As a member of the Executive Committee of the General Synod Human Sexuality Group, Jayne signed an Open Letter to all 39 Anglican Primates on Sept 26th 2017, ahead of their meeting from Oct 2nd - 6th 2017 in Canterbury. A press release references Jayne's work to gain condemnation of Conversion Therapy, quoting her as follows: … Continue reading Open Letter to Primates – Sep 2017
Follow Up to Conversion Therapy
UPDATE - JANUARY 2018 Ben Bradshaw MP asked a question on Conversion Therapy to the Second Estates Commissioner, Dame Caroline Spelman MP. on January 25th 2018. In his supplementary question he asked her to help secure a meeting for Jayne to meet the Minister, which Dame Spelman agreed to provide. This exchange was covered by … Continue reading Follow Up to Conversion Therapy
Christians Unite to Condem Nashville Statement
Jayne was glad to be one of the initial signatories to the Christians United statement, which looks to affirm and embrace all Christians - independent of their sexuality. Jayne gave the following quote to Christian Today: "'I think it very telling that within hours of the "Nashville statement" being released, Christians United gathered twice as many … Continue reading Christians Unite to Condem Nashville Statement
Condemning Conversion Therapy
On July 8th 2017 Jayne led a Private Members Motion debate in the General Synod for the Church of England, which successfully led to the Synod publicly condemning Conversion Therapy and calling on Her Majesty's Government to ban it. The full agreed text of the amended motion is set out in the ensuring Church of … Continue reading Condemning Conversion Therapy
A Call to Recognise Spiritual Abuse
UPDATE - Following the coverage of the conviction of the Abingdon cleryman, the Revd Tim Davis, who was found guilty of spiritual abuse in late December 2017, and the report into Spiritual Abuse commissioned by CCPAS, Jayne wrote an article Are You Suffering From Spiritual Abuse? - ViaMedia blog, January 8th 2018 On April 21st 2017 … Continue reading A Call to Recognise Spiritual Abuse