Weaponisation in the Church of England

'Unkindness and immaturity' in a vexatious disciplinary tribunal, plus has the church been hoodwinked by conniving asylum seekers after all?

Hello, and welcome to all those new subscribers who discovered The Critical Friend after my investigation into Martin Sargeant and the Diocese of London. This week normal newsletter service resumes: we dive into a thoroughly dispiriting episode of contemporary church politics featuring the never-ending civil war of the former Dean of Christ Church, Martyn Percy. Then we pick up the threads of the Abdul Ezedi fake conversion asylum seeker story, as some more important details have emerged about his own case which illuminate some of the wider concerns. And finally, has HTB got too cosy with a sympathetic billionaire who also happens to hold some pretty unsavoury political opinions? Plus, my latest podcasts and an extra long selection of juicy links at the bottom.

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