Assisted Dying Defeated + Lindsay Clancy Jurors Normalise Child Murder

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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