I have been witness to relentless bullying over the last 18 moths  by an Arch Deacon and a Rector who are determined to get rid of their new Vicar. The new Vicar is very very popular,and has has touched the hearts of the community in many ways and has reached out to many who would never have considered having anything to do with the Church of England. The only faults that this young Vicar has is that  her 20 year marriage failed when she moved here and she has a chronic arthritic condition which has meant that she has had some time off in her first year, but this is now well under control and her Hospital specialist deemed her fully fit to go back to work. The Church in their wisdom refused to let her back to work (where did they get their medical degree?) After a lot of unnecessary stress and visits to Church legal advisers she has been allowed to go back to work. However, they still will not let her take the most important services that occur over Christmas such as the Carol Service and Christmas Eve midnight service and continue to make life very difficult for her. I have never come across such a bunch of non-christian Christians in my life. It makes me glad to be an atheist!