Church of England revs with a difference Daniel French and Jamie Franklin are back to talk about the biggest issues in church and state. This time:

• Is the decline of Christianity linked to the decline of Englishness?
• Anglican primates attempt to decolonise the Anglican Communion apparently by giving the Archbishop of Canterbury more power than before. We ask what is the issue behind the issue.
• And we check in with Russell Brand to find out how his first week being a Christian has gone.

That and much much more as always.
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Rod Dreher: What is England? What is a nation: https://roddreher.substack.com/p/what-is-england-what-is-a-nation?r=bgzv3&utm_medium=ios&triedRedirect=true
Paul Kingsnorth: And did those feet?: https://paulkingsnorth.substack.com/p/and-did-those-feet?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email
Anglican Primate Meeting: https://www.anglicanfutures.org/post/primates-24-justin-welby-left-spinning
https://www.e-n.org.uk/2024/05/world-news/the-calm-after-the-storm-what-difference-does-the-anglican-primates-meeting-make/57634/
Russell Brand Christianity update: https://twitter.com/rustyrockets/status/1787478968720826859
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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 episode.

That and much much more as always.
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Carbon Mike in Jail: https://twitter.com/thevivafrei/status/1778057452895748328
Russell Brand baptism: https://twitter.com/rustyrockets/status/1783793421049561130
https://twitter.com/rustyrockets/status/1784935940680532384
Church paying reparations on false charges: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/04/23/is-the-church-paying-reparations-on-a-false-premise/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR2dOALVhElHlPR2ArD3fJx0X5uUjUCUW7AHwQMW4ouLsRXHsys5Y7ulq3k_aem_AeGzntpnqHgQs8r2FMviZII_o_WY3EK9pTGPxbkEplNQhtXtaRozwxZJzJHn7RBGgatck8Fclz4ImNP1VaTtQxEY
Church leader Statement on Rwanda Plans: https://www.churchofengland.org/media/press-releases/after-rwanda-church-leaders-speak-out-over-hostility-refugees
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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/
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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!
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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
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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!
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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/
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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!
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NHS: Don't eat your Easter eggs too quickly - https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/03/27/easter-eggs-nhs-advice-andrew-kelso-bank-holiday/
Biden Colonises the Calendar - https://twitter.com/POTUS/status/1774511985700352189
Dawkins on Christianity and Islam - https://twitter.com/AaronBastani/status/1774570273561337985
Madeleine Grant on Dawkins' comments - https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/04/03/christianity-decline-unleashed-terrible-new-gods/
Matthew Parris on Euthanasia - https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/7ac1f4c5-63b2-4df7-b504-74b1e30f0fc2?shareToken=3e8d37fa00d5adca1f67a7d83f70657b
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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)
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Gesture Eggs: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/03/26/cadbury-accused-erasing-easter-chocolate-eggs-gesture/
Twits on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Conservatives/status/1772205963421893112 Archdeacon calls for anti-whiteness: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/03/24/church-of-england-archdeacon-calls-for-anti-whiteness/
Farage comments: https://twitter.com/GBNEWS/status/1772537724475687397
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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!
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Extremism Definition: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-68556914
Archbishops' Response: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/mar/12/archbishops-of-canterbury-justin-welby-and-york-stephen-cottrellwarn-against-new-extremism-definition
Archbishop: Happy Ramadan! https://twitter.com/JustinWelby/status/1766871427221709070
Church Wardens and Volunteering:
https://www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2024/15-march/features/features/no-churchwardens-and-vacant-pcc-posts-an-investigation-into-the-church-volunteering-crisis
The Difference Course: https://difference.rln.global/
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