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Kay Morgan-Gurr
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Why the silence on disability?
It's good to be addressing diversity but if there's one thing I've noticed, some forms of diversity are more fashionable to follow than others – and that shouldn't be.
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When Mother's Day feels more like a lamentation than a celebration
When my brother and I talk about family memories, especially about mum, they are rarely happy. We feel like 'brothers in arms' who have survived the maelstrom of war and come out the other side still intact ... just.
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Churches, let's not treat our children's workers like they're dispensable
It was sad that at the beginning of the pandemic many employed children's and family workers, and their national advisers, were furloughed - just at the point they were needed most.
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What will the Church look like post-pandemic?
No one will come through this pandemic unscathed, even without contracting the virus. Therefore, we need to learn the lessons and act on them with great speed.
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Church leaders need a day off too
Many of our leaders are exhausted and wondering how they can keep up.
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Choosing online church doesn't mean we don't have faith
Apparently, if Christians don't go back to physical church services, it shows they don't take meeting together seriously, their faith isn't fervent enough, and wanting to remain online shows they are just lazy 'watchers' who can't be bothered. As a vulnerable person who needs to continue shielding, I find these accusations upsetting.
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Top tips for making the re-opening of your church accessible to all
As much as church online has been amazing for many of us with illnesses and disabilities - giving the ability to take part in a way some couldn't in the past - there have been some in our congregations who have not been able to access the internet or use the technology, and they need to attend a physical church if they feel safe and able to.
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Disabled people have suffered terribly during Covid-19: the Church cannot stay silent
The national Church of all denominations has been totally silent on the injustices faced by disabled people - some 20% of the population - during this pandemic.
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We're teaching children to express their own opinions but is it at the cost of tolerance and listening?
We have taught children to debate, support a cause and campaign about injustice. They are making us think and pushing us on matters of injustice – and I love that. But with it there appears to be a toxic side effect: intolerance.
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Disability-selective abortion says some lives are worth more than others: this must stop
The overall figures for those aborted due to disability have risen in the last year, but even more worryingly, these abortions have often been for minor disabilities and disfigurements. I have friends old and young with some of these conditions, and it fills me with horror that they could have been aborted just for being different.
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Most evangelism still isn't disability inclusive
For disabled people, most 'evangelism' comprises scouring the streets for those who are visibly disabled and asking if they want prayer for healing.
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The one weapon to re-balance your soul if coronavirus is leaving you irritated
I'm normally the person who smiles a lot, tries not to complain and is usually very gentle. But now, the things I would normally let pass me by are irritating me.
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Every life matters but in a pandemic, do some lives matter more?
In a world where we are learning more about how intensive care units work, about types of ventilators and other treatments for people whose Covid-19 symptoms are worsening, disabled people are worried.
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Psalm 46:10 is the perfect Bible verse for the world right now
Most of the world seems to have moved online, making it an even noisier place than it was before (virtually speaking).
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Why has it taken a coronavirus pandemic for the church to actually be there for the most vulnerable?
If some churches had listened to the needs of so many sick and disabled people in the past, getting everything in place for a season of social isolation would have been smoother and faster and, in most instances, already in place.
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