Briefing Papers
 

Many issues today face the Church of England relating to the authority of the Bible.

In order to assist the members of the Diocesan Evangelical Fellowship to be more informed about these issues, briefing papers will be made available from time to time on this web page.

These will be either  as a webpage or downloadable files in Word or Adobe (pdf) format.
 

1.  Religious Hatred Bill

'Religious Hatred' a Carlisle DEF Summary Paper

To read the this paper click  HERE

 Also available as a down loadable file in Word  or  Adobe (pdf)
 

2.  Civil Partnerships

In response to requests for clarification of the Bishops' position, the Bishops of Carlisle and Penrith have prepared the following statement.

To read the this paper click  HERE

 Also available as a down loadable file in Word or  Adobe (pdf)
 

3.  Women Bishops

'Women Bishops in the Church of England' a Carlisle DEF Summary Paper

To read the this paper click  HERE

 Also available as a down loadable file in Word  or  Adobe (pdf)