Irreverend: Faith and Current Affairs

By: J.A. Franklin T.J. Pelham Daniel French
  • Summary

  • Are you wondering how a Christian should respond to current events? What are we to think about a world that appears to be going absolutely mad? How are we to discern the signs of the times? In this podcast, featuring The Reverend Thomas Pelham, The Reverend Daniel French, The Reverend Doctor J.A. Franklin and the occasional guest, we attempt to give some answers. Email us at irreverendpod@gmail.com, follow us on Twitter @irreverendpod or on Telegram at https://t.me/irreverendpod. We also have a youtube channel which can be found by searching Irreverend: Faith and Current Affairs! If you would like to support the show, which can be done from £1.50 plus VAT per month, you can join our Patreon community. Please go to www.patreon.com/irreverend
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Episodes
  • The Burning of Rory Stewart
    Feb 7 2025

    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:

    • JD Vance in "ordo amoris" Twitter spat with Rory Stewart.
    • The Bishop of Liverpool resigns over sexual abuse allegations whilst controversy around Archbishop of York Stephen Cottrell persists.
    • £2.6 billion of Church Commissioner money earmarked for clergy stipend increase, but will it make any difference to anything?

    All that plus a special Question the Rev on a CofE TikTok comms video, more debate on the death penalty and why not just use modern language versions of Scripture all the time?

    Daniel French Substack: https://undergroundchurch.substack.com/
    Jamie Franklin Substack: https://jamiefranklin.substack.com
    Irreverend Substack: https://irreverendpod.substack.com
    Pre-order Jamie's new book The Great Return: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Great-Return-Jamie-Franklin/dp/1399814923/ref=sr_1_1?crid=26ZEDDYI95KUX&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.SF5nfpwg5H21EM0mKGjP_w.r6DrEYNV2mfKNYfnjr0pk6IBeRZaPG2W2YBLEGHcVhU&dib_tag=se&keywords=jamie+franklin+the+great+return&nsdOptOutParam=true&qid=1737557957&sprefix=jamie+franklin%2Caps%2C119&sr=8-1

    Please Support the Podcast!
    You make Irreverend possible. Please 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:

    Follow us on Twitter: https://x.com/IrreverendPod
    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

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    1 hr and 30 mins
  • Time to bring back the death penalty?
    Jan 31 2025

    Church of England vicars with a difference Jamie Franklin, Daniel French, and Thomas Pelham sit down to talk about the biggest weekly stories in church and state. This time we discuss calls for a renewed debate on the death penalty for the most serious crimes in the wake of the Axel Rudakubana sentencing. And we spoke about the freshest crisis in the Church of England in the form of allegations of sexual assaults made against the Bishop of Liverpool and even of a cover-up by the Archbishop of York.
    All that and a few other bits and pieces as ever. Enjoy!
    Daniel French Substack: https://undergroundchurch.substack.com/
    Jamie Franklin Substack: https://jamiefranklin.substack.com
    Irreverend Substack: https://irreverendpod.substack.com
    Pre-order Jamie's new book The Great Return: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Great-Return-Jamie-Franklin/dp/1399814923/ref=sr_1_1?crid=26ZEDDYI95KUX&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.SF5nfpwg5H21EM0mKGjP_w.r6DrEYNV2mfKNYfnjr0pk6IBeRZaPG2W2YBLEGHcVhU&dib_tag=se&keywords=jamie+franklin+the+great+return&nsdOptOutParam=true&qid=1737557957&sprefix=jamie+franklin%2Caps%2C119&sr=8-1
    Please Support the Podcast!
    You make Irreverend possible. Please 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:

    Follow us on Twitter: https://x.com/IrreverendPod
    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

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    1 hr and 26 mins
  • Bishops in the Bubble
    Jan 24 2025

    Church of England revs with a difference Tom Pelham, Daniel French, and Jamie Franklin sit down to talk about the big stories in church and state. This time involving many stories of bishops and church leaders who are committed to the progressive socialist ideologies that characterise left-wing politics. Stories involve:

    • Woke Episcopal Bishop Mariann Budd attacks Trump at inauguration service.
    • "Faith leaders" including the Bishop of Norwich say back the Climate and Nature Bill (surprise, surprise!)
    • Leader of Fellowship of Independent Evangelical Churches (FIEC) goes full progressive over Islamic rape gangs.

    All that and much much more as ever!
    Daniel French Substack: https://undergroundchurch.substack.com/
    Pre-order Jamie's new book The Great Return: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Great-Return-Jamie-Franklin/dp/1399814923/ref=sr_1_1?crid=26ZEDDYI95KUX&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.SF5nfpwg5H21EM0mKGjP_w.r6DrEYNV2mfKNYfnjr0pk6IBeRZaPG2W2YBLEGHcVhU&dib_tag=se&keywords=jamie+franklin+the+great+return&nsdOptOutParam=true&qid=1737557957&sprefix=jamie+franklin%2Caps%2C119&sr=8-1
    Please Support the Podcast!
    You make Irreverend possible. Please 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:

    Follow us on Twitter: https://x.com/IrreverendPod
    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

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    1 hr and 37 mins

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