http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38982013
Members of the Church of England are discussing whether to allow marriages in church between two men or two women. Some Christians believe that marriage should only be between a man and woman, Other Christians believe marriage can be between a man and woman, or a man and another man or a woman and another woman.
A report has been written to say the church does not allow gay or lesbian marriage but many Christians want that to change so that gay and lesbian people can get married in their churches, and a new report now has to be written taking in to account different opinions.
The Archbishop of Canterbury said, "There are no problems here, there are simply people. We will - as the Bishops - think again and go on thinking. We will seek to do better"
What;s happening in the picture
explain the story
- what does the woman in the picture mean by 'proud to be gay'?
- what faith does the woman follow?
- what does she want other Christians to do to make her proud of her faith?
- why is the church having this discussion? Why don't they just say, "We have to stay the same"?
- why does the Archbishop of Canterbury say "There are simply people"?
- Why does he say "We will go on thinking"?
- What can we learn from the Church of England and this story? (that people have different opinions and it's OK to have dialogue, have new ideas, and maybe change your mind)
- Why is this story about No Outsiders?
No Outsiders in our school: Teaching the Equality Act in Primary Schools by Andrew Moffat
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