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Cambridge Accord

The Cambridge Accord was an attempt to reach agreement on at least the human rights of homosexual people, notwithstanding controversy within the Anglican Communion about Anglican views of homosexuality.

It was published in the wake of the controversial Resolution 1.10 passed at the Lambeth Conference of 1998, which stated that "homosexual practice" is "incompatible with Scripture".{{cite web

The Cambridge Accord proposed that:

  • That no homosexual person should ever be deprived of liberty, personal property, or civil rights because of his or her sexual orientation.
  • That all acts of violence, oppression, and degradation against homosexual persons are wrong and cannot be sanctioned by an appeal to the Christian faith.
  • That every human being is created equal in the eyes of God and therefore deserves to be treated with dignity and respect.

We appeal to people of good conscience from every nation and religious creed to join us in embracing this simple Accord as our global claim to human rights not only for homosexual men and women, but for all God's people.}}

Its author was the Right Reverend Steven Charleston, President and Dean of the Episcopal Divinity School, Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Signatories

Nineteen Anglican bishops in the UK signed up to the Cambridge Accord, including Rowan Williams, who later became Archbishop of Canterbury.

Four bishops in the UK expressly declined to sign: George Carey, who was Archbishop of Canterbury at the time of Lambeth Resolution 1.10 in 1998 and at the time of the Cambridge Accord itself; David Hope, who was then Archbishop of York and was alleged to be gay in 1995 by an OutRage! outing campaign; the Anglo-Catholic Eric Kemp; and John Sentamu, who later became Archbishop of York.

References

References

  1. (7 October 1999). "The Cambridge Accord".
  2. (November 11, 2004). "David Hope's triumph of faith". [[The Yorkshire Post]].
  3. "Changing Attitude's list of UK signatories and bishops who declined".
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