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Stephen Sizer

Stephen Robert Sizer (born 27 July 1953 ) is a priest in the Church of England. He is banned from serving as a priest until 2030. From 1997 to 2017, he was vicar of Christ Church, Virginia Water, in Surrey. Sizer is known for his opposition to Christian Zionism, which is the basis of his 2003 PhD thesis and the focus of his published works, and for his controversial views about Jews. In October 2012, the Board of Deputies of British Jews lodged a complaint against Sizer with the Church of England under the Clergy Discipline Measure alleging that he had made antisemitic statements and published links to antisemitic web sites. Although he did not admit culpability, at a conciliation meeting in October 2013 Sizer agreed to have his online web usage monitored. In 2015, the Board of Deputies lodged a further complaint against Sizer, this time for posting a link accusing Jews and Israel of responsibility for the 9/11 attacks in the United States. He was censured by the Bishop of Guildford, who imposed a complete ban on Sizer's use of all social media for at least six months.…

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Stephen Robert Sizer (born 27 July 1953 ) is a priest in the Church of England. He is banned from serving as a priest until 2030. From 1997 to 2017, he was vicar of Christ Church, Virginia Water, in Surrey. Sizer is known for his opposition to Christian Zionism, which is the basis of his 2003 PhD thesis and the focus of his published works, and for his controversial views about Jews. In October 2012, the Board of Deputies of British Jews lodged a complaint against Sizer with the Church of England under the Clergy Discipline Measure alleging that he had made antisemitic statements and published links to antisemitic web sites. Although he did not admit culpability, at a conciliation meeting in October 2013 Sizer agreed to have his online web usage monitored. In 2015, the Board of Deputies lodged a further complaint against Sizer, this time for posting a link accusing Jews and Israel of responsibility for the 9/11 attacks in the United States. He was censured by the Bishop of Guildford, who imposed a complete ban on Sizer's use of all social media for at least six months.…

Key claims

  1. date of birth: 1953-07-27 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. date of birth: 1953 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  3. publication date: 2022 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  4. publication date: 2030 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  5. publication date: 1998 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of birth is "1953-07-27". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the date of birth is "1953". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. The record states that the publication date is "2022". What evidence would count against this claim?
  5. The record states that the publication date is "2030". What evidence would count against this claim?
  6. The record states that the publication date is "1998". What evidence would count against this claim?
  7. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  8. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1377070046

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