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Broken Rites
@brokenrites.bsky.social
Divorced/separated ex spouses/partners of clergy, supporting each other & calling for better support of ministers' families, before, during & after breakdown. UK based, international & interdenominational. Est. 1983

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It's a heavy load
November 17, 2025 at 6:33 PM
I'm sure it communicates how Very Important and Learned they are to all those baptism parents
November 17, 2025 at 6:31 PM
So if some friends lived in the next parish and some didn't...? Oh lordy
November 17, 2025 at 3:57 PM
They grow up very tough... Or very broken 💔
November 17, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Tell us about it.
***If you're not the office holder you have ZERO rights over your home***
November 17, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Likewise.
Sad. It would have been a big deal for our kids; I think it would seem like marking out their parents as less trustworthy than anyone else's?
November 17, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Are ordinands and their spouses made aware of this when they sign up?
My family's home life would have been VERY different...
November 17, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Is this really what Vicarage life is like now???
November 17, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Some of us have been in this position. It's great that she has you advocating for her. We wish her all the best 🙏
November 17, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Can't the accreditation happen at national level? The Methodist church adopted LW as policy in 2018
November 15, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Commiserations. May a new teapot soon bring you joy 🫖
November 3, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Especially if you're married to a vicar who doesn't want you (it happens more often than you'd think)
But it can take enormous courage to make a break
November 2, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Indeed 😉
October 31, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Does it matter?
October 30, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Know the feeling 😍
October 27, 2025 at 8:45 AM
We'll vote for you any day 😍
October 26, 2025 at 11:10 PM