246 episodes
God Forbid ABC Radio
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- Religion & Spirituality
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4.6 • 158 Ratings
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Religion: it’s at the centre of world affairs, but profound questions still remain. Why are you here? What happens when you die? Does God matter? God Forbid seeks the answers.
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Daily Rituals — suffering, solitude and solace on the trail
Today's world of transportation means that planes, trains, cars, and electric scooters get us to our destination. Yet we still walk and run off our own steam – but often without destination. Not always for a clear goal, but for the journey itself.
On God Forbid, join James Carleton and the panel for the final in our three-part series on daily rituals. They find out, where we are really going when we walk or run – is it about finding the post-pain pleasure of endurance, or perhaps something more: self-awareness, meaning, or even wisdom? -
Daily Rituals — Fear, joy and recovery in the ocean
In Australia, the sea encapsulates more than the landmass but our culture, too
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Daily Rituals — Why gardening is a journey of joy, frustration and healing
80 percent of Australian households have a garden. The ritual and journey of gardening can be frustrating, rewarding, and even awe inspiring. Yet for most, gardening is not a religious practice, despite how religiously some of us practice it. So then why do Australians spend so many hours and dollars on their gardens? Join James Carleton and the panel as they kick off daily rituals series, starting with the practice of gardening.
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Protest and peace in Israel Palestine
This year, Israel marks its 75th birthday. But for nearly two months, there have not been celebrations, but mass protests across the Jewish state. It's been called the "Israeli spring" – triggered by December's election of Benjamin Netanyahu's government. And all this at a time when violence between Jews and Palestinians is increasing. On God Forbid, join James Carleton and our panellists visiting from the Holy Land, as they look at protest, and peace building in Israel.
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The ethics of intervening
Have we lost our appetite for intervening; of standing in the way of perceived wrongs?
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Towards Uncertainty
None of us are born religious fundamentalists, or political ideologues – so what are the conditions that lead us towards such unshakable positions? And once we do become rusted-on, dyed-in-the-wool, certain of our certainties – what is the way back?
Customer Reviews
Diverse ideas and speakers
I’ve consistently listened to this podcast every weekend for years - and I’ve been non-religious my whole life.
It’s at its best when the guests are from diverse religious backgrounds and when the topic isn’t obviously religious: it is so interesting to hear how people consider different things to be spiritual and how they approach them in their own ways, according to their religious upbringing. So many similarities but so many differences as well!
Neurodiversity
Congratulations on curating such a wonderful collection of people to share their stories of neurodiversity. Kudos to James Carleton for the wisdom to skilfully weave the eclectic speakers stories together with an understated restraint, so that their voices remained centre and James’s comments were elegant in their minimalism. As someone with ADHD I very much appreciated this episode, and could closely identify with much of what was said. The selection of speakers, the structure of the episode, the compassion & curiosity evident in Jame’s questions and comments, the editing process; all these have delivered without doubt the absolutely best podcast episode I have listened to on neurodiversity.
Thank you to everyone at the ABC involved in making this episode, I will be sharing it with friends and family as it illuminates the topic of neurodiversity with authentic humanity, like the warm golden light of a sunrise, in contrast to the harsh cold fluorescent light of a dehumanising laboratory. Congratulations on creating such good journalism.
So funny!
Gotta love the Quiz.