03/09/2024
Hi all please check this out. C of E has this wrong in my humble opinion. Let’s stand for God’s standards and not be confirmed to this world’s wisdom but stand on scriptural wisdom of God’s I fallible word. Amen. ~. +++ George.
The Church of England’s new draft anti-bullying guidance will result in the promotion of harmful transgender ideology to children as young as four!
It also silences Christian beliefs while pressuring children, school staff and parents to conform. Join us in demanding the withdrawal of this damaging guidance.
Help protect more than 1,000,000 children across the CofE’s almost 5,000 primary schools!
SIGN THE PETITION
Dear Rev Dr George,
The Church of England has once again turned its back on Biblical truth and its children, who are once again at risk.
Their latest anti-bullying guidance for schools, ironically titled Flourishing for All, is a dangerous document which will result in the promotion of harmful gender ideology to children as young as four.
Cloaked in the language of compassion and claiming to safeguard children's well-being, the draft guidance will instead sow seeds of confusion, leading children away from the truth of how God created them. This guidance is a wolf in sheep’s clothing.
While Flourishing for All may strip away some of the blatant endorsements of transgender ideology found in its predecessor, Valuing All God’s Children, it still stands in direct conflict with the Biblical truth that God created us male and female.
Rather than upholding this core belief, the guidance embraces the contested language of gender ideology, using terms like "cisgender," which suggests that s*x is a flexible, self-determined concept rather than a God-given reality.
Moreover, it acknowledges and even attempts to legitimise the term "non-binary," further straying from God’s good design and biological reality.
Even more alarming is the guidance's blatant encouragement of gender dysphoria in children.
By insisting that CofE schools create "supportive" environments where a child’s "preferred pronouns" and names are used–without question, it pushes children deeper into a state of identity confusion rather than guiding them towards truth and clarity.
Sign our petition to The Archbishop of Canterbury, The Most Reverend Justin Welby, and the CofE's Chief Education Officer, Nigel Genders, urging them to recognise the harms of their trans-affirming guidance and withdraw it.
Beyond promoting contested ideologies, Flourishing for All also seeks to actively silence orthodox Christian beliefs.
It declares that CofE school communities must be free from "polarised debates" and explicitly states that "homophobic, biphobic, or transphobic language or viewpoints" are not acceptable within schools. This sweeping prohibition effectively bans Christians from expressing Bible-based beliefs on s*xuality and gender, even when doing so in a compassionate manner.
Moreover, the guidance asserts that remaining silent or avoiding the topic could send a "hurtful message" to LGBT+ children and adults. This creates intense pressure on children, parents, and teachers to vocally endorse an ideology that directly conflicts with their faith.
This silencing has already led to severe consequences for Christians working within CofE schools!:
A Christian chaplain was forced out of his job at a CofE school for telling children they could disagree with extreme LGBT ideology. He was even reported to the anti-terrorism agency Prevent, with the CofE branding him a safeguarding risk despite being cleared by all other agencies.
Multiple Christian teachers have been fired for refusing to affirm harmful gender lies to children, like the teacher dismissed for not supporting a child’s social transition. These educators were punished and silenced for standing by biblical truth—ostracised by the very institutions that should be defending their faith, not betraying it.
Sign this petition to the Archbishop asking him not to implement this controversial new guidance and to instead introduce new policies that respect the rights of good teachers and chaplains to live out their faith in schools without fear of retribution.
Flourishing for All will indoctrinate over 1,000,000 children across more than 4,800 Church of England primary schools–more than 1 in 4 of all UK primary schools.
Despite its name, this guidance will create an environment where orthodox-believing Christians cannot flourish but are instead persecuted for their Biblical views on gender.
Rather than championing God's good design, under which every man and woman, boy and girl, can truly flourish, it silences Christian beliefs, forcing children, parents, and teachers to endorse harmful gender ideology.
Ensure Every Child Can Flourish: Sign this petition to urge the Church of England not to implement the Flourishing for All guidance and create new policies that allow children to truly thrive by upholding God’s good design and Biblical truth.
Thank you, as always, for all of your support!
Christopher Joyce and the entire CitizenGO team
P.S. Having been in full-time employment as a Schools Worker for a large church in London, it’s heartbreaking to know that the harm caused by the CofE’s previous guidance will continue under this new guidance. I’ve seen the damage firsthand. Please join me in standing up for the well-being of our children by signing this petition.
More information:
- New anti-bullying guidance for Church of England schools published [Church of England]: https://www.churchofengland.org/media/press-releases/new-anti-bullying-guidance-church-england-schools-published
- Flourishing for All: Anti-bullying Guidance for Church of England Schools - draft for consultation (2024) [Church of England]: https://www.churchofengland.org/about/education-and-schools/education-publications/anti-bullying-guidance-church-england-schools
- New CofE guidance still in thrall to trans ideology [Christian Concern]: https://christianconcern.com/comment/new-cofe-guidance-still-in-thrall-to-trans-ideology/
- Responding to the Consultation on Flourishing for All: Anti-Bullying Guidance [Christian Concern]: https://christianconcern.com/action/responding-to-the-consultation-on-flourishing-for-all-anti-bullying-guidance/
- Church of England's new schools guidance is 'extremely concerning' [Christian Today]: https://www.christiantoday.com/article/church.of.englands.new.schools.guidance.is.extremely.concerning/141955.htm
- Draft CofE schools’ guidance ditches biological reality for gender ideology [Christian Institute]: https://www.christian.org.uk/news/draft-cofe-schools-guidance-ditches-biological-reality-for-gender-ideology/
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