Beauty for Ashes

Beauty for Ashes 33 - Freedom!

This week we look at the subject of freedom - including why we are no longer on Christian radio; freedom from the rush of the modern world; the Australian Christian Freedom Index; Country of the Week- Afghanistan;  Morrisey on Diversity; Worlds Top Ten Guitarists; Feedback;  The Fall of the Plymouth Brethren; Freedom of Religion; and the Final Word - Psalm 124 

with music from Lynyard Skynard; Faryad Darya; the Smiths; Carl Perkins; Dave Henderson; Disciple; Mateus Asato;  and the Sons of Korah. 

Beauty for Ashes 32 - Cuba, Eurovision, Father Ted and Trio Mandili

This week we look at whether the world is burning, Guy Macpherson and Roger Pielke; Polygamy in the UK; Hamas and women;  Father Ted and Eurovision; Tickle v. Giggle; Scotland and Misgendering; Country of the Week - Cuba; Feedback; Green Lamborghini hypocrisy; Zack Polanski and tax avoidance; Negative gearing and Australian government ministers; the Drewitt-Barlow scandal; the decline of Latin and Greek in Princetown Classics; Blasphemy and Churchill; and the Final Word.with music from the Ruts, Trio Mandili, Celia Cruz, the Bottle Rockets, Andromeda, Dara, BB King, Seven Nation Army in Attic Greek, and Petra

Beauty for Ashes 31 - Weltanschaung, India, Cats and Sam Alberry

This week we ask what is your Weltanschaung; the UK Elections; Green overseas trans student elected to govern Scotland; Holland and Sandbrook on non conformist Protestantism in UK politics; One Nation in Australia; Country of the Week - India; Pete Townsend and John Entwhistle;  The battle that was won by cats; Feedback;  Some of the Oldest things in the world; Sam Alberry;  Christians slaughtered in the DRC; and the final word - Matthew 23:27-28 

with music from Bob Dylan, Ma Rewa, Yeshua Ministries, the Who, Squeeze, Mozart, and Stephen McWhirter....

Beauty for Ashes 30 - Trigger Warnings, King Charles in the US, the UAE, and ZZ Top

This week we look at Trigger Warnings; King Charles; the Scottish Elections; the anti-Christian Lib Dems; the SPLC funds Hate groups they oppose;  Country of the Week - the United Arab Emirates; Feedback; Trevor Phillips on Anti-Semitism; The Top Ten Rock Guitarists - Billy Gibbons; Ausustinos Saaman in Egypt;  Ben Sasse; and the Last Word John 15:18-20 with music from the Corries, Steeleye Span, Hussain al Jassmi, Hazidim, Blue Oyster Cult, and Dues Metallicus 

Beauty for Ashes 29 - Moya, Shooting Trump, Silent Witness, Sawe, and Mali

This week we look at the life of Moya Brennan; the attempted assassination of Donald Trump; The Brainwashing of Silent WItness; Male doctor registered as female doctor in Australia; Country of the Week - Mali; Feedback; Francis Schaeffer; More Sex Ed in the UK parliament; Meghan and Harry in Australia; Kim Ledbetter's euthanasia bill fails; Iran made president of UN committee on human rights by Western countries; Record grain group in Australia; Sabastian Sawe;  the Sagrada Familia; Alex O'Connor on Ricky Gervais; and Psalm 67 with music from Moya Brennan, Shania Twain, Salif Keita, Tina Turner and  Steeleye Span. 

Beauty for Ashes 28 - Reasons to be Cheerful

This week we look at some of the more positive things going on....including the Pope vs the President; the fightback against assisted suicide; the return of chocolate; Britain returning to oil; John Cleese recognising the persecution of Christians in Nigeria; Country of the week - Algeria; Feedback;  Deep Purple in Japan; You are not a Victim - Konstantin Kisin; Student outreach in Armenia; Dame Jud Dench on Shakespeare; and the Final Wordwith music from Ian Dury and the Blockheads, Babymetal, Farrell,  Tarwaan n Darwed, Reformed and Dangerous, Deep Purple and Handal

Beauty for Ashes 27 - Cultural Marxism

This week we look at the controversial subject of Cultural Marxism - what is it?  Is it a real thing?  Or just an anti-semitic conspiracy?   Cultural Marxism and the Scottish Tories; What is Classic Marxism?  What is Cultural Marxism? CM and anti-Christianity; CM and morality and the family; The Canadian politician and MMIWG2SLGBTQQIA+; CM and changing the language; Jaden Ivey; CM and Intolerance; Brodie Mitchell and the Palestinian tea towel; Jacinda Adhern and Free Speech; CM and Education; The SNP and indoctrination; CM and deconstruction; Sweden; Caesar Chavez; CM and Hypocrisy; CM against the Poor; Valdo Calocane; and the Final Word - Including music from the the Beatles, Sister Sledge, The Jackson 5, the Who, Bob Dylan, Jimmy Barnes, 

Beauty for Ashes 26 - Artemis, Nepal, Paula White and the Colour Blue

This week we look at Artemis; a Daring Rescue;  Fuel in Australia; Country of the Week - Nepal;  Feedback; BTS;  Jessee Buckley; the Gays of Hormuz; Paula White; Marmalade and the EU; Euthanasia in Canada; The Colour Blue; and the Final Word - Ezekiel 1:25 with music from David Bowie, Pink Floyd, Balen Shah, Prakash Lopchan, the Wolfe Tones, Marmalade, the Who, and Stephen McWhirter. 

Beauty for Ashes 25 - Hypocrisy

This week we look at the subject of hypocrisy - the UN calling transatlantic slavery the gravest crime against humanity;  Islamophobia - Alyn Smith and Tariq Ramadan;  Albanese and the danger of right wing extremism;  Finland and Paivi Rasanen;  Canada criminalises the Bible;  Ed Balls and Anti-semitism; Saudi Arabia and Iran; Feedback; Ireland - Don't wear Green - preach Christ; Spain - the death/murder of Noelia Castillo; The Netherlands - the death/murder of Milou; Meta and YouTube fined; the sense of smell; Sarah Mullally appointed Archbishop of Canterbury; The Quiet Non-Revival; and the Final Word - Proverbs 13:17 - with music from Unspoken;  Thin Lizzy; Tom Petty;  Cage the Elephant; Nazareth; Nirvana; Jimmy Clifton  

Beauty for Ashes 24 - Death of a False Prophet, Euthanasia and Country of the Week Ireland

This week we look at the influence of Paul Ehrlich; the latest trendy virtue signalling - robbing supermarkets; Nicole Kidman at the Oscars; Pam Duncan-Clancey, Jeremy Balfour, Humza Yousaf and Joni Eareckson-Tada on Euthanasia; Iran and the death of Ali Larijani; Country of the Week - Ireland; Feedback; Greta and Cuba; BTS return to Seoul; the death of Len Deighton; Death of Chuck Norris;  Grace Tame;  Iranian women football players; Albo visits West Sydney Mosque; Peter Atkins and William Lane Craig; and the Final Word - Psalm 40; with music from Genesis, Clannad, the Cranberries, BTS, Christy Moore, and U2.