We recognise the family as the primary unit in society and all possible encouragement is given to ministers and congregations to support and strengthen family life. Marriage is a relationship, intended as permanent, between one man and one woman within which sexual intercourse establishes a unique intimacy. [Continue Reading]
Canon Charles Kenny’s contribution from Bible Listening Day
16 November 2011
The article below is one of seven contributions, representing a variety of viewpoints, given at the “Bible Listening Day” organised by the Irish Peace Centres in November 2011. This is part of an effort both to take Scripture seriously and to engage in respectful evangelical dialogue. [Continue Reading]
Film: Pride in our City
3 November 2011
This short film, produced locally in Derry, takes a look at Derry’s 2011 Gay Pride Festival and uses it to present a snapshot of the gay community in the North West of Ireland in the run up to the city’s tenure as UK City of Culture in 2013. Published as part of the Sharing Stories project, a cross-border community film project. [Continue Reading]
Report: Holding the tension wisely
1 November 2011
Even before a conversation about LGBT lives and stories begins, there can be felt-tension about the perceived intention of another. There is tension when a conversation is experienced as being coercive. There can be tension when one person perceives that another’s engagement may cloak a particular agenda. Intentions can sometimes be judged incorrectly. Where one individual may be seeking to understand, their intention may be judged as destructive. This requires a deep and caring communication – speaking and listening, speaking and listening. Language is more than words. Even the most carefully chosen words cannot mask a hurtful intention. [Continue Reading]
