22/04/2021 The Archbishops of Canterbury and York have issued this statement in response to the Anti-Racism Taskforce report published today.
Racism is a sin. Of this, we have no doubt. Anything which diminishes the value and beauty of each individual person, made in the image of God, is sinful. There is no place for it in the world, and we are determined to make sure there is no room for it in the Church.
But it is here. We have seen, time and time again, people being bullied, overlooked, undermined and excluded from the life of the Church, from the family of God. It breaks our hearts, and we are truly sorry.
Proposals aim to end Church of England inaction over racism
by Sylvia Hui, The Associated Press
Posted Apr 22, 2021 9:41 am EDT
Last Updated Apr 22, 2021 at 9:44 am EDT
LONDON A report aiming to tackle racism in the Church of England has recommended dozens of proposals to end decades of inaction, including the requirement that at least one ethnic minority candidate be included in shortlists for senior clergy roles.
The church’s Anti-Racism Taskforce was set up last year after the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, told the General Synod there was “no doubt” the Church of England was still “deeply institutionally racist.”
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The Church of England is institutionally woke
Its latest report into race embraces the divisive and secular ideology of US-style identity politics
22 April 2021 • 5:37pm
The Church of England is apparently moving away from the post-racial teachings of Christ and towards the godless secularism of identity politics. Why else would it have commissioned such an extraordinarily ideological report into the issue of race within the Church?
“From Lament to Action”, written by the Archbishops’ Anti-Racism Taskforce, sets out a series of actions the Church should take to change its culture. One of the problems with its analysis, however, is that it starts from a position of presumed guilt.
Sylvia Hui April 22, 2021 - 6:41 AM
LONDON - A report aiming to tackle racism in the Church of England has recommended dozens of proposals to end decades of inaction, including the requirement that at least one ethnic minority candidate be included in shortlists for senior clergy roles.
The churchâs Anti-Racism Taskforce was set up last year after the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, told the General Synod there was âno doubtâ the Church of England was still âdeeply institutionally racist.â
The recommendations, published Thursday, included a plan to increase representation of ethnic minority people to at least 15% at all levels of governance by 2030, to reflect the proportion of ethnic minority worshippers. The report also said full-time racial justice officers should be employed in every diocese.