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Church of England vicars Tom Pelham and Jamie Franklin get together to discuss this week's topic stories and talking points: - Should there be ducks in baptismal fonts? You decide. - Revenge of the Cathedral as Tucker Carlson is out at Fox News. - Diane Abbott seems to have the lost the plot in racism gaffe debacle. Is she the victim of a cancel culture that she has helped to flourish in these days? - GAFCON, an organisation representing 85% of the world's Anglicans, have met and decided to formally reject the leadership of the Archbishop of Canterbury over his support of gay blessings. We discuss. A little bit more on Matthew Parris after my somewhat irascible riposte (https://thecritic.co.uk/the-problem-with-parris/), a question the rev on Christology and so much more as always. Please Support! Support us on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/irreverend) or Buy Me a Coffee (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/irreverend). Subscribe to Jamie's Blog here: https://jamiefranklin.substack.com For your merchandise needs: https://irreverendmerch.bss.design Links: Duck in baptismal font: https://twitter.com/OurCofELike/status/1650181137417814019 Firing of Tucker Carlson: https://roddreher.substack.com/p/the-cathedral-defends-itself?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email Diane Abbott Racism Gaffe: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2023/04/24/keir-starmer-signals-end-diane-abbott-labour-anti-semitism/ GAFCON Meeting: https://www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2023/21-april/news/uk/gafcon-leaders-with-broken-hearts-reject-archbishop-of-canterbury-as-first-among-equals#.ZEATt8NT88c.twitter https://www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2023/28-april/news/world/gafcon-meeting-in-kigali-rejects-all-existing-forms-of-anglican-authority https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=yngmvPGP3n0&feature=youtu.be Matthew Parris embarrassment: https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/irelands-violent-men-of-peace-2/ Notices: Find links to our episodes, social media accounts and ways to support us at https://www.irreverendpod.com! Thursday Circles: http://thursdaycircle.com Jamie's Good Things Substack: https://jamiefranklin.substack.com Irreverend Sermon Audio: https://irreverendsermonaudio.buzzsprout.com

Church of England rev Jamie Franklin sits down with author and public intellectual Mary Harrington to talk about Mary's new book Feminism Against Progress. Describing herself as a "reactionary feminist" Mary argues that the the direction feminism has taken in more recent years has benefitted nobody except a small group of elite women and that we need to recover the concept of interdependence between men and women. She is a subtle yet outspoken critic of post-humanist thought and the application of the concept of freedom to the human body both in terms of the denial of sex differences and in the reconstruction of the human body along the lines suggested by transgender ideologues. In a wide-ranging conversation, we spoke about the reality of hierarchy and power and how these can be turned for good, the difference between a feminism of freedom and a feminism of interdependence, how we can reconceive the concept of freedom in the context of marriage and family life, the role that Christianity can play in such a reconception, feminism after liberalism, the place of men and the danger of post-Christian patriarchy, internet mentorship and real world relationships, and the question of abortion for reactionary feminism. Timings: 00:00-01:51 Welcome and Intro - Feminism Against Progress 01:52 -08:28 Critical Theory at the University of Oxford 08:29-18:12 Mary’s experiments in living and coming to terms with hierarchy 18:13-25:59How do you accept power/hierarchy and use it for good? 26:00-34:34 Two different types of feminism: interdependence and freedom 34:35-36:53 Freedom and the Family 36:54-40:19 Interlude 40:20-44:29 Motherhood and Liberalism 44:30-50:09 Where do you go with feminism after liberal individualism? 50:10-01:03:04 Men and Post-Christian Patriarchy 01:03:05-01:04:45 Internet Mentors and Real World Relationships 01:04:46 Solutions for feminist interdependence and the question of abortion Please Support! Support us on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/irreverend) or Buy Me a Coffee (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/irreverend). Subscribe to Jamie's Blog here: https://jamiefranklin.substack.com For your merchandise needs: https://irreverendmerch.bss.design Notices: Find links to our episodes, social media accounts and ways to support us at https://www.irreverendpod.com! Thursday Circles: http://thursdaycircle.com Jamie's Good Things Substack: https://jamiefranklin.substack.com Irreverend Sermon Audio: https://irreverendsermonaudio.buzzsprout.com

Church of England revs Jamie Franklin and Daniel French take on the big talking points of the day. - The Nashville school massacre of Christians and the "Trans Day of Vengeance" - The weak response of the UK criminal justice system to grooming gangs and the lack of help for victims. - The Archbishop of Canterbury's message of support for Ramadan and Manchester Cathedral's hosting of an Iftar meal. - Rogue clergy in the Church of England set up a rival deanery chapter to distance themselves from mainstream CofE over the latter's endorsement of gay relationships. That and much much more as always! Please Support! Support us on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/irreverend) or Buy Me a Coffee (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/irreverend). Subscribe to Jamie's Blog here: https://jamiefranklin.substack.com For your merchandise needs: https://irreverendmerch.bss.design Links: Trans Day of Vengeance: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11915513/Controversial-group-Trans-Day-Vengeance-raised-money-firearms-training.html The Sexual Revolution is Becoming Violent, Gavin Ashenden: https://catholicherald.co.uk/nashville-killings-of-christian-children-shows-the-sexual-revolution-is-becoming-violent/ Joe Biden's Response: https://twitter.com/freddiesayers/status/1642140151433371649 What justice for grooming gang survivors?, Tim Dieppe: https://thecritic.co.uk/What-justice-for-grooming-gang-survivors/ The problem with holding Iftar in Manchester Cathedral, Niall Gooch: https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/the-problem-with-holding-iftar-in-a-cathedral/ London City Deanery Chapter: https://www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2023/6-april/news/uk/ten-london-clergy-launch-schismatic-deanery-chapter-over-same-sex-blessings Notices: Find links to our episodes, social media accounts and ways to support us at https://www.irreverendpod.com! Thursday Circles: http://thursdaycircle.com Jamie's Good Things Substack: https://jamiefranklin.substack.com Irreverend Sermon Audio: https://irreverendsermonaudio.buzzsprout.com

Church of England revs with a difference Thomas Pelham and Jamie Franklin get together to talk about a week of big stories. - Archbishop Justin Welby wishes Muslims a happy Ramadan and enjoys an Iftar meal or two for himself. - Horrific mass murder in Nashville school carried about by trans shooter. - World athletics bans trans women (or men) from competing in women's sports. - Nordic Roman Catholic bishops speak out against trans ideology. - More information on the persecution of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church. Your question answered in Question the Rev, and much much more as always on Irreverend: Faith and Current Affairs! Please Support! Support us on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/irreverend) or Buy Me a Coffee (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/irreverend). Subscribe to Jamie's Blog here: https://jamiefranklin.substack.com For your merchandise needs: https://irreverendmerch.bss.design Links:Happy Ramadan from Archbish: https://twitter.com/JustinWelby/status/1638627116303675392 Trans shooter massacre: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2023/03/28/watch-police-release-chilling-video-nashville-school-shooter/ Victims: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2023/03/28/nashville-covenant-school-shooting-tennessee-pastors-daughter-killed/ Trans resistant network statement: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11913081/Trans-Resistance-Network-sparks-outrage-suggesting-Nashville-shooter-victim-bigoted-hate.html World Athletics bans trans women: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/athletics/2023/03/23/world-athletics-tightens-restrictions-transgender-athletes/ Nordic Bishops take stand against transgenderism: https://europeanconservative.com/articles/news/nordic-bishops-take-a-stand-against-transgenderism/ Trans trains: https://anglicanmainstream.org/south-western-railway-launches-uks-first-intersex-inclusive-pride-train-operated-exclusively-by-lgbtqia-staff-members-on-first-journey/ Jordan Peterson - Trans activism is sexist and delusional: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/03/27/trans-activism-sexist-delusional/ Links mentioned in Ukraine email: https://orthochristian.com/152608.htm and https://orthochristian.com/152603.html

Church of England revs Jamie Franklin and Daniel French get together to put things to rights, talking all the big themes of the week. This time: - We ask "Is Daniel as inclusive as the Oxfam Inclusive Language guide?" (Spoiler: he's definitely not) - MP Ben Bradshaw attempts a parliamentary takeover of the Church of England by forcing a change in the doctrine of marriage through political means. - German Roman Catholic bishops go rogue and announce full gay marriage come what may from the Vatican. - In other Vatican news, the universalistic Abrahamic Family House has now opened in the UAE. Fully endorsed by Pope Francis who apparently signed a document saying that the existence of other religions is an expression of the will of God. - Dutch farmers trash WEF stooge Mark Rutte in shock election result. - Christian lecturer sacked by Methodist theological college for "homosexuality is invading the church" tweet. - Email of the Week which details persecution of Ukrainian Orthodox Church by Ukrainian government. And, after Daniel had to go, Jamie goes on a lengthy peroration about the importance of taking responsibility for your actions, inspired by his take on the manager of Tottenham Hotspur's behaviour this week. Please Support! Support us on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/irreverend) or Buy Me a Coffee (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/irreverend). Subscribe to Jamie's Blog here: https://jamiefranklin.substack.com For your merchandise needs: https://irreverendmerch.bss.design Links: Oxfam Inclusive Language Guide - https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11869961/Oxfams-new-92-page-inclusivity-guide-calls-English-language-colonising-nation.html Bradshaw Parliamentary Takeover of CofE - https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/justin-welbys-gay-marriage-troubles-could-be-about-to-get-worse/ Dutch Farmers Protest Party Shock Election Win - https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2023/03/16/farmers-citizen-movement-win-election-netherlands-mark-rutte/ Official Opening of the Abrahamic Family House - https://www.abrahamicfamilyhouse.ae/ Christian Lecturer Sacked for Homosexuality Invading the Church Tweets - https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/03/18/christian-lecturer-sacked-homosexuality-invading-church-tweet/ Tucker Carlson on Ukrainian Orthodox Persecution - https://twitter.com/michaelsiscotx/status/1635851497190854656?s=48&t=201IBNzfzapGG1FkF32ZiQ Notices: Find links to our episodes, social media accounts and ways to support us at https://www.irreverendpod.com! Thursday Circles: http://thursdaycircle.com Jamie's Good Things Substack: https://jamiefranklin.substack.com Irreverend Sermon Audio: https://irreverendsermonaudio.buzzsprout.com

For this special episode the Rev'd Dr Jamie Franklin was joined by Robin Monotti Graziadei, the producer of the new film 'The Book of Vision' starring Charles Dance and Lotte Verbeek, directed by Carlo Hinterman and executively produced by Terrence Malick. The Book of Vision is about healing, medicine and the human soul. It tells the story of a real Prussian doctor from the eighteenth century whose approach was medicine was one of listening and developing a human connection with his patients. This approach is contrasted with the emerging modern idea of human beings as machines that simply need to be tinkered with in order to produce health. Robin and Jamie talked about the relevance of the film's themes to the response to Covid-19 and what that response revealed about society's understanding of healing, health and medicine. They also spoke about the importance of a holistic approach to health that involves not only preventing ourselves from becoming ill but cultivating and nourishing our souls as well as our bodies. Support us on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/irreverend) or Buy Me a Coffee (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/irreverend) For your merchandise needs: https://irreverendmerch.bss.design Notices: Find links to our episodes, social media accounts and ways to support us at https://www.irreverendpod.com! Thursday Circles: http://thursdaycircle.com Jamie's Good Things Substack: https://jamiefranklin.substack.com Irreverend Sermon Audio: https://irreverendsermonaudio.buzzsprout.com

Controversy this week as terrorist watchdog puts CS Lewis children's classic on its far right white nationalist blacklist. Also on the blacklist is Suella Braverman, whom popular BBC sports presenter and covert socialist Gary Lineker compared to the Nazis. North of the border, the ostensibly Muslim candidate for leadership in the SNP Humza Yousaf wants to make it legal to terminate babies up until the point of birth. Church of England reverends Tom and Jamie discuss all these stories, give you a brief update on what life as a young vicar is like, do some quickfire Question the Revs and much more. All in this week's episode of Irreverend: Faith and Current Affairs! To join Jamie's Substack and support his writing efforts: https://jamiefranklin.substack.com Support us on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/irreverend) or Buy Me a Coffee (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/irreverend) For your merchandise needs: https://irreverendmerch.bss.design Links: Prevent Watchdog Blacklist: https://www.newsletter.co.uk/news/crime/cs-lewis-home-office-prevent-anti-terrorism-ricu-unit-flags-up-fairytale-author-as-potential-sign-of-far-right-extremism-4060214?utm_campaign=belf-news-api&utm_medium=email&_hsmi=249848987&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_XvbIhXl8spHdC144NQowHHiRbfSgbS3lhbzE08hBFj_fBB89C4H1fdiY0SLR9Xa7SSz9L-60BeLASA51kmTYXPvn1eA&utm_content=249848987&utm_source=hs_email and https://tvpworld.com/66452162/uk-govt-scheme-flags-shakespeare-lotr-as-key-texts-for-white-supremacists Gary owns the inept BBC: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/03/12/gary-lineker-return-match-day-bbc-bosses-back/ SNP Leadership - Humza Yusuf, up to birth sex-selective abortion: https://righttolife.org.uk/news/humza-yousaf-commits-to-introducing-abortion-up-to-birth-and-sex-selective-abortion-to-scotland Notices: Find links to our episodes, social media accounts and ways to support us at https://www.irreverendpod.com! Thursday Circles: http://thursdaycircle.com Jamie's Good Things Substack: https://jamiefranklin.substack.com Irreverend Sermon Audio: https://irreverendsermonaudio.buzzsprout.com

Church of England revs but not as you know them Jamie Franklin and Thomas Pelham crack into the big stories of the week: Matt Hancock's WhatsApp messages reveal that they weren't following "the science" after all but were lying and self-aggrandising all along (we did mention something about something about this some time ago), the "Fat Sex Therapist" suggests that sexual predators such as Bill Cosby could be served by a "sex positive" attitude to consensual date rape, a drag night in St James' Piccadilly, and, in our email of the week, a riposte to the pro-Russian email from last week's episode, arguing against Russia and in favour of Ukraine's cause in the ongoing war. That and much much more as always in this week's episode! Links: Lockdown Files: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/columnists/2023/03/07/matt-hancock-should-arrested-wilful-misconduct-public-office/ “The Fat Sex Therapist”: https://twitter.com/JamesEsses/status/1632813395211694081 Drag Night in Church: https://twitter.com/StJPiccadilly/status/1631319813887778816 Notices: Find links to our episodes, social media accounts and ways to support us at https://www.irreverendpod.com! Thursday Circles: http://thursdaycircle.com Jamie's Good Things Substack: https://jamiefranklin.substack.com Irreverend Sermon Audio: https://irreverendsermonaudio.buzzsprout.com

Church of England vicars Jamie Franklin and Daniel sit down to review the big talking points of the week in a bumper episode. This time: - Grant Shapps and Bill Gates mysterious net-zero rendezvous at Imperial College London - Church of England trolled by Vladimir Putin - Kate Forbes too Christian for SNP leadership. Woke/Muslim Humza Yousaf preferable - Roald Dahl whitewashed by joyless "sensitivity readers" - What is going on at the Asbury Revival? - Tories line up less woke Archbishop of Canterbury to replace Welby - And the latest in the catastrophic fallout from the CofE same-sex blessing General Synod as Church of England is declared schismatic by the Global Southern Fellowship of Anglican Church. This, a Question the Rev on a Christian attitude to immigration and much much more as always on this week's edition of Irreverend: Faith and Current Affairs! For your merchandise needs: https://irreverendmerch.bss.design Support us on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/irreverend) or Buy Me a Coffee (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/irreverend) Links: Daniel's Interview on Psephizo: https://www.psephizo.com/life-ministry/what-can-an-irreverend-podcast-contribute-to-the-gospel/ Shapps and Gates Imperial College Rendezvous: https://twitter.com/wolsned/status/1626192399067127816 Putin trolls Church of England: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/02/21/putin-condemns-church-england-considering-gender-neutral-god/ Kate Forbes too Christian for SNP leadership: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/2c796ffe-b178-11ed-be6b-8488e113f360?shareToken=dd1be1133101c60b5ed328a80e743f18 Roald Dahl Whitewash: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/feb/20/roald-dahl-books-rewrites-criticism-language-altered Asbury Revival: Rod Dreher - https://www.theamericanconservative.com/what-to-make-of-the-asbury-revival/ Not the Bee - https://notthebee.com/article/lets-have-some-real-talk-about-this-whole-asbury-revival-thing-cuz-a-lot-of-people-are-getting-hyped-up-about-it Less woke Welby Replacement: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11767577/Tories-draw-list-woke-candidates-replace-Justin-Welby.html Church of England schismatic says GSFA: https://www.thegsfa.org/_files/ugd/6e992c_04583b0134b94b9b8e4f81b36fa2420f.docx?dn=Statement%20of%20GSFA%20Primates%20on%20the%20CofE%27s%20Decision%20regarding%20Blessing%20of%20Same%20Sex%20Unions_20 Notices: Find links to our episodes, social media accounts and ways to support us at https://www.irreverendpod.com! Thursday Circles: http://thursdaycircle.com Jamie's Good Things Substack: https://jamiefranklin.substack.com Irreverend Sermon Audio: https://irreverendsermonaudio.buzzsprout.com

Michael Hooey is a former Buddhist who reconverted to Christianity during the Covid-19 crisis. This was caused at least in part because of his disillusionment with the Buddhist community's flaccid capitulation to the madness that overtook society. In this special episode, Church of England Rev Jamie Franklin discussed with Michael the appeal of Buddhist spirituality for people in the post-Christian secular West, points of similarity and difference from Christianity, Michael's experience of Buddhism during the Covid-19 crisis, the question of whether all faiths are equally valid and can lead to God, and why Christianity holds a more satisfying answer to the ultimate questions than Buddhism. Michael is a perceptive, intelligent and experienced commentator and this is an important conversation for anybody with an interest in world religions and Christianity. For your merchandise needs: https://irreverendmerch.bss.design Support us on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/irreverend) or Buy Me a Coffee (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/irreverend) Notices: Find links to our episodes, social media accounts and ways to support us at https://www.irreverendpod.com! Thursday Circles: http://thursdaycircle.com Jamie's Good Things Substack: https://jamiefranklin.substack.com Irreverend Sermon Audio: https://irreverendsermonaudio.buzzsprout.com

Church of Englands revs but not as you know them with Thomas Pelham and Jamie Franklin. This week: - More evidence that you shouldn't trust the BBC - Satanism and Sam Smith update - Should God be gender neutral? - Church of England bishop Jill Duff better than others on same-sex controversy - Eclectic Question the Rev on the Lord's Prayer, dinosaurs and more besides All this and the usual theological banter as always on this week's episode of Irreverend: Faith and Current Affairs! For your merchandise needs: https://irreverendmerch.bss.design Support us on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/irreverend) or Buy Me a Coffee (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/irreverend) Links: Jamie Franklin, Technocracy and Same-Sex Marriage - https://www.firstthings.com/web-exclusives/2023/02/technocracy-and-same-sex-marriage Evil BBC Shenanigans - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-64557459 https://reduxx.info/scotland-crossdressing-butcher-arrested-in-case-of-missing-child/ Sam Smith dresses up as PVC Devil - https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11719737/Ted-Cruz-leads-conservative-outrage-Sam-Smiths-Satanic-Grammys-performance.html Gender Neutral Pronouns for God - https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11722729/God-non-gendered-Church-England-services.html?ito=native_share_article-nativemenubutton Jill Duff, The forecast ahead of Synod is stormy - https://www.premierchristianity.com/opinion/the-forecast-ahead-of-synod-is-stormy-i-pray-we-keep-our-eyes-on-jesus/14840.article Notices: Find links to our episodes, social media accounts and ways to support us at https://www.irreverendpod.com! Thursday Circles: http://thursdaycircle.com Jamie's Good Things Substack: https://jamiefranklin.substack.com Irreverend Sermon Audio: https://irreverendsermonaudio.buzzsprout.com

Church of Englands revs Tom Pelham and Jamie Franklin sit down to cover this week's biggest talking point. In Fatigued, Amused, Freaked Out: bizarre and hilarious comms at Canterbury Cathedral, Bridgen sues Hancock as major trash-talk is exchanged and paraphilia bingo in Sam Smith's perverse new music video. The Pelham Report takes in the latest on the Ukraine-Russian war, transgender update as "female" rapist is destined for women's prison, peace talks between Harry and Charles brokered by the Archbishop of Canterbury, and everyone - including teachers, nurses and the Bakerloo Line - is in on strike. The CofE gay marriage saga continues as important theologian Sandi Toksvig throws her hat in the ring and promises to get together with her "allies" to "see what can be done" about the situation. Some bishops make a slightly more orthodox statement on the palaver but is it enough? And major churches such as St Helen's Bishopsgate begin to pause their financial contributions to dioceses. Is this the beginning of the financial collapse of the Church of England? All that and much much more in this week's episode Irreverend: Faith and Current Affairs! For your merchandise needs: https://irreverendmerch.bss.design Support us on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/irreverend) or Buy Me a Coffee (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/irreverend) Links: Extraordinary communication from Canterbury Cathedral: https://twitter.com/RobinWardSSH/status/1620412290473545736 Bridgen sues Hancock: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2023/01/26/matt-hancock-sued-andrew-bridgen-covid-vaccine-holocaust-row/ Sam Smith paraphilia bingo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYjHhqLSiN4 Toksvig the Theologian: https://mobile.twitter.com/sanditoksvig/status/1618676742113349637?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet Statement on marriage from more orthodox bishops: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1aYyMitqZL7c0ftjxM3_maGmptBzVVz_D/view St Helen’s Bishopsgate pauses contribution to the common fund: https://sthelens.elvanto.eu/file/55b8c0c8-b5c3-4ba2-86f9-da1b78da84d7/ Notices: Find links to our episodes, social media accounts and ways to support us at https://www.irreverendpod.com! Thursday Circles: http://thursdaycircle.com Jamie's Good Things Substack: https://jamiefranklin.substack.com Irreverend Sermon Audio: https://irreverendsermonaudio.buzzsprout.com

Church of England rev Jamie Franklin was joined by Rhys Laverty of The Davenant Institute speaking about the new book Protestant Social Teaching: An Introduction. This book brings social teaching in the Reformed tradition to bear upon critical issues of the modern day. We spoke about why such a project is necessary and who it might help. And we used the example of principled Christian rebellion, particularly in the context of the Covid shutdowns, as an illustration of applied Protestant social teaching. Links: The Davenant Institute - https://davenantinstitute.org Protestant Social Teaching: An Introduction - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Protestant-Social-Teaching-Alastair-Roberts-ebook/dp/B0BKQGY35J/ref=sr_1_1?crid=47M3D0HE4N8B&keywords=protestant+social+teaching&qid=1675181020&sprefix=protestant+social+teaching%2Caps%2C113&sr=8-1 Notices: Find links to our episodes, social media accounts and ways to support us at https://www.irreverendpod.com For your merchandise needs: https://irreverendmerch.bss.design Support us on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/irreverend) or Buy Me a Coffee (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/irreverend) Thursday Circles: http://thursdaycircle.com Jamie's Good Things Substack: https://jamiefranklin.substack.com Irreverend Sermon Audio: https://irreverendsermonaudio.buzzsprout.com

Church of England vicars Daniel French and Jamie Franklin sit down to give an alternative reading of the week's big stories. This time: - Really weird music at the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, underscoring the soulless anti-human agenda of the organisation. - Sadiq Khan's undemocratic and authoritarian ULEZ scheme expands to impoverish and immiserate as many people as the London Mayor can possibly manage. - A return to the issue of same-sex marriage in the Church of England, this time in light of the Bishops' new letter on the issue. Is this the end for the Anglican Communion as we know it and indeed for the Church of England itself? - King Charles' III appears to be planning a coronation based not on the Christian religion but on the Faith of Wokery. - And a Question the Rev on who we can set before the eyes of our children as a good example to imitate. That and much much more in this week's episode! Book in to our live event with Rod Dreher here: https://irreverendpod.com/upcoming-events/ For your merchandise needs: https://irreverendmerch.bss.design Support us on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/irreverend) or Buy Me a Coffee (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/irreverend) Links: Really weird music at WEF: https://mobile.twitter.com/LeoKearse/status/1616438641382899714 Sadiq Khan’s ULEZ expansion: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/01/22/tories-have-indulged-failing-sadiq-khan-far-long/ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/01/20/london-borough-rebels-against-flawed-ulez-expansion-refusing/ The King’s Woke Coronation: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2023/01/21/king-charles-puts-refugees-nhs-heart-diverse-coronation/ Ian Paul's analysis of the Bishops' letter on same-sex relationships: https://www.psephizo.com/sexuality-2/what-are-the-bishops-saying-and-doing-in-response-to-the-end-of-llf/ Notices: Find links to our episodes, social media accounts and ways to support us at https://www.irreverendpod.com! Thursday Circles: http://thursdaycircle.com Jamie's Good Things Substack: https://jamiefranklin.substack.com Irreverend Sermon Audio: https://irreverendsermonaudio.buzzsprout.com

For the full episode: https://rumble.com/user/Irreverend Church of England reverends Tom Pelham and Jamie Franklin get together to discuss the big stories of the week. - An emergence of Satanism amongst the young in the UK. - CofE bishops meet to discuss a compromise on same sex marriage that will satisfy nobody. - Rishi Sunak plans to ban "conversion therapy" even more. - Comments on the Andrew Bridgen story after he loses the Tory whip for an allegedly anti-semitic tweet. Our Scripture this week is taken from Psalm 90: "Lord, thou hast been our dwelling place in all generations". Book in to our live event with Rod Dreher here: https://irreverendpod.com/upcoming-events/ For your merchandise needs: https://irreverendmerch.bss.design Support us on Patreon or Buy Me a Coffee. Links: Young People Turning to Satanism: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/01/14/young-people-turning-satanism-instead-stuffy-christianity/ Bishops propose compromise over same sex marriage: https://www.churchofengland.org/media-and-news/press-releases/bishops-propose-prayers-thanksgiving-dedication-and-gods-blessing?fbclid=IwAR29uojMX9QeEvlLP8EGmo-4dVPfMheOR796_7Mi235WoJxaYnJW3O_aIUA Sunak conversion therapy story: https://dailysceptic.org/2023/01/17/government-u-turns-on-conversion-therapy-ban-will-include-attempts-to-dissuade-teens-from-transitioning/ Andrew Barr on alleged Andrew Bridgen anti-semitism: https://dailysceptic.org/2023/01/12/in-defence-of-andrew-bridgen Notices: Find links to our episodes, social media accounts and ways to support us at https://www.irreverendpod.com! Thursday Circles: http://thursdaycircle.com Jamie's Good Things Substack: https://jamiefranklin.substack.com Irreverend Sermon Audio: https://irreverendsermonaudio.buzzsprout.com

Church of England vicars Tom Pelham and Jamie Franklin sit down to discuss the big stories of the week in both Church and State. This week: the Archbishop of Canterbury doubles down on the Church of England transgender affirming guidance to primary schools and announces that the Church will funnel £100 million pounds into reparation funds for historic links to slavery: righteous dealing or woke virtue-signalling at a time of grave financial need for front line churches and clergy? Prince Harry is denouncing the family and institutions from whence he came. What currents in modern thought and behaviour does he embody and is he is a paragon of wounded virtue or simply an ungrateful opportunist who is willing to sell his own family out for money? We offer some scriptural on the men who built their houses on the rock and sand respectively, answer a Question the Rev on God's appearances in Scripture and much much more! Book in to our live event with Rod Dreher here: https://irreverendpod.com/upcoming-events/ For your merchandise needs: https://irreverendmerch.bss.design Support us on Patreon or Buy Me a Coffee. Links: Justin Welby affirms “trans guidance”: https://christianconcern.com/news/archbishop-of-canterbury-affirms-trans-guidance-for-children/ Justin Welby spends £100million of church money on "addressing past wrongs" as churches struggle: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/01/10/justin-welby-defends-100m-fund-address-past-wrongs-slavery-churches/ Prince Harry praises energy healer and does many other things besides: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2023/01/07/prince-harry-thanks-energy-flow-practitioner-life-coaches-keeping/ Notices: Find links to our episodes, social media accounts and ways to support us at https://www.irreverendpod.com! Thursday Circles: http://thursdaycircle.com Jamie's Good Things Substack: https://jamiefranklin.substack.com Irreverend Sermon Audio: https://irreverendsermonaudio.buzzsprout.com

Church of England vicars Daniel French and Jamie Franklin sit down to talk about the week's big stories including: Bingo the transgender vicar, government ministers talk about reintroducing covid restrictions and Rishi's optimistic New Year speech. That and much much more in this week's episode of Irreverend: Faith and Current Affairs! Book in to our live event with Rod Dreher here: https://irreverendpod.com/upcoming-events/ For your merchandise needs: https://irreverendmerch.bss.design Links: Bingo the transgender priest https://www.msn.com/en-gb/lifestyle/other/yorkshire-non-binary-priest-bingo-allison-describes-how-god-guided-them-to-come-out/ar-AA15Rt3x https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11591517/Britains-non-binary-CofE-priest-says-God-guided-truth.html Return to the Covid Era? https://dailysceptic.org/2023/01/04/government-ministers-draw-up-plans-for-social-distancing-face-masks-and-wfh-to-save-the-nhs/ Rishi New Year Message https://twitter.com/RishiSunak/status/1609231710926905345 Notices: Find links to our episodes, social media accounts and ways to support us at https://www.irreverendpod.com! Thursday Circles: http://thursdaycircle.com Jamie's Good Things Substack: https://jamiefranklin.substack.com Irreverend Sermon Audio: https://irreverendsermonaudio.buzzsprout.com

Church of England Rev Jamie Franklin gives his instant reaction to Sir Keir Starmer's Christmas speech. Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/irreverend Support us on Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/irreverend For our February live event with Rod Dreher: https://irreverendpod.com/upcoming-events/ For all of our merchandise: https://irreverendmerch.bss.design

Church of England Rev Jamie Franklin gives his instant reaction to Ameca the Robot's Christmas Speech for Channel 4. Did the robot display more humanity than the politicians? Let's see. Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/irreverend Support us on Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/irreverend For our February live event with Rod Dreher: https://irreverendpod.com/upcoming-events/ For all of our merchandise: https://irreverendmerch.bss.design

Church of England Rev Jamie Franklin gives his instant reaction to Canadian politician Justin Trudeau's 2022 Christmas speech. How did he do? Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/irreverend Support us on Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/irreverend For our February live event with Rod Dreher: https://irreverendpod.com/upcoming-events/ For all of our merchandise: https://irreverendmerch.bss.design

CofE Rev Jamie Franklin gives his instant reaction to Joe Biden's Christmas Speech 2022. Inspiring oratory or anodyne cliche? This is Part Two of a several-part series featuring Rev J responding to some topical Christmas and New Year speeches. To keep up with all the rest please press the subscribe button now! Support us on Patreon: https://irreverendpod.com Support us on Buy Me a Coffee: https://irreverendpod.com For our February live event with Rod Dreher: https://irreverendpod.com/upcoming-events/ For all of our merchandise: https://irreverendmerch.bss.design

CofE Rev Jamie Franklin gives his instant reaction to King Charles III's Christmas Speech 2022. Five-star masterclass or one-star dud? This is Part One of a several-part series featuring Rev J responding to some topical Christmas and New Year speeches. To keep up with all the rest please press the subscribe button now! Support us on Patreon: https://irreverendpod.com Support us on Buy Me a Coffee: https://irreverendpod.com For our February live event with Rod Dreher: https://irreverendpod.com/upcoming-events/ For all of our merchandise: https://irreverendmerch.bss.design

Friends, this podcast comes with all our best wishes to all our listeners for the coming year. Book into our live event on February 4th with Rod Dreher: https://irreverendmerch.bss.design For your merchandise needs: https://irreverendmerch.bss.design To support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/irreverend To support us on Buy Me A Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/irreverend

Book in now to our February live event with Rod Dreher: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/irreverend-live-with-rod-dreher-tickets-483820599437 In our (sort of) festive episode, Church of England Revs Tom Pelham and Jamie Franklin sit down to give a spiritual perspective on the big stories of our time. This week: Tom’s heroic antics in snowy Etchingham, the best World Cup ever in Qatar, God Rest Ye Merry edited for political purposes, reflections upon Andrew Bridgen’s intervention in the V-safety debate, woman arrested for silently praying outside abortion clinic - currently unclear whether or not the Archbishop of Canterbury supports the arrest - a Question the Rev on understanding the whole of church history and an email offering a conservative reappraisal of the desirableness of cars in society. That and much much more as ever on this week's Irreverend: Faith and Current Affairs! Timings: 00:00:00 Banter and Notices - Tom Pelham heroics in icy Etchingham, Rev J reflects on the best World Cup ever in disreputable Qatar, God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen (edited version) 00:23:08 Scripture - John 1:1-5, “The Word became flesh and dwelt among us” 35:20:00 MP Andrew Bridgen says halt the V roll-out 53:58:00 Woman arrested for praying outside abortion clinic 1:10:50 Question the Rev - History of the Church and liturgy 1:16:32 Email of the Week - Should conservatives be so approving of unrestricted car use? If you enjoy the show, please don't forget to review, subscribe, share and support if you possibly can. For all your merchandise needs please go to https://www.irreverendpod.com and click on 'merch'. To support the show please see: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/irreverend and https://www.patreon.com/irreverend. Links: "Fury" over edited God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11560467/Fury-church-changes-lyrics-God-Rest-Ye-Merry-Gentlemen-inclusive.html?ito=native_share_article-nativemenubutton Andrew Bridgen and Dr Angus Dalgleish on the V-Roll-out: https://twitter.com/thereclaimparty/status/1604940118066098176 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryzvDNIcEn0 https://dailysceptic.org/2022/12/19/i-have-tried-sounding-the-alarm-about-the-vaccines-causing-cancer-relapse-but-the-mainstream-media-dont-want-to-know/ Woman arrested for praying outside abortion clinic: https://adf.uk/woman-charged-for-thoughtcrime/ Justin Welby’s position: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jly2jNLKfe0 Notices: Find links to our episodes, social media accounts and ways to support us at https://www.irreverendpod.com! Thursday Circles: http://thursdaycircle.com Jamie's Good Things Substack: https://jamiefranklin.substack.com Irreverend Sermon Audio: https://irreverendsermonaudio.buzzsprout.com

MP Andrew Bridgen called a debate in the House of Commons this week, stating that he believes that the Covid vaccines are causing significant damage to many people who are taking them. In his view, the risks of damage from the vaccine outweigh significantly any good they might be doing. In this special interview, The Rev'd Dr Jamie Franklin speaks with Andrew about what brought him to this viewpoint, the salient points of his argument and the evidence in its favour, the lack of interest from the corporate media, and the ethics of vaccinating children including babies as young as six-months old (which has now been approved by the UK's MHRA). This and many more important points are covered in this important conversation concerning the health and wellbeing of millions of people. If you enjoy the show, please don't forget to review, subscribe, share and support if you possibly can. For all your merchandise needs please go to https://www.irreverendpod.com and click on 'merch'. To support the show please see: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/irreverend and https://www.patreon.com/irreverend. Notices: Find links to our episodes, social media accounts and ways to support us at https://www.irreverendpod.com! Thursday Circles: http://thursdaycircle.com Jamie's Good Things Substack: https://jamiefranklin.substack.com Irreverend Sermon Audio: https://irreverendsermonaudio.buzzsprout.com