"I have noticed as I am sure you have, that there has been an alarming increase in the number and severity of anti-semitic attacks in our country. This is part and parcel of an increase in extreme views and actions politically since the Israel-Gaza conflict. We have a responsibility as Christian leaders to address these matters in our liturgies in particular, and as we are approaching the season of Lent I wanted to share with you the work of the Consultation on Common Texts. This work will be presented at General Synod, but its content, which is a report to the General Synod has things to say to us now about the texts that surround Good Friday"...[more].