The Vicar Will Kill You Now

Eventbrite page for our first official live event (a couple of balcony seats may still be available): https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/irreverend-face-to-face-tickets-297146823147In this episode Church of England vicars Thomas Pelham, Daniel French and Jamie Franklin get together to offer a spiritual perspective on current events, this week taking our Scriptural reflection from John 3:16-21: God's offer of the light of truth to the world. In current events: Elon Musk buys Twitter to promote free speech, why are people unhappy? The government want to send migrants to Rwanda, is it such a bad place after all? "Yes" says the Archbishop of Canterbury! Rev Rich Coles retires early because the Church isn't friendly to gay people. Canada wants to euthanise the mentally ill and a Church in the true north has begun its own priest-assisted in-house death service: come through dear, the vicar will kill you now!Links:GB News, Gary Lineker speaks out over Elon Musk Twitter takeover - https://www.gbnews.uk/news/gary-lineker-speaks-out-on-elon-musks-twitter-takeover-branding-it-a-cesspit/280955Telegraph, "Refugee plan is ungodly", says Archbishop - https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2022/04/16/rwanda-refugee-plan-ungodly-says-justin-welby/Allison Pearson, Judge yourself first, Justin Welby, before preaching to the rest of us - https://www.telegraph.co.uk/columnists/2022/04/20/judge-first-justin-welbybefore-preaching-rest-us/Telegraph, Rev Richard Coles: Church is increasingly excluding gay people - https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/04/17/rev-richard-coles-gay-people-not-welcome-church-england/National Post, Which mentally ill people should be eligible for euthanasia in Canada? - https://nationalpost.com/health/canada-mental-illness-maid-medical-aid-in-dyingLife News - Woman kills herself in assisted suicide in church in Canada - https://nationalpost.com/health/canada-mental-illness-maid-medical-aid-in-dyingNotices:Thanks to our Patreon sponsors! Support us from £1.50 plus VAT per month: https://patreon.com/irreverendJamie's Good Things Substack blog/newsletter: https://jamiefranklin.substack.comIrreverend Weekly Sermon Audio: https://irreverendsermonaudio.buzzsprout.comTwitter: https://twitter.com/IrreverendPodTelegram: https://t.me/irreverendpodEmail: [email protected] Podcast: https://irreverend.buzzsprout.comVideos on Rumble: https://rumble.com/v12nup9-the-vicar-will-kill-you-now.html Videos on Odysee: https://odysee.com/@irreverend:5Support the show

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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 [email protected], 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 £1.50 plus VAT per month, you can join our Patreon community. Please go to www.patreon.com/irreverend