Posted on 11/29/2020 5:50:22 PM PST by marshmallow
Andrew Selous, the Church of England's representative in the Commons, has told MPs that Nativity plays and outdoor carolling can go ahead.
The Tory MP and Second Church Estates Commissioner said that "churches and cathedrals can now approach Advent and Christmas with certainty".
For indoor services and events, singing will be "limited to performance only".
Churches are set to re-open for public worship on 2 December when the second national lockdown ends.
During lockdown, churches were forced to close except for private prayer, funerals and delivering key public services.
The forced closures were strongly criticised by Church leaders, including the heads of the Church of England and Catholic Church, and over 1,000 ministers who signed an open letter calling for churches to remain open.
Mr Selous told MPs: "The closure of churches is not something that any of us ever wants to see again."
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I bet they wait until about Dec. 15th to reverse this in order to give less time for protest.
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