Irreverend: Faith and Current Affairs

Church of England vicars Tom and Jamie sit down to talk about the week's news, including: Sajid Javid says that parental consent will not be needed for the jab rollout for 12-15s after the decision on the jabs was re-delegated to the Chief Medical Officer because the JCVI did not recommend it; the government denies that there will be a lockdown this October, despite somebody leaking the possibility of one to the press; the Texas abortion "heartbeat" law that makes illegal any abortion that takes place in the state of Texas after six weeks; and the exciting news that Jeff Bezos is funding an anti-ageing startup in the hope of finding the key to eternal life.Our Scripture this week is taken from Luke 12:15-21, the Parable of the Rich Fool.Notices:Thanks to our Patreons! Support us from £1.50 plus VAT per month: https://patreon.com/irreverendIrreverend Weekly Sermon Audio: https://irreverendsermonaudio.buzzsprout.comTwitter: https://twitter.com/IrreverendPodTelegram: https://t.me/irreverendpodEmail: irreverendpod@gmail.comYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMAcRZPstCujEN4p8dF_ClQOdysee: https://odysee.com/@irreverend:5Audio Podcast: https://irreverend.buzzsprout.comLinks:12-15 year olds to get final say on the jabUK Medical Freedom Alliance open letter to headteachers on vaccinationOctober LockdownJeff Bezos funds anti-ageing startupIncrementalism and the Texas Abortion Law, Doug Wilson Support the show

Revs Daniel and Tom are away this week, so this is Rev Jamie with a quick update on a few things and some thoughts on the recent Terence Malick film A Hidden Life.If you'd like something to listen to in lieu of the pod this week, have a look at Jamie's recent conversation with Ralph from Right Reaction, "For a Christian Defence".Also of interest might be Rev Jamie's recent article "Radical Hospitality – A Theological Argument against Vaccine Passports in Churches".Other links from this week:The King Alfred SchoolRev'd Dr William Philip on GB news with Neil OliverNotices:Thanks to our Patreons! Support us from £1.50 plus VAT per month: https://patreon.com/irreverendIrreverend Weekly Sermon Audio: https://irreverendsermonaudio.buzzsprout.comTwitter: https://twitter.com/IrreverendPodTelegram: https://t.me/irreverendpodEmail: irreverendpod@gmail.comYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMAcRZPstCujEN4p8dF_ClQOdysee: https://odysee.com/@irreverend:5Audio Podcast: https://irreverend.buzzsprout.comSupport the show

Vicars Tom Pelham and Jamie Franklin sit down to discuss the latest news from a theological and scriptural perspective. Our opening Scriptures are Zechariah 3 and Romans 5:1-12: the message of the righteousness of Christ given to unworthy sinners. We talked about the notion of vaccine passports in church and society, and we review some theological arguments that have been made against "vaccine sceptics". Other topics include the recent mass shootings in Plymouth and the "incel" community. In addition, we revisit the situation in Afghanistan and talk about the situation for women, young girls and Christian churches and pastors. Please do sign and share our open letter to the PM on vaccine passports and check out our recent discussion with some of the main signatories.Whoever you are, please sign and share the Together Declaration against vaccine passports in society: https://togetherdeclaration.org/Notices:Thanks to our Patreons! Support us from £1.50 plus VAT per month: https://patreon.com/irreverendIrreverend Weekly Sermon Audio: https://irreverendsermonaudio.buzzsprout.comTwitter: https://twitter.com/IrreverendPodTelegram: https://t.me/irreverendpodEmail: irreverendpod@gmail.comYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMAcRZPstCujEN4p8dF_ClQOdysee: https://odysee.com/@irreverend:5Audio Podcast: https://irreverend.buzzsprout.comLinks:Joshua R. Farris, The Theology Missing from the Vaccine DebatesMelanie McDonagh, Why Incels aren't TerroristsNaama Kates, What the media gets wrong about incels Support the show

Revs Tom and Jamie sit down to discuss the big stories of the day, beginning with the withdrawal of Western troops from Afghanistan. What has this got to do with Christianity? Quite a lot actually. Further, we review madness north of the wall as the benign leader of People's Republic of Scotland seeks to makes extraordinary Covid powers, well, a bit more ordinary and teachers are told that they should encourage four year-olds in their transgenderism without informing their parents. And we revisit the COVID vaccines and ask whether they should be boycotted because of their proximity to the abortion industry. Our Scripture this week is taken from John 1:14, as we reflect upon the Incarnation and how it relates to transhumanism and "transnaturism".Please do sign and share our open letter to the PM on vaccine passports and check out our recent discussion with some of the main signatories.Notices:Thanks to our Patreons! Support us from £1.50 plus VAT per month: https://patreon.com/irreverendIrreverend Weekly Sermon Audio: https://irreverendsermonaudio.buzzsprout.comTwitter: https://twitter.com/IrreverendPodTelegram: https://t.me/irreverendpodEmail: irreverendpod@gmail.comYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMAcRZPstCujEN4p8dF_ClQOdysee: https://odysee.com/@irreverend:5Audio Podcast: https://irreverend.buzzsprout.comLinks:Links:The West has Lost its Virtue - Paul Kingsnorth Scottish Government seeks to make COVID powers permanent Scottish four-year olds can change gender at school without parental consentThe plague, the vaccine and our Jeremiah MomentCan I take a vaccine made from aborted babies? Desiring God MinistriesLet’s Get A Few Things Cleared Up: Testing, Cell Lines and Fetal Tissue - Children of God for LifeSupport the show

Revs Tom and Jamie return to talk about: A-Levels results and why our education secretary won't reveal his; Libertarianism, Freedom and Collectivism; the coming climate change apocalypse; the ethics of vaccinating 16 and 17 year-olds, the axing of dissenting advisor Robert Dingwall and a return to the issue of the United Beach Mission's banning of unvaccinated volunteers; and vaccine passports domestically and abroad.Our Scripture this week is taken from Psalm 127: "Except the Lord builds the house, the labourers labour in vain."Please do sign and share our open letter to the PM on vaccine passports and check out our recent discussion with some of the main signatories.Notices:Thanks to our Patreons! Support us from £1.50 plus VAT per month: https://patreon.com/irreverendIrreverend Weekly Sermon Audio: https://irreverendsermonaudio.buzzsprout.comTwitter: https://twitter.com/IrreverendPodTelegram: https://t.me/irreverendpodEmail: irreverendpod@gmail.comYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMAcRZPstCujEN4p8dF_ClQOdysee: https://odysee.com/@irreverend:5Audio Podcast: https://irreverend.buzzsprout.comLinks:Open Letter to the Prime Minister concerning vaccine passports: https://vaccinepassportletter.wordpress.com/Climate Change "Code Red for Humanity": https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-58130705Dissenting advisor axed from government vaccination committee: https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/revealed-robert-dingwall-axed-as-government-advisorIsrael Hayom, No Mercy on Vaccine Opponents: https://www.israelhayom.co.il/opinions/article/3913274/Support the show

Something a bit different for this podcast extra. A special episode in which Rev Jamie is joined by his better half, Lorna, and Catholic blogger and mother of four Zoe Willis to talk about home education, motherhood and parenting in the age of madness through which we are currently living. Among the topics discussed were: Why Homeschooling?; Homeschooling as cultural memory and resistance to totalitarianism; Tips for those who can't or don't want to; Common myths and objections: Won't my children turn into weirdos? I'm not clever enough to home educate.Notices:Thanks to our Patreons! Support us from £1.50 plus VAT per month: https://patreon.com/irreverendIrreverend Weekly Sermon Audio: https://irreverendsermonaudio.buzzsprout.comTwitter: https://twitter.com/IrreverendPodTelegram: https://t.me/irreverendpodEmail: irreverendpod@gmail.comYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMAcRZPstCujEN4p8dF_ClQOdysee: https://odysee.com/@irreverend:5Audio Podcast: https://irreverend.buzzsprout.comLinks:Zoe Willis' Blog: https://www.withsighs.com/Education Otherwise: https://www.educationotherwise.org/Bonnie Landry: https://www.bonnielandry.ca/Bonnie Landry Podcast: https://makejoynormal.buzzsprout.com/Bonnie Landry How-To Workshop: https://www.bonnielandry.ca/aboutConquest Books Homeschool Curricula: https://www.conquestbooks.co.uk/Monkey Mum, How much time in school is actually spent learning?: https://monkeymum.blog/2015/09/13/time-is-precious/ Peter Gray, Free to Learn: Why Unleashing the Instinct to Play Will Make Our Children Happier, More Self-Reliant, and Better Students for Life, 2013Support the show

In this special episode, Rev Dr Jamie Franklin speaks with some of the co-authors and principal signatories of the Open Letter from Christian Leaders to the Prime Minister Concerning Vaccine Passport Proposals from April 2020. In light of the announcements in July that Vaccine Passports are set to become a reality in nightclubs and other crowded venues, we discuss the three main points of our original letter, which has now been reopened for signatures and will be resent to the PM and all MPs. We contend that these proposals are illogical and irrelevant from a medical and scientific standpoint, that they are immoral from a societal standpoint and that they are unacceptable to the Church and impossible theologically.If you are a Christian leader in a church or a Christian organisation, we ask that you consider signing this letter. Whoever you are, please share it far and wide on your social media channels and in any other appropriate way. Thank you!Joining Rev Jamie were Rev Dr William Philip of the Tron Church in Glasgow, Rev David Johnson of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland and Rev Paul Levy of the Ealing International Presbyterian Church in London.Links:Letter from Christian Clergy to PM Opposing Vaccine Passports - https://vaccinepassportletter.wordpress.comNotices:Thanks to our Patreons! Support us from £1.50 plus VAT per month: https://patreon.com/irreverendIrreverend Weekly Sermon Audio: https://irreverendsermonaudio.buzzsprout.comTwitter: https://twitter.com/IrreverendPodTelegram: https://t.me/irreverendpodEmail: irreverendpod@gmail.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMAcRZPstCujEN4p8dF_ClQOdysee: https://odysee.com/@irreverend:5Audio Podcast: https://irreverend.buzzsprout.comSupport the show

Back this week with Revs Jamie and Daniel tackling the racism crisis in football, the COVID crisis in humanity and the global warming crisis in the world! What will become of us? If you are a Christian leader in a church or Christian organisation, please sign our letter opposing vaccine passports. Do share also whoever you are! - https://vaccinepassportletter.wordpress.com/Notices:Thanks to our Patreons! Support us from £1.50 plus VAT per month: https://patreon.com/irreverendIrreverend Weekly Sermon Audio: https://irreverendsermonaudio.buzzsprout.comTwitter: https://twitter.com/IrreverendPodTelegram: https://t.me/irreverendpodEmail: irreverendpod@gmail.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMAcRZPstCujEN4p8dF_ClQOdysee: https://odysee.com/@irreverend:5Audio Podcast: https://irreverend.buzzsprout.comLinks:Letter from Christian Clergy to PM Opposing Vaccine Passports - https://vaccinepassportletter.wordpress.com/Footballers still taking the knee next season - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/58079081 United Beach Mission bans the unvaccinated - https://dailysceptic.org/2021/07/23/christian-organisation-tells-the-unvaccinated-theyre-not-welcome/  Next COVID variant could kill one in three - https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9844701/SAGE-Covid-variant-kill-one-three-people.html Doug Wilson, "Kicked out of Hell for Lying" - https://dougwils.com/books-and-culture/s7-engaging-the-culture/occams-noose.htmlRowan Williams: “Greta Thunberg is a great prophet” - https://anglican.ink/2021/07/28/greta-thunberg-is-a-prophet-for-our-times-declares-rowan-williams/ Church Times, Priests who Protest - https://www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2021/23-july/features/features/religious-protestors-tables-to-be-overturnedSupport the show

We're off this week, so to keep you going, here is Rev Jamie's near two-hour long conversation with Carbon Mike from back in November 2020. Carbon Mike is a software engineer, conservative, social critic and the host of the Dangerous Space podcast. He describes himself as a "pilgrim" when it comes to faith, meaning that he's not quite there but he is very sympathetic. He also has a very cool voice. We spoke at length about many subjects including the faith, Covid-19, government opposition to Christianity and conservatism, social media and technology, and lots of other things.Notices:Thanks to our Patreons! Support us from £1.50 plus VAT per month: https://patreon.com/irreverendIrreverend Weekly Sermon Audio: https://irreverendsermonaudio.buzzsprout.comTwitter: https://twitter.com/IrreverendPodTelegram: https://t.me/irreverendpodEmail: irreverendpod@gmail.comYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMAcRZPstCujEN4p8dF_ClQOdysee: https://odysee.com/@irreverend:5Audio Podcast: https://irreverend.buzzsprout.comSupport the show

Irreverend reaches 40 this week. To mark the occasion, Revs Daniel, Jamie and Tom review the recent government edict that nightclubs and "crowded venues" will from September only be frequented by the double-vaccinated. We feature an article on biopolitics and the biosecurity state from American priest and scholar Peter Leithart. We also talk about the shocking actions of a vicar in the Church of England who had the temerity to sing a song of praise to Christ in his church building and to bring Bibles into the same. He is rightly being driven out of his job by the parish authorities. It's good somebody is keeping their heads straight in these crazy times!Our Scripture discussion this week is taken from John 3:16.Notices:Thanks to our Patreons! Support us from £1.50 plus VAT per month: https://patreon.com/irreverendIrreverend Weekly Sermon Audio: https://irreverendsermonaudio.buzzsprout.comTwitter: https://twitter.com/IrreverendPodTelegram: https://t.me/irreverendpodEmail: irreverendpod@gmail.comYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMAcRZPstCujEN4p8dF_ClQOdysee: https://odysee.com/@irreverend:5Audio Podcast: https://irreverend.buzzsprout.comLinks:Peter Leithart - From Sword to Syringe Sky News - Proof of full vaccination condition of entry to nightclubs from end of SeptemberDaily Mail - Church of England vicar, 52, faces the sack for breaking Covid rules after hugging a mourner, singing a hymn with no mask on and putting out BiblesSupport the show