Irreverend: Faith and Current Affairs

Rev with a difference Jamie Franklin sits down to talk about the big stories in Church and state and to offer a Christian perspective. This time:
The last days of Keir Starmer's dark and dismal premiership. What, if anything, can we learn from the catastrophic failure of the PM and the Labour Party since coming into power?
Rowan Williams says we should talk about the devil and stick to the supernatural, but is he entirely consistent about that?
And Zack Polanski says that no nation has the right to exist. What is a Christian view on nationhood and sovereignty?
All that and a little bit more as ever!
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Church of England revs with a difference Thomas Pelham and Jamie Franklin sit down to talk about the big stories in church and state this week. On this episode:
The savage Golders Green attack and Starmer/Polanski political fallout.
Our predictions for the Local Elections
A 21 church benefice in Truro!
German bishops clash with the Pope over same-sex blessings
Propagandistic GCSE “Citizenship” revision notes
And the ongoing question of the sincerity of Russell Brand
All that, your correspondence, hymn of the week, and a little more as ever.
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Rev with a difference Jamie Franklin sits down to give you the soundest take on recent events. This time:
The latest on the Keir Starmer Mandelson debacle as I ask why the political discourse in Britain has degraded to such an extent.
The Assisted Suicide bill fails in the House of Lords. The country is spared but how long until Leadbeater tries to resurrect the foul corpse?
And Russell Brand has a new book on how to become a Christian. I comment on his appearance on Piers Morgan's Uncensored and his cringing inability to locate a passage in the Prophet Isaiah.
All that, your correspondence, hymn of the week, and a little more as ever.
Beauty and Faith Conference with Rev'd Dr JF as keynote speaker: https://www.visualtheology.org.uk/beauty-and-faith-part-two/
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In this special episode, Rev Jamie Franklin is interviewed by Dean Harding of All Saints' Cathedral in Albany, New York. Jamie tells the story of how he came into ministry via the Charismatic Evangelical world and finally into the Anglo-Catholic sphere. And both men speak about their experience of the resurgence of interest in traditional worship, particularly among young men. 
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Church of England revs with a difference Thomas Pelham, Jamie Franklin and Daniel French sit down to talk about the biggest stories in church and state. This week including: 
- J.K. Rowling's TERF-themed Twitter spat with Alastair Campbell
- The latest Mandelson-related scandal to rock Number 10 Downing Street and former top civil servant Olly Robbins' explosive testimony; 
- And 'Does the Church of England have a death wish?' as the Diocese of Southwell announce spending review aimed at reducing the amount of parish clergy.
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