Church of England revs with a difference Daniel French, Thomas Pelham and Jamie Franklin sit down to talk about the biggest issues current in church and state. This time:  Is Christianity the new rebellion?Shrinking attention spans and true discipleship.Irreverend voice-over artist Carbon Mike in jail.Russell Brand is baptised in the Thames.Are the Church of England paying reparations on a false basis?Christian leaders criticise Rwanda deportation plan.Feedback on recent Israel/Hamas...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Church of England revs with a difference Thomas Pelham and Jamie Franklin sit down to talk with journalist and author of The Case Against the Sexual Revolution Louise Perry. In a wide-ranging conversation, Louise shares about her motivations in writing the book, her increasing openness and sympathy toward the Christian outlook on family, motherhood, and sexual relationships, the challenges to contemporary society posed by pornography, the advent of increasingly sophisticated Artificial...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Church of England vicars with a difference Thomas Pelham and Jamie Franklin sit down to talk about the important issue of church and state. This time: - The possibility of Christian communism - World War III revisited as we pit Peter Hitchens against a passionate listener. - Four year-old "trans boy" secretly admitted to CofE primary school - Volunteer policewoman says you can't sing Christian songs outside of church grounds - Secular commentator Steve Chalke attacks homeschoolers -...

Church of England vicars with a difference Daniel French, Thomas Pelham and Jamie Franklin sit down to talk about the most pressing matters of church and state. This time: - The establishment has apparently decided that war with Russia and various other nuclear superpowers is inevitable and that this may include conscription. Have the ruling elites finally completely lost their minds? - The WEF Conference is back with Lord Cameron talking up war and Ursula von Der Layen saying that countering...

Church of England vicars with a difference Tom Pelham and Jamie Franklin survey the smoking rubble of western civilisation. This week talking about the failure of the managerial classes in church and state and taking in these stories: - The UK goes to war against the Houthis. - Lord Frost predicts total doom for Tories unless different course charted. - More on the Post Office scandal and its sordid relationship with the Church of England hierarchy. That and much, much more as ever....

After a two-week break, Church of England revs with a difference Tom Pelham and Jamie Franklin are back. This time with a special New Year's episode. This time talking  about the Post Office scandal and the role played by Anglican vicar and Post Office CEO Paula Vennels, the Church of England's recently released statistics for mission which show further significant decline for 2022, and our predictions for the coming year. In addition, we respond live to three Christmas and New Year's...

Church of England vicars with a difference Daniel French and Jamie Franklin sit down for a special festive edition . This time: - Breathing is bad for the environment. What should we do about it? Fewer humans of course! - The Doctor Who Goblin song reads more like a Satanic paean to the murder of babies. - The diabolical shrine erected in the Iowan state building has been torn down by a zealous Christian military veteran. - Louise Perry says woke Christianity will kill the Church stone...

Church of England revs with a difference Thomas Pelham, Daniel French and Jamie Franklin sit down to talk about the biggest stories in church and state. This time: - The CofE's questionable Christmas campaign Follow the Star. - Activist Jayne Ozanne says that repentance is not essential to Christianity. - Diocesan Bishop breaks ranks and does not commend the new prayers of Love and Faith because they constitute a departure from the teaching of the CofE. - Rev'd Alice Goodman describes...

Church of England revs with a difference Daniel French and Jamie Franklin sit down to talk about the most interesting issues in church and state. This time: - Church of England's Christmas campaign 'Follow the Star' falls flat due to basic typos and theological errors. But what tone could the CofE strike to truly reach the culture? - Climate Change protestors bravely storm the quire of Chichester Cathedral and interrupt Radio 3 evensong. Is this genuine prophecy or self-important pomposity? -...

Church of England revs with a difference Daniel French and Jamie Franklin sit down to talk about the most interesting issues in church and state. This time: - Dr Who takes a turn for the woke. - AI, UFOs, Demonic Powers and the Antichrist. - Nigel Farage in I'm a Celeb. - The connection between transgenderism and Islam. - Pro- and Anti-Israel marches continuing in London. - New multi-faith "bus shelter" in Bristol airport. - Washington National Cathedral charges for entry to Christmas...

Church of England revs with a difference Thomas Pelham and Jamie Franklin sit down to talk about the significant affairs of church and state. This time: - "Far right" anarcho-capitalist extremist Javier Milei is elected as Argentina's new President. - Ethnic Street Preachers share the message of Jesus's love with Anti-Israel protestors and are condemned for colonialism. - The Church of England General Synod approves trial gay blessings in churches for as soon as mid-December. That and much...

Church of England revs with a difference Daniel French and Jamie Franklin sit down to talk about all the big issues of church and state. This time: - "Football Lads" and anti-Israel protestors clash in Remembrance Day controversy. - Astra-Zeneca vaccine branded "defective" in landmark legal case. - CofE General Synod continues debate on sex and marriage. - And prominent atheist Ayaan Hirst Ali becomes a Christian. That and much much more as ever! Please Support! Support us on Patreon...

Church of England revs with a difference Jamie Franklin, Daniel French and Thomas Pelham sit down to talk about the big issues of church and state. Topics include: - The New Marks & Spencer Christmas ad: the perfect embodiment of modern nihilism? - Thoughts on Jordan Peterson and Philippa Stroud's ARC conference - The continued cultural vandalism of Just Stop Oil - Ongoing debate on Israel/Gaza And much much more as ever! Please Support! Support us on Patreon...