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question first answered	2024-02-26T21:44:09.537Z
min question first answered	2019-07-18T10:47:39.463Z
max ddp modified	2024-02-26T22:13:08.532Z
answering dept sort name	Church Commissioners
max date	2024-02-08

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07/02/2024

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Church Commissioners

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Church Commissioners

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Church Commissioners

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Christianity: Asylum

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To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, whether the Church provides guidance on helping to determine that asylum seekers are genuine converts to Christianity.

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Hendon

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Dr Matthew Offord

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13587

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is ministerial correction

date of answer

26/02/2024

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<p>The document “Supporting Asylum Seekers – Guidance for Church of England Clergy”, which has been publicly available on the Church of England website for around seven years, states that clergy should assess the faith of those claiming conversion to Christianity and should rely on evidence to do so. The guidance also refers to the need for discernment – to be “wise as serpents” – in recognising mixed motives and the potential for gaming the system.</p>

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South West Bedfordshire

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Andrew Selous

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26/02/2024 21:44:09

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label	Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord