David Norris is an Irish scholar, independent Senator, and gay and civil rights activist. He was the first openly gay person to be elected to public office in Ireland and had been serving in Seanad Éireann since 1987. A founder of the Campaign for Homosexual Law Reform, he is also a prominent member of the Church of Ireland. [Continue Reading]
New CAI Lapel Pin
March 16, 2019
We’re delighted to launch our new lapel pin. We hope that this will not only help us to spot friends and fellow members at various events but also spark interest in others to learn more about CAI and the work we do. Based on our new logo launched a few years ago, these quality pins can be purchased at any of our events for just €2/£2 or by contacting the Membership Secretary. If ordering through the post please add €/£1.70 P&P. [Continue Reading]
CAI General Synod 2019 Lunchtime Fringe Event 17.5.19
March 15, 2019
CAI is pleased to announce that its annual General Synod lunchtime fringe event, for 2019 will have, as its guest speaker, the broadcaster, soldier turned peacemaker and Church or Ireland priest, the Revd Andrew Rawding, rector of the Coalisland group of Parishes. Fri 17th May 2019 @ 1 PM, The Millennium Forum, L’derry. [Continue Reading]
REPORT AGM 2019 CORK
March 14, 2019
Bishop Paul Colton, addressing members of Changing Attitude Ireland at the group’s AGM at St Anne’s Shandon on Saturday March 2nd, noted the Church of Ireland’s lack of progress towards establishing equal respect and affirmation for LGBT+ Christians in the Church and expressed his personal shame that in his 20 years as a member of the House of Bishops he had been unable to effect any noticeable change, given the diversity of convictions in the higher echelons of the C of I. [Continue Reading]
IDAHOTB Address At St Anne’s Union Shandon for Cork LGBTI+ Awareness Week – Stephen Spillane, Sunday May 13th
May 29, 2018
Welcoming is so important to us all; to feel welcome in a place, no matter where it changes our experience of that place. A welcome means that we can truly invest all ourselves, our true selves in a place and not hide any of it. A welcoming place can make all the difference to someone, whether it is to share good news and good times or receive help and support in times of difficulty. It allows people to share their interests and talents fully, while in return experiencing love and support. [Continue Reading]
Bishop Trevor Williams Address at IDAHOT Service, St George’s Belfast. 20th May 2018
May 24, 2018
This is Pentecost, the Birthday of the Church, when something mysterious, profound and radical happened to Jesus disciples and Mary, Jesus mother, as they met together. Whatever the fiery tongues descending on each represents, these fearful disciples, who ran away and hid at Jesus crucifixion, were transformed into heroic advocates for Jesus and his message. [Continue Reading]
Video: John Bell at General Synod 2018 Fringe Event
May 17, 2018
John Bell, a member of the Iona Community, Presbyterian minister, broadcaster, hymn-writer and international lecturer will be the Changing Attitude Ireland speaker at this year’s General Synod lunch-time session on Friday May 11th. He has chosen the title, “God, Delight and Diversity”, and plans briefly to explore three subjects: problematic approaches to scripture, the created order as diverse by design, and the need for the laity to have their intelligence, experience and aspirations inform the Church’s deliberations on sexuality. [Continue Reading]
Statement from Changing Attitude Ireland on the Recent Communication from the House of Bishops
May 15, 2018
Changing Attitude Ireland is disappointed by the content of the Church of Ireland House of Bishops’ recent statement on Human Sexuality in the context of Christian Belief, which was read at the General Synod in Armagh. The statement continues the exclusion of LGBT+ Christians and reinforces the institutional discrimination that they experience from the Church. It does not provide for the much-needed liturgical celebration of LGBT+ people at the point when God is most blessing and enriching their lives. [Continue Reading]
IONA’S JOHN BELL FOR C of I GENERAL SYNOD FRINGE EVENT
April 8, 2018
John Bell, a member of the Iona Community, Presbyterian minister, broadcaster, hymn-writer and international lecturer will be the Changing Attitude Ireland speaker at this year’s General Synod lunch-time session on Friday May 11th. He has chosen the title, “God, Delight and Diversity”, and plans briefly to explore three subjects: problematic approaches to scripture, the created order as diverse by design, and the need for the laity to have their intelligence, experience and aspirations inform the Church’s deliberations on sexuality. [Continue Reading]
AGM Report – Equal Marriage in Scottish Church
October 31, 2017
How did the Scottish Episcopal Church do it? This was the question in the minds of those who gathered for the Changing Attitude Ireland AGM lecture by the Provost of St Mary’s Cathedral Glasgow, the Very Revd Kelvin Holdsworth, in Dublin on Saturday 28th October. As a key member of Changing Attitude Scotland, Holdsworth has been at the heart of the campaign to permit its clergy to solemnise marriages in church regardless of the couple’s gender. [Continue Reading]
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