Irreverend: Faith and Current Affairs
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 £2.50 plus VAT per month, you can join our Patreon community. Please go to www.patreon.com/irreverend
Irreverend: Faith and Current Affairs
Clown Church
Use Left/Right to seek, Home/End to jump to start or end. Hold shift to jump forward or backward.
Church of England vicars Daniel French, Thomas Pelham and Jamie Franklin sit down to tackle the most pertinent stories. This week: COP27 crisis talk continues as the Archbishop of Canterbury says that the world is (still) close to the point of no return whilst the ex-archbish, Rowan Williams, leads a delegation of "faith" leaders up a hill proclaiming ten new commandments for climate repentance. Meanwhile, the Diocese of Ely have asked academics at the University of Cambridge to tell them how to make money out of their church buildings and the University have responded by telling them to turn them into literal circuses. Also, in wider news, it turns out that the scientific study into a church choir Covid-19 "super spreader" event that was used not only to ban singing in church but to restrict indoor gatherings more generally was - you guessed it - based on flimsy evidence. Colour us shocked to the core in this week's offering of Irreverend: Faith and Current Affairs!
If you enjoy the show, please don't forget to review, subscribe, share and support if you possibly can. For all your merchandise needs please go to https://www.irreverendpod.com and click on 'merch'.
To support the show please see: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/irreverend and https://www.patreon.com/irreverend.
Timings:
00:00 Welcome, Banter, Coming-up and Notices
06:45 Prayer and Scripture: Revelation 11.15-19
17:57 COP27: Justin Welby says world is close to point of no-return
43:27 COP27: Rowan Williams leads delegation of faith leaders and proclaims ten principles of climate repentance
1:08:36 University of Cambridge say churches should turn into circuses
1:14:23 Covid-19 scientific study based on exaggerated evidence
1:19:35 Question the Rev: What should I do about my unbelieving husband? and Should we boycott the Qatar World Cup?
1:33:43 Email of the Week: Justin Welby wishes Sikhs joyful religious festival
Links:
Archbishop of Canterbury - The world is near the point of no return
Rowan Williams and the Ten Principles for Climate Repentance -
https://www.newsshopper.co.uk/news/national/23121107.ex-archbishop-canterbury-urges-government-combat-climate-crisis/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/multifaith-leaders-to-gather-in-israel-and-around-the-world-for-climate-repentance/
Daily Telegraph - Churches should host circuses to raise cash
Daily Telegraph - Covid singing ban and indoor restrictions based on exaggerated evidence
Notices:
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
Irreverend Sermon Audio: https://irreverendsermonaudio.buzzsprout.c