the new Archbishop of Canterb...
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Simon Sarmiento @sarmiento.bsky.social · 19/10/2025
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Crumbs of Comfort: Standing together for Standalone Services
Canon Simon Butler was for some years one of the most senior priests in General Synod and a member of the Archbishops' Council. He is Rector of Holy Trinity & St Mary’s Guildford .The crumbs of Living...
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Simon Sarmiento @sarmiento.bsky.social · 19/10/2025
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Anglican Communion(s) both with strong convictions
Hello for this week. If you would prefer not to read, once again (and again and again ...) about Anglican Communion machinations, then here ...
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Becky Mynett @psalteryandharp.uk · 18/10/2025
This is a very helpful explainer article for all inclusive #CofEPeeps (not just Evangelicals). Note the call to action - get yourself elected to deanery synod.
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Simon Sarmiento @sarmiento.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
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Understanding the House of Bishops decisions
The Inclusive Evangelical convenors met this week and Steve Hollinghurst writes this response on our behalf for those needing help understanding the present state of play on the slow and very painful ...
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Simon Sarmiento @sarmiento.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
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Diocesan consultation opens for next Bishop of London
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Simon Sarmiento @sarmiento.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
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THE REV. CANON ÆTHELSTAN BABBIT — Earth and Altar
The following is a selection from Cautionary Tales for Careful Clerics , an original volume of humorous poetry recently released by St. Lazarus Press , the publishing arm of the Church of St. Jo...
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Simon Sarmiento @sarmiento.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
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Campaigners for same-sex marriage react with dismay and sadness to C of E House of Bishops decision
Bishops who supported greater LGBTQ+ inclusion have not shown ‘courage in their convictions’ says priest
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