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/
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
Notices:
Find me a church: https://irreverendpod.com/church-finder/
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

Support the Show.

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
Notices:
Find me a church: https://irreverendpod.com/church-finder/
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

Support the Show.

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:
Find me a church: https://irreverendpod.com/church-finder/
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

Support the Show.