John Parker, a clergyman in the Diocese of Chelmsford, recently left his position as a school governor at a C of E primary school because of the school’s handling of a child’s gender transition.
A child in the school changed gender and members of staff and the school governors were given training by the organisation Mermaids, who said gender was like a dimmer switch and not an on-off light switch.
Rev Parker was unhappy that the matter was not discussed in advance of the transition and that he felt there had been no time made for talking about safeguarding nor the morality of it in a Christian school.
He said in a statement a week ago that leaving was his own decision but also suggested the Bishop of Chelmsford had implied he should leave the denomination.
Rev Parker wrote: “This situation, in its entire disregard for the Christian children and parents in the school, and those of other faiths and philosophies, presented the clearest possible instance of what Bishop Stephen had previously told me – that my Biblical views on sexuality were not welcome in the Church of England and that I ‘could leave'”.
On Tuesday, Rt Rev Stephen Cottrell issued a statement saying: “John Parker and I have always had a warm relationship and I was sad to receive his letter or resignation. I certainly did not, as has been claimed, ask or imply that he should leave the Church of England…
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