A Turn to the Dark Lord

Church of England reverends Tom Pelham and Jamie Franklin get together to discuss the big stories of the week. - An emergence of Satanism amongst the young in the UK.- CofE bishops meet to discuss a compromise on same sex marriage that will satisfy nobody.- Rishi Sunak plans to ban "conversion therapy" even more.- Comments on the Andrew Bridgen story after he loses the Tory whip for an allegedly anti-semitic tweet.Our Scripture this week is taken from Psalm 90: "Lord, thou hast been our dwelling place in all generations".Book in to our live event with Rod Dreher here: https://irreverendpod.com/upcoming-events/For your merchandise needs: https://irreverendmerch.bss.designSupport us on Patreon or Buy Me a Coffee.Links:Young People Turning to Satanism: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/01/14/young-people-turning-satanism-instead-stuffy-christianity/ Bishops propose compromise over same sex marriage: https://www.churchofengland.org/media-and-news/press-releases/bishops-propose-prayers-thanksgiving-dedication-and-gods-blessing?fbclid=IwAR29uojMX9QeEvlLP8EGmo-4dVPfMheOR796_7Mi235WoJxaYnJW3O_aIUA Sunak conversion therapy story: https://dailysceptic.org/2023/01/17/government-u-turns-on-conversion-therapy-ban-will-include-attempts-to-dissuade-teens-from-transitioning/Andrew Barr on alleged Andrew Bridgen anti-semitism: https://dailysceptic.org/2023/01/12/in-defence-of-andrew-bridgenNotices:Find links to our episodes, social media accounts and ways to support us at https://www.irreverendpod.com!Thursday Circles: http://thursdaycircle.comJamie's Good Things Substack: https://jamiefranklin.substack.comIrreverend Sermon Audio: https://irreverendsermonaudio.buzzsprout.comSupport the show