Church of England revs with a difference Thomas Pelham and Jamie Franklin sit down to talk about the biggest issues in church and state. This time:
- Archbishop of Canterbury in car-crash "gay sex" interview with Alastair Campbell and Rory Stewart.
- More on assisted dying as Kim Leadbeater brings bill before Parliament.
- Scottish Government says no talking about abortion in private homes within safety zones.
- University of Nottingham puts trigger warning on The Canterbury Tales for being influenced by Christianity.
- And Russell Brand sells magic amulets on TikTok.
That and probably a bit more as ever.
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Archbishop on The Rest is Politics: https://www.psephizo.com/sexuality-2/is-the-archbishop-of-canterbury-misleading-everyone-about-the-prayers-of-love-and-faith-plf/
https://www.tiktok.com/@restispolitics/video/7424189393818111265
David Frost on Euthanasia: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/10/10/a-nation-without-faith-ends-up-killing-its-old/
Euthanasia in Canada Clip: https://x.com/AmandaAchtman/status/1795086478755733816
Tyrannous “Safe-Access” Zones in Scotland: https://x.com/drcalummiller/status/1844163857549492575?s=48
Canterbury Tales Trigger Warning University of Nottingham: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/10/13/canterbury-tales-trigger-warning-christian-faith-chaucer/
https://x.com/FrDavidPalmer/status/1846187316928213428
Russell Brand Magic Amulet: https://x.com/BillboardChris/status/1846047816856359239
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Church of England revs with a difference Jamie Franklin, Thomas Pelham, and Daniel French sit down to talk about the biggest stories in church and state. This time:
- Assisted Dying Revisited: the effect upon palliative care and the inevitable slippery slope towards a culture of death for the most vulnerable, plus the Church of England reaction and that of the wider world.
- An informative update on the giving of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius and what this says about our sense of ourselves in Great Britain.
Also a listener email on getting back into the faith for the first time and a few other bits as ever!
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Conservative Woman on Assisted Dying
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Church of England revs with a difference Thomas Pelham and Jamie Franklin sit down to talk about the big stories in church and state. This time:

• Rosie Duffield's excoriating resignation letter crushing Starmer with brutal rhetoric.
• Our thoughts on the Tory leadership contest as Badenoch says not all cultures are equally valid.
• Russell Brand baptises in tight white underpants.
• And listener emails on the Pope's universalism and "hetero communion".

All that and a little bit more as ever.
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Rosie Duffield Resignation: https://x.com/thetimes/status/1840072687848247802?t=tk2R7dMGNBuamp9d2liu4w&s=19
Badenoch, “Not all cultures are equally valid”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zw8KBk7lHms
Brand baptises in tight undies: https://x.com/rustyrockets/status/1840772118130094332
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Church of England revs with a difference Thomas Pelham, Jamie Franklin, and Daniel French sit down to talk about the biggest stories in church and state. This time:

• Kier's Starmer's keynote speech at the Labour Conference and his notorious new gaffe.
• Breaking news at The Spectator as Michael Gove is appointed editor.
• Christian street preacher Hatun Tash wins appeal against Metropolitan Police for wrongful treatment.
• A report on destruction caused by Lockdown policies.
• Recent moves towards Euthanasia in Britain.
• And London's Fourth Plinth's new "artwork".

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Starmer Speech: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2024/09/24/state-will-take-back-control-of-peoples-lives-says-starmer/
Neville defends Starmer: https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/gary-nevilles-tin-eared-defence-of-keir-starmer/
Assisted Dying in The Spectator: https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/a-chillingly-seductive-glimpse-of-assisted-dying/
Hatun Tash given 10k settlement: https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/the-plight-of-hatun-tash-shames-britain/
Destruction caused by lockdowns: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/science-and-disease/how-covid-damaged-every-generation-from-babies-to-pensioner/
London’s Fourth Plinth: https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2024/sep/18/londons-fourth-plinth-artwork-unite-trans-community-around-world
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Church of England revs Jamie Franklin and Thomas Pelham sit down to talk about the biggest issues of church and state

• David Lammy tweaks the nose of Putin who is threatening the West with nuclear war.
• Huw Edwards convicted of sex crimes against children but not sent to prison.
• A second Trump assassination attempt.
• Squeaky clean Starmer forgets to declare gifts given to his wife.
• Pope Francis says all religions lead to God.
• More on Rev Brett Murphy's defenestration by the Free Church of England.
• And the Church of England's first "hedgerow communion" (possibly)!

For Dan's Creative Creatures: https://www.youtube.com/@danscreativecreatures
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Putin’s threat of nuclear war over Ukraine: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/09/15/biden-pushes-back-storm-shadows-decision-until-end-of-month/
Huw Edwards not going to prison:
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/09/16/fury-as-huw-edwards-avoids-jail/
Second Trump assassination attempt: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2024/09/16/donald-trump-victim-of-second-assassination-attempt-after-s/
Universalist comments by Pope Francis: https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2024-09/pope-calls-singapore-youth-unity-during-interreligous-dialogue1.html
Telegraph article on Brett Murphy: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/09/14/vicar-sacked-woke-anti-youtube-brett-murphy-morecambe/
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Church of England rev with a difference Jamie Franklin sits down to talk about the big issues in Church and state. This time:

• Are Labour targeting their political enemies by taking away their Winter fuel allowance?
• Bring blankets to church instead of expecting warm buildings, says Net Zero clerical guru.
• An Ibiza-themed rave in Peterborough Cathedral...on All Souls' Day.
• A Muslim woman arrested for highly distressing conduct in a North London church.

All that, your emails answered, and much much more as ever. Enjoy!
Daniel, Slone Square Event: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/sloane-street/holy-trinity-church-sloane-square/the-eclipse-of-christianity-and-why-it-matters/e-gblyzl
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Labour Winter-Fuel Rebellion: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2024/07/29/rachel-reeves-winter-fuel-payments-public-sector-pay-rise/
Give Worshippers blankets instead of warm churches:
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/08/26/give-blankets-instead-heating-churches-vicars-
Ibiza-Themed gig in Peterborough Cathedral: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/09/07/ibiza-themed-gig-in-peterborough-cathedral-triggers-critics/
Muslim woman arrested for disturbing behaviour in Angel Church, London: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13820389/Muslim-woman-London-church-arrested-police.html?ito=native_share_article-top
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Church of England revs with a difference Thomas Pelham, Jamie Franklin and Daniel French sit dow to talk about the biggest issues in church and state. This time:

• Major new church survey reveals a high level of openness to robot ministers.
• Starmer's first major speech reveals that he is going to try to tax us and bore us to death at the same time.
• One-word Ofsted Reports scrapped and replaced by impenetrable, jargon-filled verbiage.
• The CofE Commissioners decide not to turn defunct church building into mosque.
• And across the pond: Trump disappointingly liberal on abortion whilst Kamala Harris gives first interview with predictable results.

All of that, plus much more, with your questions answers, including a query as to whether or not our atheist Prime Minister should be in charge of choosing bishops in the CofE.
Daniel, Slone Square Event: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/sloane-street/holy-trinity-church-sloane-square/the-eclipse-of-christianity-and-why-it-matters/e-gblyzl
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Scrapping one word ofsted reports: https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/scrapping-one-word-ofsted-verdicts-is-a-mistake/
Disused Church not allowed to become Mosque: https://www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2024/30-august/news/uk/disused-church-blocked-from-becoming-mosque
US Update: Trump to vote for more time for abortions in Florida and Gibbering Kamala: https://roddreher.substack.com/p/nixon-to-chinatrump-to-abortion-clinic?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=136360&post_id=148282044&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=false&r=z8f5v&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email
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Church of England rev with a difference Jamie Franklin sits down with minister, author, and cultural commentator David Robertson to compare podcasts and talk about the future of the Church and Western Civilisation.
Among the many topics discussed were:

• Muscular podcasting and why the Western Church is reluctant to engage the culture from a Christian perspective.
• Spiritual warfare, progressivism, and the return of paganism in the West.
• What Richard Dawkins got wrong and why he's regretting it.
• Will the West fact renewal or destruction in the coming years and is the tide turning in favour of Christianity?
• The failures of secularism and where hope is to be found.

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