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This week we have witnessed a lot of ‘upset’ amongst those of a ‘liberal’ disposition with the Donald Trump obliteration of Kamala Harris and her Democratic Party in the US Election.

If you only get your news from the likes of the BBC, Telegraph or The Guardian, you could be forgiven for thinking that something truly terrible had occurred. In fact, the opposite is the case. Donald Trump has the popular vote (last time this happened for a Republican was George W. Bush in 2004), the House and the Senate. This means he will be able to act on his pre-election promises and bring about the change that so many Americans long for.

Although it’s been a terrible week for liberals, it’s been a more optimistic one for the unborn. A core policy of Kamala Harris was her pledge to further facilitate and expand access to demonic child sacrifice, more commonly known as ‘abortion’ or somewhat absurdly, ‘reproductive rights’. Her failure to win the presidency was a win for the unborn. In fact, Kamala Harris did so badly that there was not one single county in the United States where she outperformed Joe Biden. An underperformance to celebrate.

This week has also highlighted the contrast between our ruling elite and the incoming US president and it could not be starker:


Furthermore, Labour have more things to worry about due to their diplomatically incompetent ministers having to try and repair the damage they have done:

“Humanity and dignity. Two words not understood by President Trump.”
– Kier Starmer

“I am so happy to see the back of Donald Trump.”
– Angela Rayner

“Oh yes, Trump’s a racist bigot.”
– Ed Milliband

And of course, the liability that is David Lammy: “Donald Trump lies more times a day than the average person goes to the bathroom. Unsurprising given that all that comes out of his mouth is utter pooh.”

Given the calibre of our current political class, it will be entertaining to watch them grovel. At least for now, Christians can be thankful that Trump won, as the alternative would have been far worse.

We did a special episode on the US election result and you can listen below:

The road

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On the Owl & Badger podcast we have the opportunity to speak with people from different backgrounds and experiences in our interview episodes. It’s certainly a highlight for us and we are thankful to each person willing to give their time to be on the podcast. The majority of these interviews have been with Christians and an important thread with each of our special guests has been their desire to pursue and stand for truth as they seek to serve Christ. An analogy is that we are all on a road taking us towards the heavenly kingdom, with some people further along the road, whilst others might be a little way back.

The important point to grasp is that they are all on the right road.

The intention of these interviews is to encourage and challenge listeners to keep travelling down this often hard, sometimes lonely road. We have to help one another stay on the path to life. But it’s also an opportunity for others not yet on this road, to hear from seasoned pilgrims and hopefully have their attention drawn to what it means to follow after Christ.

This is why our latest interview with William Philip, a fellow traveller along the road to life, is well worth a listen.

Can you really vote Labour?

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Can you really vote Labour?

With a general election tomorrow, called early by Sunak, the predictions are grim. To be blunt, how any thinking, theologically sound Christian can vote Labour is unfathomable given their stance on the family, sexuality, Islam, the unborn and assisted suicide. Saying that, we’ve had 14 years of the Conservatives, who have simply acted like a socialist government.

Back in the 1990’s, Barry Smith was right, it matters little as to who is in power, as they all follow the ‘script’ they are given. The evidence of this can be seen in recent history. Look back over the last 20, 30 or 40 years and you can chart a direction of travel that is unaffected by differing flavours of government in No.10. Yes, there will be small discrepancies based on whether it’s a tory or socialist government, but overall the direction of travel does not change.

To back this up, the former UK Prime Minister, Liz Truss wrote the following in the Wall Street Journal

“Across the West—especially the English-speaking world—there has been a shift of power away from democratically accountable officeholders to unelected bureaucrats and technocrats. The administrative state undermined Mr. Trump’s first term and undermined my tenure as Britain’s prime minister, forcing me out of office after 49 days. I assumed that I would be able to drive through the agenda on which I was elected. How wrong I was. The opaque British bureaucratic state undermined my proposed reforms, and their American equivalents will have Mr. Trump in their sights if he is victorious in November. The deep state will attempt to undercut him even more than it did in his first term… As soon as I announced plans to institute a range of supply-side reforms, I was marked by the technocrats for political extinction.”

The Deep State Lies in Wait for Trump – Liz Truss

This is why many bold manifesto pledges do not come to pass once the people who promised them reach power, because they come to learn where the real power lies. This is before we even get onto the tyrannical reality of Stakeholder Capitalism.

The truth is that Labour and Conservative are two sides of the same coin. Voting Labour will fast track us to tyranny. Voting Conservative is the same direction, but a little more slowly. A vote for Reform UK, will slow that journey down the most, although the destination will be the same (unless the deep state, globalist machine is disabled first).

We are living on ‘borrowed’ time in the UK, a time of extended grace, but this may soon run out. For the Christian, the need is now critical to be awake and alert to what is happening and to live accordingly.

This video by Dave Brennan is worth a watch and will stand the test of time, should the worst happen and a Labour majority be delivered tomorrow.

Can you really vote Labour? As a Christian I believe the answer to this is a resounding no, but then the Conservatives are not much better either. Is this the point where the only viable options are either spoil the ballot paper or vote Reform UK? I think it is, but I also think this is the point where we need to spur one another on and get serious about what it means to follow Jesus in a country that has turned it’s back on the Gospel.

The propaganda wizards

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As we head closer to a ‘general election’ on 4 July, we take time to delve into two important subjects. The first is The People’s Vaccine Inquiry, which seeks to actually get to the truth as to what was pushed onto the population in 2020, 2021 and 2022 (and in some cases, still in 2024). The second is a look at the Evangelical Alliance report, “Thinking faithfully about politics“, which seeks to give insight into how ‘evangelicals’ think and act when it comes to politics, however the report, perhaps unintentionally, gives far more sobering insight as to the real state of much of the UK church.

As ever, you can listen here.

Leaving cloud COVID land with Dr Clare Craig

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In the latest Owl & Badger podcast, we speak with Dr Clare Craig, who is a diagnostic pathologist and Co-Chair of the HART Group. We cover quite a lot of ground with Dr Craig and it was particularly good to not only hear about her stand for the truth, but also her spiritual journey and resulting Christian faith.

One of the highlights of producing this podcast with Helen has been the opportunity to speak with interesting and insightful people who contribute greatly to the cause of ‘waking people up’ to the reality of the world.

In particular, this is an excellent episode to share with those who are open to the truth, but still apprehenive about what that means.

You can listen here:

I’d encourage you to listen to Dr Clare Craig’s testimony here. You can also follow Clare on Twitter (X) here and subscribe to her Substack here.

Shamelessly Biblical

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In our latest podcast episode, we chat to Aaron Edwards, who would describe himself as a ‘theologian in academic exile’ and understands firsthand what it means to proclaim the Gospel faithfully, despite the cost. As with all our interviews, you’ll be encouraged, challenged and spurred on.

You can listen here.