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How significant is the Church of England vote to trial same-sex blessings? How should we respond to another bill to ban 'conversion therapy'? What can leaders learn from the cabinet reshuffle?

00:00 - Introduction 00:30 - FIEC Leaders' Conference 04:06 - Changes to the FIEC Doctrinal Basis 07:29 - Church of England vote on blessing same-sex marriage 16:48 - New conversion therapy bill 21:52 - Pastoral care for people experiencing same-sex attraction or gender dysphoria 23:55 - Suella Braver-gone: cabinet reshuffle 33:12 - The Hub conference

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Ministry of Justice (Leaders' Conference 2023) (fiec.org.uk)
Doctrinal Basis and Constitutional Changes Approved (fiec.org.uk)
General Synod agrees to trial services for same-sex couples after marathon debate (churchtimes.co.uk)
Conversion therapy ban tabled by Lib Dem peer (bbc.co.uk)
Sunak reshuffle shows he's done with playing it safe (news.sky.com)
The Hub 2024 (fiec.org.uk)

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