Ethics
Update on the assisted dying Bill passing in UK Parliament lower House
Rabbi Jonathan Romain - Chair, Religious Alliance for Dignity in Dying writes to clergy ministerial colleagues of all faiths updating on the passage of of the assisted dying Bill in th eBritish House of Commons: Although the Bill passed, it is by no means a "done deal'. It now has to go to the Lords, although it is reasonably likely to pass there despite the attempts there will be to derail it. But even if it does go through and comes into law, there will then be an interim period of some two years (up to a maximum of four years) when practical arrangements will be put into place (training, paperwork, monitoring body etc) so that it operates smoothly and with all the necessary safeguards. If it does become law, it will be another in the series of major social changes that have occurred through Private Members Bills in recent years: abolition of capital punishment, the legalisation of abortion, the decriminalisation of homosexuality. ... CLICK ON PICTURE TO CONTINUE
The Anglican Church of Ceylon calls for urgent action from UN Human Rights Council
The Rt Rev'd Keerthisiri Fernando, Anglican Bishop for Kurunegala of the Church of Ceylon calls for action from the UN in response to continuing violence following Islamist suicide bombings in 2019.
A Religious View of Assisted Dying
Rabbi Dr. Jonathan Romain - There is a massive change going on in religious attitudes to assisted dying (by which a person is given a prescription for a lethal potion, which they themselves then order and take). However, far from being a modern issue, the problem of having to endure a painful end to one’s life has long been recognised ...
Coronavirus a Parable of Our Time
The Rt Rev'd Trevor Mwamba
Reflections on ethics, ‘public theology’, and mission in a secular age
The Rev’d Canon Professor Vernon White
Assisted Dying – Theological Perspectives
The Rev’d Professor Kenneth Boyd
Why Anglicans should support the legalization of Assisted Dying
The Rev’d Professor Paul Badham