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It's finally here! The annual (probably) awards ceremony people actually care about! Who will win the coveted Best Christian and Best Church gongs? And who can claim to be the first ever recipient of the win the biggest prize around - the Bread and Rosaries Piece Prize?! Listen now to find out in this bumper awards edition of the greatest UK based leftist Christian podcast released on a semi-fortnightly basis!

The Bird Who Sang the Trisagion by Robert A Kitchen and Glenn Peers

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The Church of England Is Now Investing in Arms. Cool. This week, Ben, Jonny and Adam talk pigs, peace prizes, and the slow spiritual death of the Church of England. Adam reflects on finding more joy at a winter fair than in most churches, Ben explains (again!) why liberals can’t be trusted, and Jonny questions what ‘Prince of Peace’ actually means when the C of E decides weapons are a sound investment strategy. Plus, our first Hussite Saint of the Week!

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This week, Adam and Ben dive into yet another baffling episode of the Evangelical Alliance’s Cross Section podcast, where the hosts calmly explain that Zack Polanski’s Green Party and Tommy Robinson’s merry band of fascist grifters are basically two sides of the same extremist coin. Yes, really.

The guys listen and respond as the sensible moderates of Cross Section:

• warn churches about the rise of “extremes”
• frame mild social democracy as radical and dangerous
• talk with straight faces about “the transing of kids”
• insist Jesus wouldn’t support state welfare
• suggest Tommy Robinson may be experiencing a Holy Spirit awakening
• argue that abortion rights, LGBT dignity, and bodily autonomy are signs of moral decline

But remember folks, they're the sensible moderates.

So join Ben and Adam as they complain, like only mediocre white men can, about theology, politics, civility rhetoric and historical amnesia.

Cross Section episode

The Class Struggle and Christian Love by Herbert McCabe

Adam's article in S(h)ibboleth Magazine

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For our final Rosaries Rewind of the series, please enjoy this episode from 2022. We will be back with new episodes very soon!

Adam is joined not by Ben, who got called into work at the last minute, but by the Rev'd Robin Hanford. Robin and Adam return the podcast to the topic of Remembrance and ask if a radical Remembrance is possible.

Find Robin Hanford here:
Twitter – @RobinHanford
Web – https://hanford.me.uk/

"The Parable of the Old Man and the Young" by Wilfred Owen is read by Lauren Minto-Simpson.

We also use audio from the Imperial War Museum's interviews with Dr. Reginald Saxton available at https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/80008531 used under IWM non-commercial licence ©IWM 8735

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We're still on a break from recording so once again we've got an old episode for you. This time, it's a very early episode from 5 years ago looking at the celebration of Remembrance. Adam and I discuss our various problems with Remembrance and wearing poppies.

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Unfortunately due to various issues, we're taking some time out from recording. By way of apology, please enjoy this Halloween episode from the archive.

A spectre is haunting the podcast, no sadly not communism, but the next best thing: special guest Emma Holton. Should Christians celebrate Halloween? Are light parties cool? Should Ben watch Star Trek? All will be answered in the most spooktacular episode of Bread and Rosaries yet!

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There was just so much happening that Ben and Adam had to do what they do best: Mindgrapes. This episode ranges from the immediate horror of the Manchester synagogue attack, to how the event has been politicised. They also talk about how much of a change the appointment of Sarah Mullally as Archbishop of Canterbury actually represents. Finally, Blue Labour 2: Electric Boogaloo?

Shibboleth magazine

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Tommy’s back, bringing his biggest crowd yet. They march under crosses and shout about Jesus, but are they really Christian? And what role does the Church play in all this? Let’s see if we can find out!

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