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Church of England revs Jamie Franklin and Thomas Pelham sit down to talk about the most pressing issues of church and state. This time: - British aid workers killed in Gaza. Is the moral case against Israel's war efforts becoming clearer? - Attempts to decriminalise abortion resurface. We respond to a debate on the subject featuring pro-choice activist Ann Furedi. - The European Court of Human Rights rules that Switzerland must do more to protect its citizens from climate change. - And a listener asks us to discuss our views on the death penalty. That and much, much more as ever. Enjoy! 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 Links: Aid workers killed in Gaza: https://www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2024/5-april/news/world/pressure-grows-on-israel-after-the-death-of-aid-workers MPs propose decriminalising abortion: https://twitter.com/guardian/status/1777226915113316442 https://twitter.com/LoisMcLatch/status/1777451318270931234 Based moves by Pope Francis?: https://twitter.com/breeadail/status/1777275248250892316 Dr Cass report on transgenderism: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/columnists/2024/04/09/cass-report-trans-children-have-been-lied-to-by-adults/ ECRH rules against Switzerland in landmark climate change case: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/04/09/climate-change-violated-human-rights-echr-switzerland/ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2024/04/09/tory-backlash-european-court-human-rights-climate-echr/ Scottish police overwhelmed with hate crime reports: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/04/08/police-scotland-cannot-cope-deluge-hate-crime-reports/ Notices: Find me a church: https://irreverendpod.com/church-finder/ Join our Irreverend Telegram group: https://t.me/irreverendpod 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

Church of England revs with a difference Jamie Franklin, Thomas Pelham, and Daniel French sit down to talk about the most prevalent issues in church and state. This time: - The NHS warns us not to eat all our Easter eggs at once. How would we cope without them? - It's Transgender Day of Visibility or, as it used to be called, Easter Sunday. - Richard Dawkins says that he likes Christianity after all. - Matthew Parris says that forcing people to be euthanised would be a healthy development for society. That and much, much more as ever. Enjoy! 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 Links: NHS: Don't eat your Easter eggs too quickly - https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/03/27/easter-eggs-nhs-advice-andrew-kelso-bank-holiday/ Biden Colonises the Calendar - https://twitter.com/POTUS/status/1774511985700352189 Dawkins on Christianity and Islam - https://twitter.com/AaronBastani/status/1774570273561337985 Madeleine Grant on Dawkins' comments - https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/04/03/christianity-decline-unleashed-terrible-new-gods/ Matthew Parris on Euthanasia - https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/7ac1f4c5-63b2-4df7-b504-74b1e30f0fc2?shareToken=3e8d37fa00d5adca1f67a7d83f70657b Notices: Find me a church: https://irreverendpod.com/church-finder/ Join our Irreverend Telegram group: https://t.me/irreverendpod 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

Church of England revs with a difference Daniel French and Jamie Franklin sit down to talk about the biggest news in church and state. This time: - "Gesture" eggs replace the traditional kind. - Happy "Holi" Week say the Conservatives. Is the Party even trying anymore? - Archdeacon calls for "anti-whiteness" - A conversation with legendary recent convert Ben - And Rev Jamie gives the lowdown on the Climate: the Movie (The Cold Truth): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmfRG8-RHEI 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 Links: Gesture Eggs: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/03/26/cadbury-accused-erasing-easter-chocolate-eggs-gesture/ Twits on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Conservatives/status/1772205963421893112 Archdeacon calls for anti-whiteness: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/03/24/church-of-england-archdeacon-calls-for-anti-whiteness/ Farage comments: https://twitter.com/GBNEWS/status/1772537724475687397 Notices: Find me a church: https://irreverendpod.com/church-finder/ Join our Irreverend Telegram group: https://t.me/irreverendpod 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

Church of England revs with a difference Tom Pelham and Jamie Franklin sit down to talk about the biggest stories in Church and state. This time: - Michael Gove's new definition of extremism. - Should we be wishing Muslims "Ramadan Mubarak"? - Why are our parishes bleeding volunteers? - The Archbishop of Canterbury's "Difference" course. - One listener's experience of Mothering Sunday. And much much more as ever! 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 Links: Extremism Definition: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-68556914 Archbishops' Response: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/mar/12/archbishops-of-canterbury-justin-welby-and-york-stephen-cottrellwarn-against-new-extremism-definition Archbishop: Happy Ramadan! https://twitter.com/JustinWelby/status/1766871427221709070 Church Wardens and Volunteering: https://www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2024/15-march/features/features/no-churchwardens-and-vacant-pcc-posts-an-investigation-into-the-church-volunteering-crisis The Difference Course: https://difference.rln.global/ Notices: Find me a church: https://irreverendpod.com/church-finder/ Join our Irreverend Telegram group: https://t.me/irreverendpod 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