In this episode of Irreverend Faith and Current Affairs, Rev. Dr. Jamie Franklin reacts to two major developments.

First: a narrow but historic defeat for the assisted dying bill in the Commons. Jamie gives thanks to God, dismantles the myth of the “inevitable march of liberal progressivism,” and argues that only a restoration of Christian faith can stop this returning. He also critiques the weak responses from Church of England bishops who failed to make a distinctively Christian case.

Second: the Lindsay Clancy trial update. After a near-acquittal, several jurors have gone public. The sole holdout who refused to declare her not guilty by reason of insanity was a black man — shattering the expected narrative. Even more disturbing, a prominent panel discussion now frames Clancy’s near-escape as white privilege and calls for the same energy to exonerate women of colour who kill their children. Jamie calls this the demonic endgame of the culture of death.

Also in this episode: Andy Burnham’s push to let Catholics advise on Anglican bishop appointments, Angela Rayner’s two-tier donation rules, and a listener question about the nature of the devil.

Timestamps:
0:00 – Intro & dog disclaimer
2:26 – Lord’s Prayer & Philippians 1
10:01 – Assisted dying bill defeated
20:15 – Church leaders’ responses
27:04 – Lindsay Clancy trial update
29:44 – The holdout juror reveal
31:21 – Oprah-style panel: “women of colour” and child murder
35:41 – Listener question: how should we understand the devil?
40:23 – Andy Burnham & Anglican bishop appointments
47:53 – Angela Rayner’s two-tier donation rules

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In this episode of Irreverend Faith and Current Affairs, Rev. Dr. Jamie Franklin is joined by Rev. Thomas Pelham for a wide-ranging discussion on two major stories.

First: Sadiq Khan celebrates a partnership between Fabric nightclub and St Paul’s Cathedral. Is this just another concert in a historic building, or a sign that the Church of England has lost the distinction between the sacred and the secular? Jamie and Tom examine Bishop Robert Barron’s strong critique, Gavin Ashenden’s polemics, and the wider question of what church buildings are actually for.

Second: Cambridge academic and Reform UK policy chief James Orr is forced to step down after being caught in a journalistic sting discussing foreign funding. Was it illegal? Immoral? Or just politically disastrous? The pair dig into the optics, the law, Nigel Farage’s ruthless response, and what it means for Christian influence in politics.

Also in this episode: the assisted dying bill, the AfD surge in Germany, Iceland rejecting the EU, and a listener question about blessing children’s backpacks.

Timestamps:
0:00 – Intro & banter
7:04 – Lord’s Prayer & Psalm 117
13:30 – Fabric nightclub at St Paul’s Cathedral
25:13 – Bishop Robert Barron’s critique of sacred vs secular
33:02 – Gavin Ashenden & Roman Catholic reactions
36:32 – James Orr, Reform UK & the foreign funding controversy
50:02 – Assisted dying, abortion & the AfD rise in Germany
1:00:39 – Listener question: blessing backpacks
1:06:41 – Closing prayer

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In this episode of Irreverend Faith and Current Affairs, Rev. Dr. Jamie Franklin confronts one of the most disturbing stories gripping social media: the Lindsay Clancy trial.

A Massachusetts mother methodically strangled her three young children before attempting suicide. As the jury remains deadlocked, supporters gather outside the courthouse wearing “Stand with Lindsay” T-shirts, while commentators rush to excuse her by blaming sleep deprivation, “the patriarchy,” mental illness, or Big Pharma. Jamie argues this is a clear bellwether of a post-Christian anthropology that replaces objective morality and personal responsibility with identity hierarchies — and shows how the logic of abortion is now being applied to born children.

Timestamps:
0:00 – Intro & welcome
1:59 – Lord’s Prayer and Bible reading: Matthew 18:15–20
3:06 – Personal responsibility & the breakdown of the moral universe
9:40 – The Lindsay Clancy story begins
12:47 – Post-Christian anthropology & the decline of the West
17:00 – Pagan Rome, infanticide & the Christian revolution
22:04 – Lindsay Clancy as feminist icon & the TikTok supporters
26:56 – Caitlin Bennett interview with Clancy supporters
32:45 – Legal ramifications if she is found not guilty
35:41 – Anne Hathaway on abortion as “mercy”
40:44 – Church of England / Church Times silence
44:41 – Why the leftist ideology is uniquely toxic
50:14 – Listener question: Big Church Festival tragedy & the problem of evil
1:01:01 – St Stephen of Hungary & the call for Christian restoration
1:04:50 – Closing prayer

This is one of the darkest and most important conversations Jamie has hosted. Not for the faint-hearted — but essential if you care about the direction of our civilisation.

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