Religion And Ethics Report - Separate Stories Podcast
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Separate stories: Make sense of today's complex world with ABC Radio National's Religion and Ethics Report. Join Andrew West for lively interviews, discussions and debates from Australia and around the globe. Published every Wednesday.
Episodios
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Is it time to declare Archbishop Desmond Tutu a saint?
22/12/2021 Duración: 28minIs it time to declare Archbishop Desmond Tutu, a leader of the anti-apartheid movement in South Africa, a saint?
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How Catholic social teaching could improve politics with Greg Craven, Tony Abbott, and David Saperstein
15/12/2021 Duración: 28minThis year's ABC Australia Talks survey showed that neither religious nor political leaders enjoy much credibility these days. So it's quite brave to suggest that church teaching might actually improve politics.
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Why Facebook is facing a $150 billion lawsuit from Rohingya refugees
15/12/2021 Duración: 08minFacebook is facing a US $150 billion lawsuit from Rohingya refugees, who claim the social media giant allowed hate speech to appear on its platform. They say the language contributed to the killing of at least 10,000 Muslims in Myanmar.
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How Menzies' Christianity shaped his liberalism
08/12/2021 Duración: 17minThere have been half a dozen biographies of Menzies but none that have delved deeply into his faith like Dr David Furse-Roberts' new book on Menzies and God.
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A rabbi, an ultra-Orthodox sect and a reopened cold case
08/12/2021 Duración: 07minWhy have police in Israel reopened two "cold case" murders from over three decades ago? The suspect is the rabbi of a small ultra-Orthodox Jewish sect.
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Pope Francis addresses today's refugee crisis and makes a historic apology in Greece
08/12/2021 Duración: 07minPope Francis made a dramatic visit to the Greek island of Lesbos earlier this week, urging world leaders not to abandon millions of refugees, and also making a historic apology.
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Freedom or prejudice? The debate over religious discrimination laws
01/12/2021 Duración: 14minThe federal government’s proposed religious discrimination law has ignited debate over how much freedom faith-based institutions should have to promote their beliefs and doctrine. We look at different perspectives on the bill.
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A divided heart — modern France's wrestle with religion
01/12/2021 Duración: 12minA recent law in France imposes heavy conditions on places of worship, religious funding, and even food.
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New law in China bans criticism of the country's communist heroes
24/11/2021 Duración: 07minChina might officially be an atheist country, but it treats its communist heroes like saints. So much so that a new law makes it a crime to criticise the heroes — or so-called heroes — of the 1949 revolution.
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Why Muslim leaders have joined the push for the religious discrimination bill
24/11/2021 Duración: 09minAnother bill has also landed in parliament – the long-awaited legislation on religious discrimination. Why are Muslims leaders, in particular, invested in a bill that mainly Christians have pushed so hard for?
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New bill bans international goods made by forced labour
24/11/2021 Duración: 09minCentre Alliance MP Rebekha Sharkie has introduced a bill into the House of Representatives to ban the importation of goods made overseas by forced labour. It's designed to strengthen the fight against modern slavery, which ensnares more than 40 million people worldwide.
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Has the COVID-19 pandemic killed liberalism?
17/11/2021 Duración: 27minThink back to when the pandemic began. Governments around the world spent trillions of dollars – sometimes reluctantly – to businesses that had to shut down. There was lots of talk about a new communitarian age. But is that how it turned out?
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Changing China's mosques — what the move means for the country's cultural minorities
17/11/2021 Duración: 11minAt the 700-year-old Dongguan mosque in Xining, the dome and minarets have come down. Anything that looks Middle Eastern is replaced by architecture that looks more Han Chinese. But is this remodelling part of a broader campaign to suppress minority cultures?
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Longing for home — the Christians who can't return to their ancient homeland
10/11/2021 Duración: 27minAcross the Middle East, millions of Christians have fled their ancient homelands, especially since the U.S. and its allies invaded Iraq in 2003. Most have not returned — and probably never will. Renowned journalist Janine di Giovanni documents their plight in her new book.
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West Papua's Catholic Priests call for urgent ceasefire
10/11/2021 Duración: 08minAlmost 6,000 people fleeing violence in Indonesia’s West Papua region have taken shelter in local churches. Now 30 local Catholic priests have signed an urgent appeal for a ceasefire.
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New anti-slavery app for religious leaders in Africa
03/11/2021 Duración: 10minAfrica has the highest prevalence of modern slavery today, with an estimated 9.2 million victims according to the Global Slavery Index. Now, a new app has been designed to allow for the speedy reporting of slavery and forced labour.
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The loss of freedom — Lebanon, Hong Kong and Afghanistan
03/11/2021 Duración: 16minFor the past two decades, from Beirut to Kabul and onto Hong Kong, the people have built vibrant, liberal societies. But they've also lived with the threat of powerful forces overwhelming them.
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Why climate change is more than a culture war issue
27/10/2021 Duración: 11minWith the COP26 climate summit just days away, governments need to build popular support to slash carbon emissions. In the US and Australia, climate change sceptics sometimes pitch their arguments to conservative Christians, suggesting global warming is another culture war issue, like critical race theory or personal pronouns.
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Defining anti-Semitism can be more challenging than you think
27/10/2021 Duración: 09minAustralia has become the latest country to sign onto a statement that defines anti-Semitism. You might think this is relatively uncontroversial – condemning the world’s longest hatred. But the definition of anti-Semitism has divided even the Jewish community.
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Violent attacks on Hindus in Bangladesh
27/10/2021 Duración: 08minImages posted on Facebook are alleged to have incited a rampage in Bangladesh targeting the Hindu minority. At least ten people have died and about 120 Hindu temples desecrated in the violence.