Butcher's Mixed Legacy

Irreverend: Faith and Current Affairs

Church of Englands revs with a difference Daniel French and Jamie Franklin sit down to talk about the big stories in church and state. This time:

• Death of the Iranian President - "The Butcher of Tehran" - provokes surprisingly sentimental response from the West.
• Our take on the new "demonic gore" portrait of King Charles III.
• Gay blessings opponent Bishop Jill Duff inexplicably participates in ordination of gay Welsh bishop.
• Is it possible to return the BBC coverage of anything?
• Russell Brand and Quantum Physics.

That and much, much more as ever.
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Links:
Death of Butcher of Tehran: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/05/21/courage-of-iranian-people-shames-craven-international-elite/
Portrait of King ‘emerging demonically from a sea of gore’:
https://www.skynews.com.au/lifestyle/celebrity-life/king-charles-unveils-unexpected-pink-painting-by-artist-jonathan-yeo-at-buckingham-palace-as-first-official-portrait-since-coronation/news-story/88e5e35ea6e21e933efd5049a2782d51
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/art/artists/king-charles-portrait-jonathan-yeo-phillip-mould/
Jill Duff participates in gay episcopal ordination in Wales:
https://www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2024/17-may/news/uk/bishop-of-lancaster-i-cannot-judge-welsh-bishop
https://www.anglicanfutures.org/post/the-start-of-an-episcopal-free-for-all
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