Church of England revs with a difference Thomas Pelham, Jamie Franklin and Daniel French get together to review the week's big talking points.This time: the shocking case of an anonymous girl in an NHS hospital whose life support is going to be turned off against her wishes, Daniel's piece in The Conservative Woman in which he considers a hypothetical future in which the Archbishop of Canterbury resisted the Covid tyranny, Louise Perry says that we are repaganising but doesn't this mean that we should become Christian again?That, a few emails and a question the rev about young people and higher education these days plus all the usual banter and extras that are always in there somewhere.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.comLinks:NHS to withdraw life saving treatment from conscious teenager: https://www.indcatholicnews.com/news/47930Daniel French on Crimes of Anti-Woke Vicar: https://www.conservativewoman.co.uk/thought-crimes-of-an-anti-woke-vicar/Louise Perry on Abortion, Dechristianisation and Paganism: https://www.firstthings.com/article/2023/10/we-are-repaganizingNotices:Find me a church: https://irreverendpod.com/church-finder/Join our Irreverend Telegram group: https://t.me/irreverendpodFind links to our episodes, social media accounts and ways to support us at https://www.irreverendpod.com!Thursday Circles: http://thursdaycircle.comJamie's Good Things Substack: https://jamiefranklin.substack.comIrreverend Sermon Audio: https://irreverendsermonaudio.buzzsprout.comSupport the show

Church of England revs with a difference Daniel French and Jamie Franklin sit down to review the big talking points in Church and culture. This week, we catch up with Daniel's thoughts on the liberalisation of the clergy in the CofE, whilst Jamie comes face-to-face with Antifa at the March for Life. On Twitter, pro-life campaigners are being lambasted by liberal vicars, whereas a Tik Tok video espousing the freedom and joy of not having kids, watching box sets and making shakshuka has gone viral. We also review several encouraging emails that we think show encouraging trends in the culture, particularly among young men who are interested in serious forms of Christianity. And we ask (again!) why the central hierarchies of the churches are ignoring these glorious opportunities.That, a question on the Sabbath, and much much more as always!For Jamie's Substack, mentioned at the beginning of this episode, please see: https://jamiefranklin.substack.comPlease Support!Support us on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/irreverend) or Buy Me a Coffee (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/irreverend). Links:Vicar lambasts pro-life campaigners: https://twitter.com/mthr_alice/status/1698392038293622919https://twitter.com/OurCofELike/status/1697872886864752919Viral Tik Tik Video: https://twitter.com/Theo_TJ_Jordan/status/1698372774404776436Notices:Find me a church: https://irreverendpod.com/church-finder/Join our Irreverend Telegram group: https://t.me/irreverendpodFind links to our episodes, social media accounts and ways to support us at https://www.irreverendpod.com!Thursday Circles: http://thursdaycircle.comJamie's Good Things Substack: https://jamiefranklin.substack.comIrreverend Sermon Audio: https://irreverendsermonaudio.buzzsprout.comSupport the show

Church of England revs with a difference Thomas Pelham and Jamie Franklin sit down to talk about the recent survey in The Times which appears to show that the majority of clergy in the Church of England favour progressive liberalisation in areas such as gay relationships and women's ordination. More than that it also reveals a picture of a worn-out church that is declining and is staffed by overworked and tired-out priests. We consider this survey in-depth as it touches on a number of themes that have been relevant to this podcast throughout.A total gear-change for Question the Rev as we answer a query about the nation state of Israel and how it relates to the Christian Church.That 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.comNotices:Find me a church: https://irreverendpod.com/church-finder/Join our Irreverend Telegram group: https://t.me/irreverendpodFind links to our episodes, social media accounts and ways to support us at https://www.irreverendpod.com!Thursday Circles: http://thursdaycircle.comJamie's Good Things Substack: https://jamiefranklin.substack.comIrreverend Sermon Audio: https://irreverendsermonaudio.buzzsprout.comSupport the show

Christian author and broadcaster Justin Brierley joined the Rev Jamie Franklin to discuss his new book The Surprising Rebirth of Belief in God and why he believes that we may be seeing signs of a revival of interest in Christianity in the Western world. Topics include:- The New Atheist movement: its appeal, internal division and eventual demise- Whether the Science vs. Religion question is relevant anymore.- Jordan Peterson, Tom Holland, Louise Perry and other secular thinkers who provide a challenge to the secular Enlightenment liberal narrative.- The need for the Church to be distinctively Christian and to offer real community for spiritual seekers.That and much much more as ever. For Justin's book please go to: https://justinbrierley.com/the-surprising-rebirth-of-belief-in-god/For Justin in general: https://justinbrierley.com/If you enjoyed this special episode, please consider supporting the podcast in the following ways: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. And please rate, review us and share on social media!Timings:00:00 Unbelievable? and early apologetics podcasts02:23 Bringing difference points of view into debate03:28 What is Justin doing post-Unbelievable?06:00 The Surprising Rebirth of Belief in God: Justin’s new book07:02 Please convince me to be an optimist about the future07:44 New Atheism and the background to rebirth of belief in God12:20 Richard Dawkins, The God Delusion and the decline of New Atheism17:58 Why science cannot prove God19:55 Is it still worthwhile engaging the Science vs. Faith question?21:33 People are still conditioned in the anti-Christian Enlightenment narrative23:38 Tom Holland and the historical pushback to the Enlightenment narrative25:26 Jordan Peterson, the “Intellectual Dark Web” and the new conversation on God33:38 Tom Holland and the insufficiency of recognising the cultural value of Christianity38:25 Louise Perry, The Case Against the Sexual Revolution and feminist interest in Christianity46:12 The need for Christian communities to help people live differently48:48 Christianity works because it is literally true49:30 The Church’s need to find confidence in the Gospel53:48 Isn’t the West decline into barbarism and moving away from Christianity?58:48 The rapid secularisation of culture could be reversed1:03:45 Thank you, please buy The Surprising Rebirth of Belief in GodSupport the show

Church of England revs with a difference Thomas Pelham and Jamie Franklin sit down to talk about the major events of this week.Amongst other things, we discussed the Church's somewhat questionable response to the Sunday scheduling of the Women's World Cup final: Is it really the right message to tell people that it's fine to skip church to watch it? And what are the wider implications of using women's football as a vehicle of social change? A former scientific advisor to the government says that the falling birth rare in the UK are a good thing. And the revolving door between government and Big Pharma as former government scientific advisor Jonathan Van Tam takes a senior role at Moderna.That, a Question the Rev on Bible study guides, and emails on an Orthodox perspective on just war and Sainsbury's selling occult magazines.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.comLinks:Daniel's Tweets on CofE's response to women's World Cup: https://twitter.com/holydisrupter/status/1692486442629333367 and https://twitter.com/holydisrupter/status/1692948796223717448 Sky panellists says women's team not diverse enoughLower Birth Rate “Good for Planet”“Revolving Door” Between pharma and governmentNotices:Find me a church: https://irreverendpod.com/church-finder/Join our Irreverend Telegram group: https://t.me/irreverendpodFind links to our episodes, social media accounts and ways to support us at https://www.irreverendpod.com!Thursday Circles: http://thursdaycircle.comJamie's Good Things Substack: https://jamiefranklin.substack.comIrreverend Sermon Audio: https://irreverendsermonaudio.buzzsprout.comSupport the show