Revs Tom, Jamie and Daniel get together to discuss the way that the government have used fear to control people, the recent attack on people who do not want to have COVID-19 vaccinations and the projection of the words "vaccine saves" onto the statue of Christ the Redeemer. Our Scripture this week is taken from Isaiah 43:1-2, which speaks of God's intention that we not live lives characterised by fear. Notices: Thanks so much to all of our new Patreons! Your support is overwhelming and encouraging. If you would like to join our Patreon community, please go to https://www.patreon.com/irreverend. You can support us starting from £3 a month (plus VAT). If you would like to listen to our sermons, please have a look at our sister podcast, Irreverend: Sermon Audio at https://irreverendsermonaudio.buzzsprout.com Please email us at irreverendpod@gmail.com. Please also follow us on Twitter @irreverendpod, find our podcast - https://irreverend.buzzsprout.com - if you prefer audio and rate and review us on iTunes! Links: The Telegraph - Use of fear to control behaviour in Covid crisis was ‘totalitarian’, admit scientists (https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/05/14/scientists-admit-totalitarian-use-fear-control-behaviour-covid/) Cake and Liberty - Oi Missus, Where's Your Bell? (https://www.cakeandliberty.org/2021/05/oi-missus-wheres-your-bell/) The Independent - This is what we do about anti-vaxxers: No job. No entry. No NHS access (https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/antivaxxers-vaccine-coronavirus-nhs-b1849437.html) ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rj5F6p4TL34

For the full discussion, please see: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQ0U0t00NHQ&t=200s This is a short clip of a longer discussion between Lord Frost and Church of England ministers Daniel French, Jamie Franklin and Thomas Pelham on Irreverend: Faith and Current Affairs. Lord Frost discussed Brexit, Covid, the Green Agenda, Behavioural Psychology, Masks, the Church and more. Please subscribe! YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQ0U0t00NHQ&t=200s Audio Podcast: https://irreverend.buzzsprout.com ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5N0IiP_rYzY

Church of England rev Jamie Franklin sits down with author and public intellectual Mary Harrington to talk about Mary's new book Feminism Against Progress. Describing herself as a "reactionary feminist" Mary argues that the the direction feminism has taken in more recent years has benefitted nobody except a small group of elite women and that we need to recover the concept of interdependence between men and women. She is a subtle yet outspoken critic of post-humanist thought and the application of the concept of freedom to the human body both in terms of the denial of sex differences and in the reconstruction of the human body along the lines suggested by transgender ideologues. In a wide-ranging conversation, we spoke about the reality of hierarchy and power and how these can be turned for good, the difference between a feminism of freedom and a feminism of interdependence, how we can reconceive the concept of freedom in the context of marriage and family life, the role that Christianity can play in such a reconception, feminism after liberalism, the place of men and the danger of post-Christian patriarchy, internet mentorship and real world relationships, and the question of abortion for reactionary feminism. Timings: 00:00-01:51 Welcome and Intro - Feminism Against Progress 01:52 -08:28 Critical Theory at the University of Oxford 08:29-18:12 Mary’s experiments in living and coming to terms with hierarchy 18:13-25:59How do you accept power/hierarchy and use it for good? 26:00-34:34 Two different types of feminism: interdependence and freedom 34:35-36:53 Freedom and the Family 36:54-40:19 Interlude 40:20-44:29 Motherhood and Liberalism 44:30-50:09 Where do you go with feminism after liberal individualism? 50:10-01:03:04 Men and Post-Christian Patriarchy 01:03:05-01:04:45 Internet Mentors and Real World Relationships 01:04:46 Solutions for feminist interdependence and the question of abortion 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 For your merchandise needs: https://irreverendmerch.bss.design 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=RqrWBgPuw1M

For the full discussion, please see: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQ0U0t00NHQ&t=200s This is a short clip of a longer discussion between Lord Frost and Church of England ministers Daniel French, Jamie Franklin and Thomas Pelham on Irreverend: Faith and Current Affairs. Lord Frost discussed Brexit, Covid, the Green Agenda, Behavioural Psychology, Masks, the Church and more. Please subscribe! YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQ0U0t00NHQ&t=200s Audio Podcast: https://irreverend.buzzsprout.com ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IxrxnlXyr84