For our 100th episode, Church of England vicars Daniel, Tom and Jamie are joined by journalist and author Peter Hitchens. Amongst others things, we looked at Peter's response to and subsequent reflections upon the Covid-19 crisis, Putin and Ukraine, the gospel of climate change, the religious sensibilities of identity politics, advice for bishops in the CofE, Russell Brand and the decriminalisation of drugs, Christopher Hitchens and the legacy of New Atheism, Rishi Sunak and the end of the Conservative party, the WEF, globalism and central bank digital currencies, the seemingly bleak future of Great Britain, and a few others things to boot! In addition to this, we also announce several new Irreverend awards for public achievement over the last period of time, look at a new story of the year contender as Matt Hancock loses the whip for joining the cast of I'm a Celeb, update you on our latest live event news (it's exciting) and announce (finally) your opportunity to get your hands on our brand new Irreverend merchandise, available here: https://irreverendmerch.bss.design/! It's all here and please don't forget to review, subscribe, share and support the podcast if you possibly can. To support the show - Please see: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/irreverend and https://www.patreon.com/irreverend. Find these details and more at https://irreverendpod.com. Links: Matt Hancock loses the whip after joining I'm a Celebrity line-up - https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/11/01/matt-hancock-im-celebrity-2022-contestant/ For the vacancy at The King's School please apply via email to the head teacher at kingalfredschool@outlook.com or visit their website at www.thekingalfredschool.co.uk for more information. 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.com ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ijdier2lbrQ

For this very special episode, Church of England revs with a difference Thomas Pelham and Jamie Franklin sat down in the same room to catch up on all the talking points in church and state. This time: we review the responses to Hamas' brutal killing of men, women and children on October 7th. The October Declaration says that we should stand by British Jews and condemns antisemitic violence, whilst London's streets are flooded with pro-Palestinian supporters calling for jihad and the cleansing of the land of Israel. Meanwhile, an American poll shows that over half of 16-25 year-olds believe that the October 7th attacks were justified. In addition, we follow up on the feedback from last week's story about alleged corruption in the highest ranks of the University and Colleges Christian Fellowship (UCCF) and MP Ben Bradshaw seeks to use his political position in order to bring about doctrinal and practical changes in the Church of England's approach to marriage and human sexuality. Will he succeed? That and much much more as ever! Job Advert: Team Vicar of Milber Parish (0.5) and Vicar of Bovey Tracey Saint John and Heathfield (0.5) - Diocese of Exeter (anglican.org) Please Support! 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 Links: The October Declaration: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/10/22/british-friends-of-israel-anti-semitism/ 12 things more arrestable than calling for jihad: https://thecritic.co.uk/twelve-things-more-arrestable-than-calling-for-jihad/ Majority of 16-25 year-olds say October 7th attack justified: https://twitter.com/eyeslasho/status/1716529081326395606 Ben Bradshaw Letter on LLF: https://twitter.com/BenPBradshaw/status/1716467419315614107 Notices: 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 Irreverend Sermon Audio: https://irreverendsermonaudio.buzzsprout.com ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sip7SSwfU7A