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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 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

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

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

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

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 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 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 England revs Tom and Jamie return to talk about the big stories of the week: top amongst them Rishi Sunak criticises the culture of fear and secrecy created by the government in their quest to implement the Covid lockdowns, Novak Djokovic is again banned from a Grand Slam and again responds extremely graciously, the government website says contradictory things about whether pregnant women and breastfeeding mothers should have the Covid vaccine, we read a listener email on the significant downsides of delaying having children until economic security is obtained, a Question the Rev on withholding payment of utility bills and much much more! For Molly Ashton's 'Another Way To Learn' please see: https://www.anotherwaytolearn.co.uk For the Frankfurt Declaration please see: https://frankfurtdeclaration.com We have been informed that the website has been under constant cyber attack since its creation and this is probably why it was not available to us during the recording of this episode. This podcast is free and will not go behind a paywall. If you enjoy this episode, please make a one-off donation at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/irreverend or become a regular supporter at https://www.patreon.com/irreverend and receive new episodes early! You can find these details and more at our website https://www.irreverendpod.com. We appreciate your support and it will help us to expand this enterprise. Links: Djokovic Banned from US Open: https://twitter.com/DjokerNole/status/1562806952136085504 https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tennis/2022/08/25/shutting-novak-djokovic-us-open-outrageous-injustice/ Sunak Criticises Lockdown: https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/the-lockdown-files-rishi-sunak-on-what-we-werent-told https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2022/08/25/rishi-sunak-accused-spouting-dangerous-rubbish-criticism-no/ https://dailysceptic.org/2022/08/28/lord-sumption-the-truth-about-lockdown-is-becoming-impossible-to-deny-it-was-a-disaster/ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/08/27/why-earth-did-give-freedom-without-argument/ Government website says pregnant women and breastfeeding women should not be recommended to have the Covid vaccine: https://www.normanfenton.com/post/breaking-news-uk-government-says-vaccine-not-safe-for-pregnant-or-breastfeeding-women https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/regulatory-approval-of-pfizer-biontech-vaccine-for-covid-19/summary-public-assessment-report-for-pfizerbiontech-covid-19-vaccine Couples delaying having children is creating a ticking time-bomb for the economy: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2022/08/27/uk-economy-threatened-declining-fertility-population/ 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 Blog/Newsletter: 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 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

CofE Revs Tom and Jamie sit down to talk about the salient affairs from the perspective of Christian faith: shock as Graham Souness calls football "a man's game", the looming energy crisis and increasing cost of food and why our elites have failed to show wisdom in preparing for such an eventuality, the stabbing of Salman Rushdie and what this has to do with freedom of speech, a different take on the case of Archie Battersbee, whether either of us has ever seen an angel and much much more! This podcast is free and will not go behind a paywall. If you enjoy this episode, please make a one-off donation at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/irreverend or become a regular supporter at https://www.patreon.com/irreverendand receive new episodes early! You can find these details and more at our website https://www.irreverendpod.com. We appreciate your support and it will help us to expand this enterprise. Links: Brephos' About Abortion Podcast: Video: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRnYXup-lQE7Bj30TI9Wmkw Audio: https://anchor.fm/aboutabortion Graeme Souness not sorry for saying football is a man’s game: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/62548431 Paul Kingsnorth - The West is homeless: https://unherd.com/2022/08/the-west-has-lost-its-home/ Cost of living crisis caused by elites: https://www.spiked-online.com/2022/08/17/a-cost-of-living-crisis-made-by-our-elites/ Britain faced with South African style load-shedding: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2022/08/10/blackout-britain-threat-households-face-energy-rationing/ Civil disobedience is coming: https://unherd.com/2022/08/britains-elites-have-lost-control/ Salman Rushdie and JK Rowling - https://www.spiked-online.com/2022/08/15/from-rushdie-to-rowling-how-identity-politics-turned-violent/ Christian Concern Myths about Archie Battersbee - https://christianconcern.com/comment/top-12-myths-of-archie-battersbees-case/ 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 Blog/Newsletter: 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 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 vicars Daniel French, Jamie Franklin and Thomas Pelham to talk about cancel culture as Australian Christian Andrew Thorburn has to resign as CEO of Essendon football club because of his church’s “unacceptable” views, and as British Catholic Caroline Farrow is arrested in front of her children whilst making Sunday lunch for writing offensive tweets. We also talk a little bit about the mini-budget from an economic and moral perspective and answer your questions in the Question the Rev, including one on whether or not the Bible says the earth is flat. That and much much more in this week's edition of Irreverend: Faith and Current Affairs! Our scripture this week is taken from Matthew 5:43-48, "Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you." (Rev Jamie apologises that his microphone was turned up too loud this time. This mistake will not be repeated!) 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. 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 Links: Rev'd Jamie on Unbelievable debating church closures during Covid with John Stevens: https://www.premierunbelievable.com/unbelievable/unbelievable-covid-churches-and-the-frankfurt-declaration-jamie-franklin-and-john-stevens-debate-christian-liberty-and-government-overreach/13975.article Andrew Thorburn Resigns as Essendon CEO: https://amp.theguardian.com/sport/2022/oct/04/andrew-thorburn-resigns-as-essendon-ceo-after-one-day-over-links-to-controversial-church https://stephenmcalpine.com/well-they-got-their-man-and-it-only-took-one-day/ Mother of Four arrested in front of children for posting “gender critical” tweets: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11282263/Moment-police-swoop-house-devout-catholic-mother-malicious-online-posts.html

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 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, 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

PLEASE NOTE - This episode was recorded before the sad death of Queen Elizabeth II. Our condolences are with Her Majesty's family and all who mourn. We will certainly discuss our great monarch's passing on next week's show. May her soul rest in peace with God after her long years of devoted service. Church of England reverends Daniel French and Jamie Franklin sit down to talk about the big things in our culture and the church. Today, a discussion on anger and forgiveness for one's enemies, retrospective on Lockdown in the light of the new Frankfurt Declaration (https://frankfurtdeclaration.com ), Liz Truss becomes Prime Minister and "controversial" Roman Catholic Therese Coffey becomes Health Secretary, the Rev'd Dr Bernard Randall looks to his diocese for support after being fired from his post at Trent College for promoting Anglican doctrine - guess what happened next?, will the CofE continue to support the Net Zero agenda when pensioners start freezing in the dark this Winter because of it?, and we revisit the question of whether or not there is a moral way of refusing to pay exorbitant energy bills. That and much much more on this episode of Irreverend: Faith and Current Affairs! 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: Therese Coffey's "controversial" voting record on abortion and gay marriage: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/09/07/therese-coffey-admits-not-role-model-questions-smoking-weight/ Bernard Randall is "a danger to children": https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11177351/You-danger-children-CoE-tells-chaplain-said-pupils-disagree-woke-dogma.html 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

This podcast is free and will not go behind a paywall. If you enjoy this episode, please make a one-off donation at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/irreverend or become a regular supporter at https://www.patreon.com/irreverend and receive new episodes early! You can find these details and more at our website https://www.irreverendpod.com. We appreciate your support and it will help us to expand this enterprise. In this episode of Irreverend, hosted by Rev Jamie Franklin, we look at football as social engineering, including political messaging in the recent women's Euros final and the decision by Premier League clubs only to "take the knee" at specific important moments during the upcoming season. We also review recents comments by Liz Truss to the effect that if she becomes Prime Minister she will not implement any more lockdowns. Further to this, we assess Jeremy Corbyn's opining that more should be done to bring about peace in Ukraine - is this as shocking and revolutionary as some are taking it to be? All this, your questions answered in Question the Rev and more in this episode of 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 Blog/Newsletter: https://jamiefranklin.substack.com Irreverend Sermon Audio: https://irreverendsermonaudio.buzzsprout.com Links: Premier League clubs taking the knee less frequently - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/62404611 Liz Truss rules out further lockdowns - https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11070495/Liz-Truss-rules-lockdowns-shutting-UK-PLC-new-pandemic.html Corbyn says there must be peace in Ukraine- https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2022/08/02/jeremy-corbyn-criticises-uk-prolonging-war-ukraine/

Church of England vicars Jamie Franklin and Daniel French sat down to chat about the big stories in the news: the Queen's funeral (again), "far-right" evil fascists taking power in Italy, building Benedict Option style communities for the transmission of the faith and what to do when your deanery synod is populated by eco-loons. Before all that, however, Jamie was privileged to be joined by distinguished political philosopher Dr Yoram Hazony, chair of the Edmund Burke Foundation and author of the new book 'Conversatism: A Rediscovery'. Topics included what is like to live a conservative life, the pitfalls of liberalism and Neo-Marxism, why nationalism is central to the conservative vision, whether or not Dr Hazony is a relativist, the appeal of Jordan Peterson and much much more! 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. 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 Links: An Open Letter Responding to NatCon "Statement of Principles" - https://europeanconservative.com/articles/commentary/an-open-letter-to-natcon/

This podcast is free and will not go behind a paywall. If you enjoy this episode, please make a one-off donation at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/irreverend or become a regular supporter at https://www.patreon.com/irreverendand receive new episodes early! You can find these details and more at our website https://www.irreverendpod.com. We appreciate your support and it will help us to expand this enterprise. This week Church of England reverends Thomas Pelham and Jamie Franklin were together in-person to talk more about women's football and its political connotations, Sandi Toksvig's open letter to Justin Welby on his ostensible obsession with homosexuality, the tragic case of Archie Battersbee, your questions answered and much much more! 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 Blog/Newsletter: https://jamiefranklin.substack.com Irreverend Sermon Audio: https://irreverendsermonaudio.buzzsprout.com Links: Sandi Toksvig to the Archbishop of Canterbury - https://mobile.twitter.com/sanditoksvig/status/1554948904881381377 Gareth Roberts, Who is Sandi Toksvig to Lecture Justin Welby about Sin? - https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/who-is-sandi-toksvig-to-lecture-the-archbishop-of-canterbury-about-sin-

Church of England Rev Jamie Franklin engages the huge issues of the day from the perspective of the Christian faith: Was the sexual revolution a good thing? How should we respond to the shaking of Western civilisation as nuclear war and power outages threaten our well-being? What should we say to people who are still terrified of Covid? All these questioned answers (probably not comprehensively), your Question the Revs tackled and much much more in this week's Irreverend: Faith and Current Affairs! 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: National Grid Warns of Winter Blackouts: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2022/10/06/national-grid-winter-blackouts-warning/ I really don't want to get Covid but the loneliness gets greater every day. How do I keep going?: https://amp.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2022/oct/07/i-really-dont-want-to-get-covid-but-the-loneliness-gets-greater-every-day-how-do-i-keep-going Link to Drag-Queen Twitter Feature: https://twitter.com/TheBrandonMorse/status/1579494647956926464 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