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 ..read more

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 ..read more

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.p ..read more

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 ..read more

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://jamief ..read more

Church of England revs with a difference Daniel French and Jamie Franklin sit down to discuss the big talking points in church and state. This time: the Church of England is hiring a Deconstructing Whiteness officer. The role can be yours alongside a salary of 36k. In other CofE news, a billion pounds is going to be raised by the Church Commissioners to repay the descendants of African slaves and the report recommending this also suggests an apology for displacing "traditional African religion". We ask if this is all really an appropriate use of the Church of England's assets and what it revea ..read more

Church of England vicars with a difference Daniel French, Thomas Pelham, and Jamie Franklin sit down to talk about the most important issues in church and state. This time, we have a special conversation about the Church of England's most recent General Synod in which the Bishop of Dover said that every parish in the CofE should draw up a "race action plan" and that we should be more woke than we already are. In other news, an amendment to a motion concerning the controversial Living in Love and Faith process claiming that there exist people who do not agree to agreeing to disagree is rejected ..read more

Church of England revs with a difference, Jamie Franklin and Tom Pelham sit down to talk about the most significant happenings in church and state. This time: - Across the pond, for a look at how American evangelicalism is taking entertainment in church much farther than Canterbury Cathedral. - In the UK, Sadiq Khan goes all in for woke rebranding of Overground Line. - And in the Church of England, permission denied to St Nicholas's Church to use the pride flag as an altar frontal. That, and a bit more as ever. Enjoy! Jamie's Blog: https://jamiefranklin.substack.comKing's School "Rise of Class ..read more

Church of England revs with a difference Jamie Franklin, Thomas Pelham, and Daniel French get together to review this week's biggest talking points. This time: - The Canterbury Cathedral rave in the nave causes widespread outrage, plus an interview with the counter-nave, prayer-protest organiser, plus what else is Canterbury Cathedral up to these days? - The plot thickens at General Synod as bishops are said to have been less than honest with their deliberations over gay blessings. - parkrun becomes the most recent formerly fun thing to be ruined by transgender ideology. - And an email from an ..read more

Church of England revs with a difference Tom Pelham, Jamie Franklin, and Daniel French unite once again to talk about the big stories happening in church and state. This time: - WWIII, conscription, and why is Tucker Carlson interviewing Vladimir Putin? - The Popular Conservative Conference as Jacob Rees-Mogg and Lewis Goodall go head-to-head. - The cancer diagnosis of King Charles III. - Asylum seeker and ostensible Christian convert Abdul Ezidi maims mother and two children in corrosive acid attack, and the church's involvement in facilitating bogus asylum claims. - Outrage as interim theolo ..read more