The Holy Political Podcast

A semi-serious, semi-informed podcast about the good, bad and bizarre ways Christians mix their faith and politics, and political issues affecting Christians. Mainly accurate, somewhat entertaining, hopefully helpful.

Parish Notice: Sorry we've been away! 04/22/2019

Parish Notice: Sorry we've been away! So, you may have noticed we've been away. Hope you didn't miss us too much. /episode/index/show/holpolpodcast/id/9486866

Sex Ed and Street Preachers 03/03/2019

Sex Ed and Street Preachers Hi ho. /episode/index/show/holpolpodcast/id/8859356

Brexit with Jonathan Tame, Jubilee Centre 02/17/2019

Brexit with Jonathan Tame, Jubilee Centre Fine then! We'll talk about Brexit... /episode/index/show/holpolpodcast/id/8675549

Nathan Mladin - 'Forgive us Our Debts' 02/04/2019

Nathan Mladin - 'Forgive us Our Debts' We're back (a little late!) in 2019 to chat with Natan Mladin from Theos Think Tank about his new report ‘Forgive us Our Debts: Lending and borrowing as if relationships matter’. /episode/index/show/holpolpodcast/id/8507162

Persecuted Christians: what should the UK Govt do to help? 12/21/2018

Persecuted Christians: what should the UK Govt do to help? Happy Christmas! /episode/index/show/holpolpodcast/id/8006552

Prof James KA Smith's talk to Christians in Parliament 12/09/2018

Prof James KA Smith's talk to Christians in Parliament This week we're delighted to play you the talk Prof James KA Smith gave to MPs and Peers at Christians in Parliament's event, looking at how Christians should engage in politics between Jesus' ascension and return. /episode/index/show/holpolpodcast/id/7853078

Ben Ryan on Michael Gove's Theos Lecture, 'Christianism', and Brexit 11/25/2018

Ben Ryan on Michael Gove's Theos Lecture, 'Christianism', and Brexit Ben Ryan, Head of Research at the think-tank Theos (which focuses on religion and the public square) joins us to talk about the Theos Annual Lecture, given last week by Michael Gove, and about 'Christianism' and how populist parties across Europe may be co-opting the language and symbols of Christianity. /episode/index/show/holpolpodcast/id/7679216

Women prisoners and FOBTs 11/11/2018

Women prisoners and FOBTs Rachel Senior, who works with the Bishop of Gloucester, joins us to talk about Prisons week and why it would be better if many women prisoners on short sentences were given community orders and sent to women's centres. /episode/index/show/holpolpodcast/id/7517060

Philippa Taylor (CMF) on support and law around abortion 10/28/2018

Philippa Taylor (CMF) on support and law around abortion This week the wonderful Philippa Taylor, Head of Public Policy at the Christian Medical Fellowship, joins James to talk about the abortion - both the law, barriers to the support available for women, and the actions by the UK Government to increase the numbers of abortion in the developing world. /episode/index/show/holpolpodcast/id/7344002

Prostitution, China and the Catholic Church, and Ashers Bakery 10/14/2018

Prostitution, China and the Catholic Church, and Ashers Bakery We’ve got LOADS of big things to talk about this week: /episode/index/show/holpolpodcast/id/7170827

Christians in immigration, the workplace, and the Labour Party Conference 09/30/2018

Christians in immigration, the workplace, and the Labour Party Conference This week we're joined by a plethora of fantastic guests! /episode/index/show/holpolpodcast/id/7109085

Vote Welby? 09/16/2018

Vote Welby? Hello again! We're back and with a bang! /episode/index/show/holpolpodcast/id/7048096

From the Archives 3/3: Tim Farron - David Alton and Nick Spencer 09/10/2018

From the Archives 3/3: Tim Farron - David Alton and Nick Spencer We're back soon, but in the run up to the new term we're playing you three of our favourite interviews from the archives. /episode/index/show/holpolpodcast/id/7026946

From the Archives 2/3: Michael Wear 09/03/2018

From the Archives 2/3: Michael Wear In the run up to the new term we're playing you three of our favourite interviews from the archives. /episode/index/show/holpolpodcast/id/6988392

From the Archives 1/3: Andy Flannagan 08/27/2018

From the Archives 1/3: Andy Flannagan We're back in a few weeks, but in the run up to the new term we're playing you three of our favourite interviews from the archives. /episode/index/show/holpolpodcast/id/6964560

Review of the Year 07/29/2018

Review of the Year Sam Hailes, Editor of Christianity Magazine, steps in this week for Johnny (who is off ill), and Sam and James look back at the year gone since the election - including the election, Brexit, and the role of Christianity in a changing Britain. Enjoy! /episode/index/show/holpolpodcast/id/6862809

Brexit's Coming Home - or is it? 07/15/2018

Brexit's Coming Home - or is it? Johnny's away this week, so James is joined by a Brexiteer and a Remainer to talk about Theresa May's new position on Britain's exit from the EU. David Scullion (Deputy Editor at Brexit Central) steps up to co-host, and Ben Ryan, from Theos, chats to James about how the referendum itself left the Prime Minister's hands tied. Enjoy! /episode/index/show/holpolpodcast/id/6813522

National Parliamentary Prayer Breakfast - and killer robots 07/01/2018

National Parliamentary Prayer Breakfast - and killer robots This week we look back at the National Parliamentary Prayer Breakfast - Parliament's biggest annual Christian event - with the guy that made it happen: James Lee, from Christians in Parliament. And we listen to some of Tim Keller's talk at the Prayer Breakfast. /episode/index/show/holpolpodcast/id/6764285

Dawn McAvoy (Both Lives Matter) and North Korea 06/17/2018

Dawn McAvoy (Both Lives Matter) and North Korea We're delighted to have the extraordinary Dawn McAvoy, Co-Founder of Both Lives Matter, on the podcast to unpack the recent debates on abortion law in Northern Ireland. /episode/index/show/holpolpodcast/id/6713713

Njoki Mahiaini - Being Christian in the public square today 06/03/2018

Njoki Mahiaini - Being Christian in the public square today This week the fantastic Njoki Mahiaini steps in for James and chats about Christians in the media and public square, from her experience working in the UK Parliament, the BBC, Brussels and the Jubilee Centre. It's fascinating and really helpful! /episode/index/show/holpolpodcast/id/6663908

Richard Chapman - Church of England 05/20/2018

Richard Chapman - Church of England Richard Chapman, Head of Parliamentary Affairs at the Church of England, joins us to talk about the work of the Bishops in the House of Lords - how do they fit in, what do they do, and what have they been campaigning on? /episode/index/show/holpolpodcast/id/6612873

Alfie Evans: Dr Peter Saunders, Christian Medical Fellowship 05/06/2018

Alfie Evans: Dr Peter Saunders, Christian Medical Fellowship Dr Peter Saunders, Chief Executive of the Christian Medical Fellowship and formerly a general surgeon, speaks to us about the tragic and difficult case of Alfie Evans, which dominated world news last week, as well as a couple of other historic medical cases in the courts at the moment. Read Peter's blog on Alfie Evans here. /episode/index/show/holpolpodcast/id/6562386

Louise Davies - Christians on the Left 04/21/2018

Louise Davies - Christians on the Left This week James is away, so Jenn McKelvin, Acting Executive Director of the Lawyers Christian Fellowship, co-hosts, and we chat to the fantastic Louise Davies, the new Director of Christians on the Left. /episode/index/show/holpolpodcast/id/6506564

David Barclay - the Good Faith Partnership 04/08/2018

David Barclay - the Good Faith Partnership With Parliament away on its Easter holidays, we chat to David Barclay, from the Good Faith Partnership, about their work to connect leaders from the worlds of politics, business, faith and charity to better solve social and political problems, and to give a voice to those often ignored in Westminster. And he tells us about the excellent Buxton Leadership Programme. /episode/index/show/holpolpodcast/id/6457707

Back to Brexit - Johannes de Jong 03/18/2018

Back to Brexit - Johannes de Jong Johannes de Jong, from Sallux, is back with the second half of his interview on Brexit and the EU, and Christian attitudes towards both. /episode/index/show/holpolpodcast/id/6378891

Religious Freedom in the UK (Barnabas Fund report) 03/04/2018

Religious Freedom in the UK (Barnabas Fund report) This week we chat about the Barnabas Fund's big new report on religious freedom in the UK, and chat about issues of religious discrimination, free speech, the UK's history of religious freedom, and religious literacy. /episode/index/show/holpolpodcast/id/6326912

Johannes de Jong - Syria and Brexit 02/18/2018

Johannes de Jong - Syria and Brexit This week we're joined by Johannes de Jong, Director of Sallux, a Christian political organisation working at a European level. He talks to us about the Turkish attacks on north west Syria, and the help that Christians there are asking for (https://goo.gl/hyhJCW). /episode/index/show/holpolpodcast/id/6272032

Joe Boot on sphere sovereignty 02/05/2018

Joe Boot on sphere sovereignty We're back! (Sorry about the illness-related absence) /episode/index/show/holpolpodcast/id/6225326

Tim Farron Premier interview 01/14/2018

Tim Farron Premier interview This week Johnny's ill - sorry!! /episode/index/show/holpolpodcast/id/6148140

Christmas Special! 12/26/2017

Christmas Special! HAPPY CHRISTMAS!!!! /episode/index/show/holpolpodcast/id/6088924

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