Shamilka on faith rocked by the Soul Survivor scandal | Justice Worriers Episode 46
Release Date: 06/30/2024
Readings 010: Prayer | Justice Worriers Episode 60
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Andy reads a reflection on prayer sent in by a listener who also happens to be called Andy! He leads us to see prayer in some of our day-to-day activities, and maybe even to believe again that we can engage with the divine. If you have something you'd like to share in this series, do contact us. Contact us on or look for JusticeWorriers on , , , or . Subscribe and rate us on , , , Stitcher, tunein, , or .
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Readings 009: Deaf Song | Justice Worriers Episode 59
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Andy reads another angry poem, this time about us singing ourselves deaf while we burn our world to the ground, and step on the poor. The poem is at If you have something you'd like to share in this series, do contact us. Contact us on or look for JusticeWorriers on , , , or . Subscribe and rate us on , , , Stitcher, tunein, , or .
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AI | Justice Worriers Episode 58
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Andy, Leah and Jörg discuss AI: its utility, ethical problems and potential to change how we see ourselves and God. By building machines that reflect the totality of human knowledge and dress themselves up as truth machines, are we building idols? Does all this text cheapen our communication? Are we becoming yet more isolated? How should we respond? Contact us on or look for JusticeWorriers on , , , or . Subscribe and rate us on , , , Stitcher, tunein, , or .
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Readings 008: The Gospel According to Mary Brown | Justice Worriers Episode 57
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Jörg reads a deeply confrontational story by W.E.B. du Bois, retelling the story of Jesus from the point of view of a Black woman whose son is lynched by a mob. If you have something you'd like to share in this series, do contact us. Contact us on or look for JusticeWorriers on , , , or . Subscribe and rate us on , , , Stitcher, tunein, , or .
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Readings 007: Holy and Terrifying | Justice Worriers Episode 56
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Andy reads some prayers written back in 2012 that talk about how scary it is to ask things of God, and ask for peace. If you have something you'd like to share in this series, do contact us. Contact us on or look for JusticeWorriers on , , , or . Subscribe and rate us on , , , Stitcher, tunein, , or .
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Peace | Justice Worriers Episode 55
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Andy, Jörg and Leah talk through our response to preparations for war, where the only people calling for peace seem to be doing it insincerely. How can we respond to Jesus' words about turning the other cheek and loving our enemies when we feel the need to be protected? Do we abandon these ideas as irrelevant? Do we sacrifice the safety of our fellow-people to make a point? Contact us on or look for JusticeWorriers on , , , or . Subscribe and rate us on , , , Stitcher, tunein, , or .
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Readings 006: A Foreign Planet | Justice Worriers Episode 54
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Andy reads some prayers written in 2019 that express our alienation from this world as well as our citizenship, and prays for peace and openness to action. If you have something you'd like to share in this series, do contact us. Contact us on or look for JusticeWorriers on , , , or . Subscribe and rate us on , , , Stitcher, tunein, , or .
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Readings 005: Our God Rains | Justice Worriers Episode 53
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Andy reads a poem, somewhat surprisingly (at least to him!), about God's joy in us and our joy in God. The poem is at If you have something you'd like to share in this series, do contact us. Contact us on or look for JusticeWorriers on , , , or . Subscribe and rate us on , , , Stitcher, tunein, , or .
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Readings 004: We reject the lie | Justice Worriers Episode 52
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Andy reads the prayers he prayed early in the first Trump presidency, which express despair and resistance, and reflect the fact that we need to try and behave well and build bridges no matter what is happening around us. If you have something you'd like to share in this series, do contact us. Contact us on or look for JusticeWorriers on , , , or . Subscribe and rate us on , , , Stitcher, tunein, , or .
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Readings 003: Urgent love | Justice Worriers Episode 51
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Andy reads the first prayers he ever prayed at church in 2008, which speak of the urgent love of God for all people, and our desire to be changed. He reflects on what a different perspective he had 16 years ago, and also what threads still run through his more recent prayer. If you have something you'd like to share in this series, do contact us. Contact us on or look for JusticeWorriers on , , , or . Subscribe and rate us on , , , Stitcher, tunein, , or .
info_outlineContent warning: brief discussion of coercive control and inappropriate sexual behaviour.
Andy, Leah and Jörg talk to Shamilka about her faith journey, especially the importance of her experiences at the Soul Survivor festival, and the impact of finding out about the scandal surrounding its leader, Mike Pilavachi. She describes how as a teenager she longed for a sign of God's acceptance, and Soul Survivor provided some chance for that, and then how that was thrown into confusion when its integrity was destroyed.
Why do we look to hero figures to live our faith for us?
Can we take good things from youthful experiences, even when we have re-evaluated them later in life?
Obviously people who abuse their power should be stopped and held accountable. How do we construct churches and societies that prevent power from being concentrated in the first place? Do our ideas about God lead us towards lack of accountability and concentration of power?
Statements from the Church of England:
- https://www.churchofengland.org/media/press-releases/concerns-substantiated-mike-pilavachi-investigation
- https://www.churchofengland.org/safeguarding/safeguarding-news-releases/statement-complaint-against-mike-pilavachi
Report from The Times on allegations as early as 2004:
Let There Be Light documentary featuring Matt and Beth Redmond:
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