83 - Blessed are the Arms Dealers

About this episode

The hosts discuss the Church of England's investment in arms and its implications for spirituality and peace.

Send us Fan Mail 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! Support the show Every...

People in this episode

Hosts: Ben, Jonny, Adam

Topics covered

• arms trade
• Church of England
• spirituality
• peace
• liberalism
• Hussite Saint

Keywords

• arms dealers
• Church of England
• peace prizes
• spiritual death
• liberals
• Prince of Peace
• Hussite Saint

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Church of England

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