Bleeding for Jesus by Andrew Graystone Fully revised and updated Published 30 November 2025 Darton, Longman and Todd https://tinyurl.com/Bleeding4Jesus Images and author interviews: andrew.graystone1@btinternet.com I can’t recommend this book highly enough. It’s painful, but really important to read. An incredibly forensic work where no stone is left unturned. Jeremy Vine, BBC Radio 2

Andrew has exposed an abuse scandal of such horrifying scale that it has shaken the Church of England to its very foundations. His painstaking research and the trust accorded to him by victims and survivors means there is no greater authority on what went wrong at the heart of the Christian establishment, and the reckoning that now needs to follow. A must-read for anyone with a conscience and a desire for justice. Cathy Newman, Channel 4 News By day the dashing barrister and moral crusader John Smyth battled for Christian values at the Old Bailey. In the evenings he retreated to his home in Winchester, where he groomed young men from the highest echelons of British society, and flogged them for his own sexual pleasure until they bled. Smyth met many of his victims through the elite Christian cult of Iwerne camps. When his grotesque practices became known to leaders in the Church, he was spirited out of the UK to Zimbabwe, where for decades he continued to abuse much younger children. So began a conspiracy of cover up that lasted for thirty years. Then in 2017 the revelations about John Smyth and the Iwerne camps network pitched the Church of England into chaos. The wealthiest and most powerful grouping in the Church of England was at the heart of its biggest abuse crisis. Eventually, in an unprecedented step, Archbishop Justin Welby, who had known John Smyth for decades, was forced to resign over the affair. In this revised and expanded edition of Bleeding for Jesus, Andrew Graystone tells the story of how he and others brought the story of John Smyth into the light, and the toxic legacy of the Church of England's failure to face the truth. He reveals: • The wealthy Christians who sustained Smyth's abuse for decades. • The powerful men who led the evangelical movement, whilst hiding their own abuse. • The chaotic Church of England review that was held up for almost five years. • The police failures that allowed Smyth to go on abusing children until his death. • The struggle for justice and healing for victims in a Church that didn't want to know. • How the scandal led to the unprecedented fall of the Archbishop of Canterbury. Andrew Graystone is a campaigning journalist who broke the story of John Smyth's abuse and cover up. He continues to advocate for victims of abuse in the Church of England. The publication coincides with the broadcast by Channel 4 of a documentary series on the events in the book by BAFTA-winning director Benedict Sanderson for Passion Pictures.

Professor Helen King and The Revd Canon Neil Patterson from Together for the Church of England discuss with Fr Alex recent news to halt plans for standalone same-sex blessing services. Bishops in the Church of England have decided not to move ahead with a trial of standalone services of blessing for same-sex couples. They have also decided that the current ban on priests marrying same-sex partners will remain in place for now. The House of Bishops reached its decisions at a meeting last week that reviewed theological and legal advice relating to the February 2023 vote in the General Synod to permit same-sex blessings. Since that time, same-sex blessings have been introduced as part of regular church services despite strong opposition from evangelicals. The question before the House of Bishops was whether 'bespoke' standalone services of blessing could be made available to same-sex couples, and whether clergy could legally enter into same-sex marriages. Legal advice considered by the bishops has determined that introducing standalone services would require two thirds majorities in the three houses of Synod at final approval, while legislation allowing clergy to marry same-sex partners would require simple majorities. Although final decisions will be taken by the bishops in December, they have "agreed in principle that both bespoke service and clergy same-sex marriage would need formal synodical and legislative processes to be completed before they could be permitted".source Christian Today.

/ milltownbrothers / @themilltownbrothers / @thegodcast5878 Follow the Milltown Brothers on x@milltownbrosFollow the Label ‪@lnfglasgow‬ Milltown Brothers, (stylised as milltown brothers) are an English indie band from Colne, Lancashire, England.They are best known for the top 40 single "Which Way Should I Jump" and "Here I Stand", which was used as the theme tune to the BBC drama All Quiet on the Preston Front.History and careerEarly releasesIn 1989 the band's first independent release on Big Round Records, was the "Coming From The Mill" EP featuring live favourite "Roses" and the songs "Something On My Mind" and "We’ve Got Time." The NME magazine tipped Milltown Brothers for stardom in the 1990s.The band's second indie single was "Which Way Should I Jump" backed up by "Silvertown" on the B-side.Matt NelsonA&M years (1990–1993)After the band signed to A&M Records worldwide in 1990, "Which Way Should I Jump?" was re-recorded and entered the UK Singles Chart at number 38. It also reached number 10 in the U.S. Billboard Modern Rock chart.Recorded in Bath in the summer of 1991, the album Slinky followed. It peaked at number 27 in the UK Albums Chart. Q Magazine described it as the "Byrds with hard-edged contemporary pop and upfront vocals"[4] and awarding it a maximum five stars. It was produced by Dave Meegan who had previously worked on the U2 albums, The Joshua Tree and Rattle & Hum.It was placed at #46 by the NME in their 1991 best album of the year list.The next single released from the album was "Here I Stand", which was also used as the theme tune for the BBC television programme, Preston Front.[1] It peaked at number 41 in the UK Singles Chart.[3]In 1993, the single "Turn Off" was released ahead of the band's second album Valve. The album was not as successful as Slinky and the band eventually left the A&M label.A 12-track compilation, The Best Of Milltown Brothers, was issued by Spectrum Music in 1997.Stanley LogoIndependent releasesIt was 10 years before the band worked together again. In March 2004 they released their third studio album, Rubberband. A double CD, it was released on their own label Rubber Band Records and made available on the band's website.In 2009 an extended 17-track retrospective ‘’Milltown Brothers - Best Of’’ was released on Cherry Red Records.In the summer of 2015, Milltown Brothers released their fourth album Long Road, which was once again self-released.In 2020 a further album Stockholm[5] featuring eight new songs was released.In 2022 a compilation of independent singles and demos from 1987 to 1990 was released titled Tongue-Tied Mesmerised.Boogie Woogie 20252024–presentThe band began recording their sixth studio album, Boogie Woogie, in the summer of 2024 at Groove Studios in Burnley.The record was released by Last Night from Glasgow in September 2025 on LP, CD, digital download and streaming.On 19th September 2025 the album entered the Official UK Album Charts at #71.It also charted on the Physical Album Chart #66, Vinyl Album Chart #37, Independant Albums Chart #25, Scottish Albums Chart #9 & Album Breakers Chart #4.This marked the first time an album of theirs had entered the top #100 since the 1993 release of Valve.