Faith Features

Our current debates is:

Should the way we live our lives have any affect on the jobs we're allowed to do?

Do our lifestyles rule us out of performing certain roles or is what we do in private completely separate from how we're seen in public?

Clive Gardner was a vicar until three years ago when he left his post after announcing to his congregation that he was gay. He felt that he could no longer work for the Church of England and be openly homosexual.

A survey's about to be carried out amongst members of the Anglican church that will reveal for the first time, the number of gay and lesbian clergy. The survey will also disclose the number of priests who are single or in relationships.

But does sexuality matter if people are good at their jobs? Or do our lifestyles preclude us from performing certain roles in society?

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