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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

Church of England vicars Daniel French, Thomas Pelham and Jamie Franklin sit down to talk about the most important issues in church and society. This week we begin with some reflection upon the two "beasts" of Revelation 13 and how the imagery of persecution, faith and endurance is relevant to Christians in the twenty-first century, especially pertaining to persecuted Christians in nations such as Qatar, Iran, Tunisia and Morocco who are represented at this year's football World Cup. From the serious to the silly, we discuss whether the Church of England was correct to issue guidance saying that churches should not schedule their carol services for the same time as the World Cup final and we take in the somewhat questionable claim that elite western footballers have been silenced because they were threatened with yellow cards if they wore rainbow armbands out on the field. (All will be explained.) What does the moral and philosophical incoherence on display by footballers, journalists and western institutions reveal to us about ourselves and how can the Christian faith speak to this confusion? In Twits on Twitter, it can be no other than FIFA president Gianni Infantino's bizarre soliloquy, in which, in order to justify the questionable decision to stage the World Cup in Qatar, he claims that he "feels" like he is various things such as a Qatari, a gay person, disabled and a migrant worker. We didn't understand either. In Question the Rev, questions about Bible translations, ex-NHS staff becoming lay preachers and whether or not the country should be officially Christian or secular from a political perspective. All that and more or course in this week's episode of Irreverend: Faith and Current Affairs! (Chapter timings available below.) 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. Chapter Timings: 00:00 Welcome, Banter, Notices 03:56 Scripture - Revelation 13:1-10 24:52 Outrage on Twitter as Church of England suggest no carol services during World Cup Final 33:00 Slave labour, Islamic prohibitions on homosexuality and rainbow armbands 43:15 Twits on Twitter: Gianni Infantino, "Today, I have very strong feelings. Today I feel Qatari..." 59:55 Question the Rev: Bible translations, ex-NHS staff becoming lay preachers and whether or not the country should be secular or Christian Links: Church says avoid planning choral services at time of World Cup final: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/nov/21/avoid-carol-services-on-world-cup-final-day-church-of-england-vicars-told?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other https://www.churchsupporthub.org/sport-and-wellbeing-landing/article/making-the-most-of-the-world-cup-final-18thdec-2022.php German footballers cover mouths after being “banned” from wearing rainbow armbands: https://twitter.com/DFB_Team_EN/status/1595405792957562880 Infantino, "I feel Qatari": https://twitter.com/search?q=infantino%20i%20feel%20gay&src=typed_query&f=top 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 Daniel French and Jamie Franklin sit down to discuss the key cultural theological issues. This week: the MET office usefully informs us to wear jumpers when we go outside because it is cold, Matt Hancocks quits the Commons to "communicate better with the public", the Church of England mission statistics show a shocking lack of bouncebackability as attendance numbers for 2021 show a decline of 30% (or about 250,00 people) from pre-Covid levels and we review the disturbing story coming out of Oxfordshire that residents are going to be divided up into "zones" and banned from using their cars to travel between zones for most of the year. Question the Rev this week sees some interesting queries about evolution and Christianity and whether there will be suffering and/or free will in heaven. All of this, banter, laughs and much much more in the week's episode of Irreverened: Faith and Current Affairs! 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: MET office guidance for cold weather: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/12/05/dont-go-without-telling-people-met-office-warns-first-cold-weather/ Hancock to quit commons: https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/matt-hancock-to-quit-the-commons/ CofE Mission Statistics: https://www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2022/9-december/news/uk/c-of-e-mission-statistics-record-another-anomalous-year?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1670372569 Trial Climate Lockdowns in Oxford: https://dailysceptic.org/2022/12/05/oxford-county-councillors-to-introduce-trial-climate-lockdown-in-2024/ Holy CofE on theories of the atonement including penal substitution: https://holycofe.buzzsprout.com/1677910/11014365-the-atonement-part-4-theories-of-the-atonement-the-abelardian-view-and-penal-substitution 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 biggest and most relevant stories of the week: the census says Christians are now in a minority in this country, the Balencia child porn scandal, MPs including Jacob Rees-Mogg speaking out against enshrining abortion rights in UK law, a Cambridge don saying perhaps Jesus was trans, the Crown Prosecution Service saying the Bible is no longer relevant and a word on the lockdown protests in China. It's all here and more in this week's episode of Irreverend: Faith and Current Affairs! 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: Balenciaga Child Porn: https://www.spiked-online.com/2022/11/27/balenciaga-and-the-rise-of-paedo-chic/ MPs speak against right to abortion in UK Law: https://righttolife.org.uk/news/overwhelming-majority-of-mps-speak-against-introducing-right-to-abortion-in-uk-law Jesus could have been transgender: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/11/26/jesus-could-have-transgender-claims-cambridge-dean/ CPS says Bible passages no longer appropriate: https://dailysceptic.org/2022/11/26/crown-prosecution-service-say-it-is-no-longer-appropriate-to-quote-some-passages-from-the-bible-in-public/ China lockdown protests: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2022/11/27/china-lockdown-protests-wuhan-covid-xi-jinping/ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/11/27/could-beginning-end-xi-jinping/ 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 vicar Jamie Franklin sits down with eminent thinkers Jobst Landgrebe and Barry Smith to discuss the pair's recent book 'Why Machines Will Never Rule the World'. Contrary to the bombastic predictions of Elon Musk and Klaus Shwab, there will never come a day when human beings create an artificial intelligence that is equal or superior to themselves. We can all relax on that front because such an endeavour is a mathematical impossibility. In this conversation, we explore Landgrebe and Smith's argument in detail whilst touching on the true nature of human intelligence, free will, the extent to which emotion has a physical basis, demonic possession, mankind's need for religion even in a secular context and the definition and implication of complex systems for viruses and climate change. Strap yourselves in because this one goes deep. Find Why Machines Will Never Rule the World here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Machines-Will-Never-Rule-World/dp/1032309938/ref=sr_1_1?crid=16DJLP2S1QFRJ&keywords=why+machines+will+never+rule+the+world&qid=1669729009&sprefix=why+machines+%2Caps%2C127&sr=8-1 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

Church of England vicars Daniel French, Thomas Pelham and Jamie Franklin sit down to tackle the most pertinent stories. This week: COP27 crisis talk continues as the Archbishop of Canterbury says that the world is (still) close to the point of no return whilst the ex-archbish, Rowan Williams, leads a delegation of "faith" leaders up a hill proclaiming ten new commandments for climate repentance. Meanwhile, the Diocese of Ely have asked academics at the University of Cambridge to tell them how to make money out of their church buildings and the University have responded by telling them to turn them into literal circuses. Also, in wider news, it turns out that the scientific study into a church choir Covid-19 "super spreader" event that was used not only to ban singing in church but to restrict indoor gatherings more generally was - you guessed it - based on flimsy evidence. Colour us shocked to the core in this week's offering of Irreverend: Faith and Current Affairs! 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. Find these details and more at https://irreverendpod.com. Timings: 00:00 Welcome, Banter, Coming-up and Notices 06:45 Prayer and Scripture: Revelation 11.15-19 17:57 COP27: Justin Welby says world is close to point of no-return 43:27 COP27: Rowan Williams leads delegation of faith leaders and proclaims ten principles of climate repentance 1:08:36 University of Cambridge say churches should turn into circuses 1:14:23 Covid-19 scientific study based on exaggerated evidence 1:19:35 Question the Rev: What should I do about my unbelieving husband? and Should we boycott the Qatar World Cup? 1:33:43 Email of the Week: Justin Welby wishes Sikhs joyful religious festival Links: Archbishop of Canterbury: The world is near the point of no return - https://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/news/news-and-statements/cop27-archbishop-canterbury-says-world-near-point-no-return-and-calls Rowan Williams and the Ten Principles for Climate Repentance: https://www.newsshopper.co.uk/news/national/23121107.ex-archbishop-canterbury-urges-government-combat-climate-crisis/ https://www.timesofisrael.com/multifaith-leaders-to-gather-in-israel-and-around-the-world-for-climate-repentance/ Daily Telegraph - Churches should host circuses to raise cash: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/11/15/covid-choir-ban-based-exaggerated-evidence/ Daily Telegraph: Covid singing ban and indoor restrictions based on exaggerated evidence: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/11/15/covid-choir-ban-based-exaggerated-evidence/ 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 Thomas Pelham and Jamie Franklin sit down to talk about the week's important stories: Rishi goes to COP27 after massive u-turn and declares billions in support of the cause, eco-anxiety out of control amongst the youth of today - what can be done?, some bishops of the CofE have come out in favour of gay marriage - what does this mean for the future of the church?, and various questions posed by you, dear listener, in this week's multifarious Question the Rev. All this and much, much more in this week's offering of Irreverend: Faith and Current Affairs! 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. Find these details and more at https://irreverendpod.com. Links: Same-sex marriage: should the Church of England affirm culture, or confront it? Archbishop Cranmer - https://archbishopcranmer.com/same-sex-marriage-should-the-church-of-england-affirm-culture-or-confront-it/ For the vacancy at The King's School please apply via email to the head teacher at kingalfredschool@outlook.com or visit their website at www.thekingalfredschool.co.uk for more information. 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 our 100th episode, Church of England vicars Daniel, Tom and Jamie are joined by journalist and author Peter Hitchens. Amongst others things, we looked at Peter's response to and subsequent reflections upon the Covid-19 crisis, Putin and Ukraine, the gospel of climate change, the religious sensibilities of identity politics, advice for bishops in the CofE, Russell Brand and the decriminalisation of drugs, Christopher Hitchens and the legacy of New Atheism, Rishi Sunak and the end of the Conservative party, the WEF, globalism and central bank digital currencies, the seemingly bleak future of Great Britain, and a few others things to boot! In addition to this, we also announce several new Irreverend awards for public achievement over the last period of time, look at a new story of the year contender as Matt Hancock loses the whip for joining the cast of I'm a Celeb, update you on our latest live event news (it's exciting) and announce (finally) your opportunity to get your hands on our brand new Irreverend merchandise, available here: https://irreverendmerch.bss.design/! It's all here and please don't forget to review, subscribe, share and support the podcast if you possibly can. To support the show - Please see: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/irreverend and https://www.patreon.com/irreverend. Find these details and more at https://irreverendpod.com. Links: Matt Hancock loses the whip after joining I'm a Celebrity line-up - https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/11/01/matt-hancock-im-celebrity-2022-contestant/ For the vacancy at The King's School please apply via email to the head teacher at kingalfredschool@outlook.com or visit their website at www.thekingalfredschool.co.uk for more information. 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 Tom and Jamie are back this week to talk about Halloween, a Christian perspective on wealth and riches, Twits on Twitter featuring pro-abortion protestors closing down an SPUC seminar on Edinburgh University campus, the big story of the week as we have a new Prime Minister, Question the Rev on the greatest challenges of the Christian life and finding time for prayer, and what it’s like to work as a store manager in ASDA during Covid-tide. This and much much more as always! To support the show - Please see: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/irreverend and https://www.patreon.com/irreverend. Find these details and more at https://irreverendpod.com. Links: Tom Harris - Sunak sounds like sympathetic bank manager - https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/10/25/rishi-sunak-sounded-like-sympathetic-bank-manager-passing-bad/ 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