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| + | '''Crispin William Joynson-Hicks''', the fourth [[Viscount Brentford]] is a British aristocrat and member of the [[House of Lords]]. | ||
| + | Joynson Hicks and his wife [[Viscountess Brentford]] are on the evangelical wing of the church and opposed the ordination of the openly gay canon, Dr [[Jeffrey John]], as Bishop of Reading. According to ''[[The Times]]'': | ||
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| + | :Significantly, the [[Church Society]], which has led opposition to Dr John and Dr Williams, is headed by [[Viscount Brentford]], an evangelical layman. | ||
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| + | :His wife, [[Lady Brentford]], was one of the evangelicals on the [[Archbishops' Council]] inherited by Dr Williams from his predecessor, Dr George Carey. She handed over to the former newspaper editor [[Andreas Whittam Smith]], First Church Estates Commissioner, when she retired last month.<ref>Ruth Gledhill and Lewis Smith Church's two wings are locked in moral combat, ''The Times'' (London) July 8, 2003, Tuesday Home news; 6.</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 00:27, 12 April 2012
Crispin William Joynson-Hicks, the fourth Viscount Brentford is a British aristocrat and member of the House of Lords.
Joynson Hicks and his wife Viscountess Brentford are on the evangelical wing of the church and opposed the ordination of the openly gay canon, Dr Jeffrey John, as Bishop of Reading. According to The Times:
- Significantly, the Church Society, which has led opposition to Dr John and Dr Williams, is headed by Viscount Brentford, an evangelical layman.
- His wife, Lady Brentford, was one of the evangelicals on the Archbishops' Council inherited by Dr Williams from his predecessor, Dr George Carey. She handed over to the former newspaper editor Andreas Whittam Smith, First Church Estates Commissioner, when she retired last month.[1]
See also
- Gillian Joynson-Hicks, wife
Notes
- ↑ Ruth Gledhill and Lewis Smith Church's two wings are locked in moral combat, The Times (London) July 8, 2003, Tuesday Home news; 6.
