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'''Symon Hill''' is a left-wing Christian activist. He describes himself on his Twitter page as "[[Queer]], ecosocialist, pacifist."<ref>https://twitter.com/SymonHill</ref> He is associate director of the Christian thinktank Ekklesia. he is author of ''The No-Nonsense Guide to Religion'' and regularly writes in ''The Guardian''. He is bisexual, and got the BBC to correct an item describing him as gay.<ref>http://repenting.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/lessons-from-my-walk-of-repentance/ "Repenting of homophobia" blog</ref> | [[File:Symon Hill.jpeg|thumb|Symon Hill]]'''Symon Hill''' is a left-wing Christian activist. He describes himself on his Twitter page as "[[Queer]], ecosocialist, pacifist."<ref>https://twitter.com/SymonHill</ref> He is associate director of the Christian thinktank Ekklesia. he is author of ''The No-Nonsense Guide to Religion'' and regularly writes in ''The Guardian''. He is bisexual, and got the BBC to correct an item describing him as gay.<ref>http://repenting.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/lessons-from-my-walk-of-repentance/ "Repenting of homophobia" blog</ref> | ||
He admits that on first becoming a Christian he campaigned against acceptance of gay relationships by the church, but has since recognised that he was wrong.<ref>http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2010/12/10/christian-writers-pilgrimage-to-repent-of-homophobia/</ref> In 2011 he walked from [[Birmingham]] to [[London]], as a pilgrimage of repentance for homophobia.<ref>http://www.lgcm.org.uk/2011/07/lgcm-congratulates-symon-hill-on-the-completion-of-his-walk-of-repentance-for-homophobia/</ref> | He admits that on first becoming a Christian he campaigned against acceptance of gay relationships by the church, but has since recognised that he was wrong.<ref>http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2010/12/10/christian-writers-pilgrimage-to-repent-of-homophobia/</ref> In 2011 he walked from [[Birmingham]] to [[London]], as a pilgrimage of repentance for homophobia.<ref>http://www.lgcm.org.uk/2011/07/lgcm-congratulates-symon-hill-on-the-completion-of-his-walk-of-repentance-for-homophobia/</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 09:37, 24 February 2014
Symon Hill is a left-wing Christian activist. He describes himself on his Twitter page as "Queer, ecosocialist, pacifist."[1] He is associate director of the Christian thinktank Ekklesia. he is author of The No-Nonsense Guide to Religion and regularly writes in The Guardian. He is bisexual, and got the BBC to correct an item describing him as gay.[2]
He admits that on first becoming a Christian he campaigned against acceptance of gay relationships by the church, but has since recognised that he was wrong.[3] In 2011 he walked from Birmingham to London, as a pilgrimage of repentance for homophobia.[4]
References
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- ↑ https://twitter.com/SymonHill
- ↑ http://repenting.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/lessons-from-my-walk-of-repentance/ "Repenting of homophobia" blog
- ↑ http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2010/12/10/christian-writers-pilgrimage-to-repent-of-homophobia/
- ↑ http://www.lgcm.org.uk/2011/07/lgcm-congratulates-symon-hill-on-the-completion-of-his-walk-of-repentance-for-homophobia/