I’m glad yearly meeting was able to go forward with this. We are going to treat all couples the same on the Quaker side and are going to work for change in the law to equalize the legal status of all our marriages as well.
I think we have taken this step forward in hope and [...]

YMG is coming to an end -only really final celebrations, epilogue and meeting for leaving to go – and I’m tired and in reflective mood.
I went to a group at lunchtime to feed back feelings about the Gathering experiment to the review group and that helped me organise my thoughts a little.
My experience as a [...]

For latest press release re comitted relationships and same sex marriages go to Press Release 31st July 2009 [Word doc 35kb].

There has been some coverage of YMG’s focus on committed relationships. Interviews with Colin Billett have so far appeared on
Today Programme The interview is at 0:50.20 and another mention is at 2:09.15
BBC Radio York The interview is at 0:46.10
Keep an eye on the Quakers in the News on the main BYM website for interviews on [...]

I have found the experience of being at YMG to be pretty exhausting so far, following on from a busy week at work etc, travelling to York, getting exceedingly lost on the campus, driving round in circles on arrival, and now lots of walking – sounds like I am not having a good time – [...]

Its Friday already – the week seems to fly by after the intial exhaustion of getting here. And I have skipped the session because I need some space. The Committed Relationships bit seems to have gone smoothly. Happy to move on from that topic now….
I am considering doing the Equipping for Ministry course, so have [...]

A home group at YMG – some home groups are ‘Walk and Talk’ as this one is. They are examining one of the sculptures at the University of York campus.

I ended up last night, after two hours talking to people on the badly-lit [chance's fault] and badly signed [my fault] Friends Historical Society stall at the Groups Fair, exhausted, tearful and feeling altogether inadequate.
I know why I felt like that and perhaps the reason has something to say about how we, as a society, [...]