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Micah 6:8 petition
The Micah 6:8 initiative was based upon the biblical injunction to “do justice, love mercy, walk humbly with your god”. Complainants and respondents who both had shared common experience of CofE injustice and dysfunctionality, sent a letter signed by 70 people to the Charity Commission. The letter highlighted in particular the core groups run by the National Safeguarding Team. The public petition drew over 600 other signatures.
The entries below are listed in chronological order, to follow the timeline from the first correspondence (top) to last correspondence (bottom).
Letter to Charity Commissioners over concerns about Church of England Safeguarding
Surviving Church http://survivingchurch.org/2020/08/12/letter-to-charity-commissioners-over-concerns-about-church-of-england-safeguarding/
Response from the Lead Bishop
Church of England https://www.churchofengland.org/safeguarding/overview/news-and-views/charity-commission-complaint-message-lead-safeguarding-bishop
Charity Commission asked to tackle CofE safeguarding ‘failings’
Church Times https://www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2020/14-august/news/uk/charity-commission-asked-to-tackle-c-of-e-safeguarding-failings
Charity Commission asked to intervene in CofE abuse inquiries
Guardian / Change.org https://www.change.org/p/the-micah-6-8-initiative/u/27504779
Bishops take aim at ‘unjust’ handling of abuse claims
Times https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/bishops-take-aim-at-unjust-handling-of-abuse-claims-5lh6lqr5n
Calls for Charity Commission to intervene in CofE safeguarding saga
Archbishop Cranmer https://archbishopcranmer.com/calls-for-charity-commission-to-intervene-in-cofe-safeguarding-saga/
Micah 6:8 and the Letter to the Charity Commission
Surviving Church http://survivingchurch.org/2020/08/14/micah-68-and-the-letter-to-the-charity-commission/
Safeguarding bishop sides with critics of the C of E’s policy
Church Times https://www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2020/21-august/news/uk/safeguarding-bishop-sides-with-critics-of-the-c-of-e-s-policy
Pressure on Bishop of Huddersfield over lack of action on church abuse
YorkshireLive https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/news/west-yorkshire-news/pressure-bishop-huddersfield-over-lack-18789225
Core Blimey
Private Eye https://twitter.com/seaofcomplicity/status/1298538434097827840
CofE Safeguarding Concerns
BBC Radio 4 Sunday (31.40 forward) https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m000lslk
The 2020 Micah Letter to the Charity Commission: Questioning CofE Safeguarding Procedures (Update)
Surviving Church http://survivingchurch.org/2022/03/14/the-2020-micah-letter-to-the-charity-commission-questioning-cofe-safeguarding-procedures/