Butcher's Mixed Legacy

Church of Englands revs with a difference Daniel French and Jamie Franklin sit down to talk about the big stories in church and state. This time:

Death of the Iranian President - "The Butcher of Tehran" - provokes surprisingly sentimental response from the West.
Our take on the new "demonic gore" portrait of King Charles III.
Gay blessings opponent Bishop Jill Duff inexplicably participates in ordination of gay Welsh bishop.
Is it possible to return the BBC coverage of anything?
Russell Brand and Quantum Physics.
That and much, much more as ever.
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Links:
Death of Butcher of Tehran: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/05/21/courage-of-iranian-people-shames-craven-international-elite/
Portrait of King ‘emerging demonically from a sea of gore’:
https://www.skynews.com.au/lifestyle/celebrity-life/king-charles-unveils-unexpected-pink-painting-by-artist-jonathan-yeo-at-buckingham-palace-as-first-official-portrait-since-coronation/news-story/88e5e35ea6e21e933efd5049a2782d51
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/art/artists/king-charles-portrait-jonathan-yeo-phillip-mould/
Jill Duff participates in gay episcopal ordination in Wales:
https://www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2024/17-may/news/uk/bishop-of-lancaster-i-cannot-judge-welsh-bishop
https://www.anglicanfutures.org/post/the-start-of-an-episcopal-free-for-all
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