Church House Publishing Living in Love and Faith: A 5-session course for groups

I like this course, we used it in our small groups and found it helpful to have discussions. It was impactful and with the videos to follow helped through whole group see what impact the church and its community has.

I am undecided on the LLF issue but lean mostly towards agreeing with same-sex marriages within the church and this book/course promised to be a balanced and inclusive exploration of identity, sexuality, relationships, and marriage within the Church of England. Unfortunately, it falls short in several critical areas, leaving me quite disappointed.The course is marketed as a tool to help all sides of the debate understand each other better. However, it's clear that there's a particular agenda at play here. Despite the promise of balanced discussion, the course disproportionately favours the arguments in support of same-sex marriages, giving very little attention to the counterarguments. This lack of balance makes the course feel biased and incomplete and plays greatly into 'confirmation bias'.One of the most frustrating aspects is the way the course creators seem to underestimate the intelligence of us, their audience. The materials present a narrow perspective, almost assuming that participants can't handle a more nuanced and honest debate. This approach feels patronising and undermines the course's credibility.If, like me, you're looking to be intellectually honest about the issue the church faces by trying to understand the other side better, this is not for you (unless you're against same-sex marriage, then this might be for you). Poor book/course.