228 episodes
Irreverend: Faith and Current Affairs J.A. Franklin, T.J. Pelham, Daniel French
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4.8 • 31 Ratings
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Are you wondering how a Christian should respond to current events? What are we to think about a world that appears to be going absolutely mad? How are we to discern the signs of the times? In this podcast, featuring The Reverend Thomas Pelham, The Reverend Daniel French, The Reverend Doctor J.A. Franklin and the occasional guest, we attempt to give some answers. Email us at irreverendpod@gmail.com, follow us on Twitter @irreverendpod or on Telegram at https://t.me/irreverendpod. We also have a youtube channel which can be found by searching Irreverend: Faith and Current Affairs! If you would like to support the show, which can be done from £1.50 plus VAT per month, you can join our Patreon community. Please go to www.patreon.com/irreverend
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Rod Dreher: The Old Gods are Returning
Church of England rev with a difference Jamie Franklin sits down with journalist, critic, and cultural commentator Rod Dreher to talk about the most pressing issues for the Church today. Topics discussed this time!
The more hopeful younger generation of Christians.The growing interest in the occult and its connection to UFOs and AI.The reality and proliferation of demonic possession in Western countries.How to form a spiritual resistance of the spiritual darkness of the culture.Rod's experience of the attempted shut-down of NatCon in Brussels.Why liberal democracy is tending toward totalitarianism.All that and much, much more. Enjoy!
For Rod's Substack: https://roddreher.substack.com/
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Euro Crackdown on "Dangerous" Traditionalists
Church of England revs with a difference Tom Pelham and Jamie Franklin sit down to talk about the biggest stories in church and state in Irreverend: Faith and Current Affairs, Great Britain's most popular Christian podcast. This time:
Archbishop of Canterbury story time with Bear Grylls and Mary Berry.NatCon Conference shut down by mayor in Brussels. Britain's strictest headteacher's Muslim prayer ban upheld in court.Islamic stabbing of bishop in New South Wales.The Cass report criticises NHS implementation of gender ideology.Iran attacks Israel and more on Israel-Gaza debate.Fresh Mike Pilavachi allegations in Matt and Beth Redman documentary.And Mark Driscoll in sword-swallowing, male stripper, men's conference controversy.That and 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
Links:
Archbishop Story Time: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/04/12/archbishop-of-canterbury-bear-grylls-mary-berry-bible/
NatCon Conference Shutdown: https://roddreher.substack.com/p/between-caliphate-and-dictatorship?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=136360&post_id=143646366&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=false&r=z8f5v&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email
The Cass Report:
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/04/09/nhs-review-transgender-treatment/
Redman/Pilavachi Film: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=YVZkgdt32u8
Bishop Stabbed at Sydney Church: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/04/15/sydney-church-stabbing-live/
https://twitter.com/libsoftiktok/status/1779853429629677572
https://edition.cnn.com/2024/04/15/australia/sydney-australia-stabbing-wakeley-intl/index.html
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Thursday Circles: http://thursdaycircle.com
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Revisiting Israel
Church of England revs Jamie Franklin and Thomas Pelham sit down to talk about the most pressing issues of church and state. This time:
- British aid workers killed in Gaza. Is the moral case against Israel's war efforts becoming clearer?
- Attempts to decriminalise abortion resurface. We respond to a debate on the subject featuring pro-choice activist Ann Furedi.
- The European Court of Human Rights rules that Switzerland must do more to protect its citizens from climate change.
- And a listener asks us to discuss our views on the death penalty.
That and much, much more as ever. Enjoy!
Please Support!
Support us on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/irreverend) or Buy Me a Coffee (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/irreverend). Subscribe to Jamie's Blog here: https://jamiefranklin.substack.com
Links:
Aid workers killed in Gaza: https://www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2024/5-april/news/world/pressure-grows-on-israel-after-the-death-of-aid-workers
MPs propose decriminalising: https://twitter.com/guardian/status/1777226915113316442
https://twitter.com/LoisMcLatch/status/1777451318270931234
Based moves by Pope Francis?: https://twitter.com/breeadail/status/1777275248250892316
Dr Cass report on transgenderism: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/columnists/2024/04/09/cass-report-trans-children-have-been-lied-to-by-adults/
ECRH rules against Switzerland in landmark climate change case: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/04/09/climate-change-violated-human-rights-echr-switzerland/
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2024/04/09/tory-backlash-european-court-human-rights-climate-echr/
Scottish police overwhelmed with hate crime reports:
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/04/08/police-scotland-cannot-cope-deluge-hate-crime-reports/
Notices:
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Join our Irreverend Telegram group: https://t.me/irreverendpod
Find links to our episodes, social media accounts and ways to support us at https://www.irreverendpod.com!
Thursday Circles: http://thursdaycircle.com
Jamie's Good Things Substack: https://jamiefranklin.substack.com
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Saint Dawkins
Church of England revs with a difference Jamie Franklin, Thomas Pelham, and Daniel French sit down to talk about the most prevalent issues in church and state. This time:
- The NHS warns us not to eat all our Easter eggs at once. How would we cope without them?
- It's Transgender Day of Visibility or, as it used to be called, Easter Sunday.
- Richard Dawkins says that he likes Christianity after all.
- Matthew Parris says that forcing people to be euthanised would be a healthy development for society.
That and much, much more as ever. Enjoy!
Please Support!
Support us on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/irreverend) or Buy Me a Coffee (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/irreverend). Subscribe to Jamie's Blog here: https://jamiefranklin.substack.com
Links:
NHS: Don't eat your Easter eggs too quickly - https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/03/27/easter-eggs-nhs-advice-andrew-kelso-bank-holiday/
Biden Colonises the Calendar - https://twitter.com/POTUS/status/1774511985700352189
Dawkins on Christianity and Islam - https://twitter.com/AaronBastani/status/1774570273561337985
Madeleine Grant on Dawkins' comments - https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/04/03/christianity-decline-unleashed-terrible-new-gods/
Matthew Parris on Euthanasia - https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/7ac1f4c5-63b2-4df7-b504-74b1e30f0fc2?shareToken=3e8d37fa00d5adca1f67a7d83f70657b
Notices:
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Holi Week and Gesture Eggs
Church of England revs with a difference Daniel French and Jamie Franklin sit down to talk about the biggest news in church and state. This time:
- "Gesture" eggs replace the traditional kind.
- Happy "Holi" Week say the Conservatives. Is the Party even trying anymore?
- Archdeacon calls for "anti-whiteness"
- A conversation with legendary recent convert Ben
- And Rev Jamie gives the lowdown on the Climate: the Movie (The Cold Truth)
Please Support!
Support us on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/irreverend) or Buy Me a Coffee (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/irreverend). Subscribe to Jamie's Blog here: https://jamiefranklin.substack.com
Links:
Gesture Eggs: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/03/26/cadbury-accused-erasing-easter-chocolate-eggs-gesture/
Twits on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Conservatives/status/1772205963421893112 Archdeacon calls for anti-whiteness: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/03/24/church-of-england-archdeacon-calls-for-anti-whiteness/
Farage comments: https://twitter.com/GBNEWS/status/1772537724475687397
Notices:
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"Extreme" Faith
Church of England revs with a difference Tom Pelham and Jamie Franklin sit down to talk about the biggest stories in Church and state. This time:
- Michael Gove's new definition of extremism.
- Should we be wishing Muslims "Ramadan Mubarak"?
- Why are our parishes bleeding volunteers?
- The Archbishop of Canterbury's "Difference" course.
- One listener's experience of Mothering Sunday.
And much much more as ever!
Please Support!
Support us on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/irreverend) or Buy Me a Coffee (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/irreverend). Subscribe to Jamie's Blog here: https://jamiefranklin.substack.com
Links:
Extremism Definition: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-68556914
Archbishops' Response: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/mar/12/archbishops-of-canterbury-justin-welby-and-york-stephen-cottrellwarn-against-new-extremism-definition
Archbishop: Happy Ramadan! https://twitter.com/JustinWelby/status/1766871427221709070
Church Wardens and Volunteering:
https://www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2024/15-march/features/features/no-churchwardens-and-vacant-pcc-posts-an-investigation-into-the-church-volunteering-crisis
The Difference Course: https://difference.rln.global/
Notices:
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Customer Reviews
Doing the Lord’s work
I found out about this podcast through an essay written by Rod Dreher. After listening to a couple of episodes, I was hooked. It’s quickly become one of my favorite podcasts, so much so that I happily support the pod on patreon. Allow me to share a little personal information — it’ll soon become clear how it relates to the podcast. I was raised Southern Baptist but lost faith at 20 and became an ardent and vocal atheist. It wasn’t until over a decade later that I could no longer deny the existence of objective evil. The corollary, once accepted, began a spiritual search for the Truth (and boy, I found Him). Long story short, the Lord showed me where I needed to be as I’d prayerfully requested. My wife and I were received into the Eastern Orthodox Church in 2018. We’ve since been blessed with two children, I serve on the parish council, and teach Sunday school. One of the major themes running through this podcast is that in order to be an effective fisher of men, the Church needs to preach Christ and Him crucified. All too often this message gets watered down and repackaged to appeal to worldly people who’ve been told their whole lives that they’re perfect just the way they are. Yes, Christ loves you just the way you are, but He loves you so much that He’s not content to leave you that way. If I never encountered a Church that made hard demands on me to change and grow, if the only message I ever received from the Church was a virtual carbon-copy of the message spit out by every major media outlet, government, university, etc., then I’d never be an active member of the Church today. And without Her guidance I shudder to think of what spiritual path I would have carved out for myself. (No doubt it would have been a heretical one!) You’re not going to bring the lost sheep back into the fold by repeating the same canned bromides that the World vomits out 24/7. That’s not what you’ll find with this podcast. The “Revs” dutifully speak the Truth in Love, and present the “hard” truths to a world who’s thirsty for it. You’re doing the Lord’s work, gentlemen. Thank you for all you do. Glory to God!
Interesting and relevant with a sprinkling of fun
I always look forward to sitting down with a cup of coffee and listening to this Christian and Bible based podcast.
Jamie, Tom and Daniel talk about current topics that impact all of us and sometimes they have different points of view, which leads to interesting and thought provoking discussions.
I love their banter and sense of humour, which is much needed, as some of the things going on in the world is very dark and dare I say evil.
God bless you for not being ashamed of the gospel.
Thoughtful, Faithful, Insightful
I started listening to this podcast about a year or more ago, and finally decided to become a patron. I'm not even Anglican, but I found these three vicars's seriousness and earnestness about their faith, as well as the refreshing, even entertaining, nature of many of their shows, worth my time. And I fully support their evangelistic commitment.