Irreverend: Faith and Current Affairs

The Irreverend New Year re-start is delayed due to family illness. Church of England rev with a difference Jamie Franklin gives an update, asks for your prayers, and shares some spiritual reflections on times of suffering and difficulty.For updates on Jamie's son, Alex, subscribe to Jamie's blog Good Things: https://jamiefranklin.substack.com/Support the show

Revs with a difference Jamie Franklin and Tom Pelham sit down to talk about the biggest events in church and state. This time:Controversy around incoming Archbish Sarah Mullaly: did she follow up safeguarding dossier sufficiently before London priest committed suicide?The Church of England says Christmas is not cancelled in new promotional video. But who was saying it was?Tommy Robinson carol service in London. We bring you eyewitness reports from progressives who actually went along to see for themselves what it was like.Reform open “Christians for Reform” group with service at London church. But how does this square with their welcoming of “producer of adult content” Bonnie Blue?And Lord Falconer says that being pregnant would not be a bar to euthanasia in the House of Lords. A new low for this nation?You make this podcast possible. Support us and get episodes early, bonus Uncollared audio podcasts, monthly epic chats between Jamie and Nick Dixon and more!On Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/irreverendOn Substack - https://irreverendpod.substack.com/Buy Me a Coffee - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/irreverend To make a direct donation or to get in touch with questions or comments please email [email protected]!Notices:Join our Irreverend Telegram group: https://t.me/irreverendpodFollow us on Twitter: https://x.com/IrreverendPodBuy Jamie's Book! THE GREAT RETURNDaniel French Substack: https://undergroundchurch.substack.com/Jamie Franklin's "Good Things" Substack: https://jamiefranklin.substack.comIrreverend Substack: https://irreverendpod.substack.comFind me a church: https://irreverendpod.com/church-finder/Support the show

Church of England rev with a difference Jamie Franklin sits down with equally out-of-step cleric Sam Norton. Rev Sam is a "green" climate sceptic, a former Brexit MP candidate and advocate for what he calls "civic nationalism". In this special interview we cover the following topics:Sam's early work for the Department of Environment and how he became a "Green" Sceptic.Peak Oil and Limits to Growth.Left-Hemisphere Capture and how to break out of it.The interplay between politics and religion.Catastrophic Anthropogenic Global Warming (CAGW) and why the IPCC's approach is fundamentally flawed.Sam's involvement in the Brexit Party."Civic Nationalism" and the difference between Steve Laws and Tommy Robinson.All that and a little more as always! Sam's Substack: https://samcharlesnorton.substack.com/Let us be Human: Christianity for a Collapsing Culture, Sam's Book: https://amzn.eu/d/cQuq96c You make this podcast possible. Support us and get episodes early, bonus Uncollared audio podcasts, monthly epic chats between Jamie and Nick Dixon and more!On Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/irreverendOn Substack - https://irreverendpod.substack.com/Buy Me a Coffee - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/irreverend To make a direct donation or to get in touch with questions or comments please email [email protected]!Notices:Join our Irreverend Telegram group: https://t.me/irreverendpodFollow us on Twitter: https://x.com/IrreverendPodBuy Jamie's Book! THE GREAT RETURNDaniel French Substack: https://undergroundchurch.substack.com/Jamie Franklin's "Good Things" Substack: https://jamiefranklin.substack.comIrreverend Substack: https://irreverendpod.substack.comFind me a church: https://irreverendpod.com/church-finder/Support the show

Church of England revs with a difference Thomas Pelham and Jamie Franklin get together to talk about the biggest and most interesting issues in church and state. This time:CofE bishops bash Christian Nationalism AGAIN and start a counter-campaign against Tommy Robinson’s Christian carol service.Pope Leo says people who think Islam is a threat to Christianity are really anti-immigration and want to keep other people out.And Chris Whitty appears to have suppressed an ethics advisory group that was giving him advice he didn’t like at the time of the Covid lockdowns and vaccination programme. Quelle Surprise!All that, some Question the Rev, and much more as ever. Enjoy!You make this podcast possible. Support us and get episodes early, bonus Uncollared audio podcasts, monthly epic chats between Jamie and Nick Dixon and more!On Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/irreverendOn Substack - https://irreverendpod.substack.com/Buy Me a Coffee - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/irreverend To make a direct donation or to get in touch with questions or comments please email [email protected]!Notices:Join our Irreverend Telegram group: https://t.me/irreverendpodFollow us on Twitter: https://x.com/IrreverendPodBuy Jamie's Book! THE GREAT RETURNDaniel French Substack: https://undergroundchurch.substack.com/Jamie Franklin's "Good Things" Substack: https://jamiefranklin.substack.comIrreverend Substack: https://irreverendpod.substack.comFind me a church: https://irreverendpod.com/church-finder/Support the show

Church of England rev with a difference Jamie Franklin sits down with author, classicist and medical doctor Alexander Chula to talk about his most recent book Goodbye, Dr Banda: Lessons for the West from a Small African Country.In the book and conversation, Chula argues that the legacy of colonialism in countries like Malawi, although flawed in some respects, was overwhelmingly positive and including the eradication of various types of indigenous and Arab slave trading. The conversation also touches on the reasons for the surprisingly high levels of happiness and contentment in materially poor non-Western countries and why Western people appear to be so estranged from the social, material and spiritual landscape.There's also a bit about "witch aeroplanes".For Alexander's X Account: https://x.com/alexanderchulaYou make this podcast possible. Please support us and get extra things!On Substack - https://irreverendpod.substack.com/On Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/irreverendBuy Me a Coffee - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/irreverend To make a direct donation or to get in touch with questions or comments please email [email protected]!Notices:Buy Jamie's Book! THE GREAT RETURNDaniel French Substack: https://undergroundchurch.substack.com/Jamie Franklin's "Good Things" Substack: https://jamiefranklin.substack.comIrreverend Substack: https://irreverendpod.substack.comFollow us on Twitter: https://x.com/IrreverendPodFind me a church: https://irreverendpod.com/church-finder/Join our Irreverend Telegram group: https://t.me/irreverendpodFollow Jamie's new Theology Substack: https://jftheology.substack.com/Support the show