If you went through life expecting forgiveness, you could let your imagination run riot. Funnily enough, I hear what Goofus is saying for once (stronger coffee beans Goofus?) but it is a rather simplistic response. Still, better than the irreverent and irrelevant novels we get from him.

I started this thread to celebrate the fact that an institution that has huge influence in UK life has voted to observe and practice what is expected of the rest of us by law. It isn't so much interpretation of biblical justifications for gender topics as accepting that we do not expect glass ceilings in the job market.

Other faiths who employ and pay their staff may well look over their shoulder because the only faith with law making powers in The UK has decided to obey secular law, as they all eventually must if they wish to employ people.

Still a long way to go.