50 episodes
The Religion and Ethics Report - Full program podcast ABC listen
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- Religion & Spirituality
The Religion and Ethics Report, where religion and ethics meet news and current affairs in Australia and around the world.
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Iran after Raisi's death, and the Vatican's take on the supernatural
Could the death of Iran's president Ebrahim Raisi open up a chance for reform? The Vatican's new guidelines on how to deal with supernatural phenomena, and how the Gaza war is impacting the nearby country of Jordan.
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Pope Pius XII and the secret history of IVF
The Vatican's secret role in the birth of IVF, how young is too young to visit Auschwitz? and did aid agencies get what they sought for in the federal budget?
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How the sacking of a French nun caused church state tensions
Why the case of a nun has ignited church state tensions in France, Pope Francis' statement on human dignity joins the political left and right, and what motivates a terrorist, from a psychological perspective?
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Age verification for porn content, and what is cool Christianity?
Urgent calls to restrict access of children and teens to online porn, new research looks at safeguards that prevent child sexual abuse in churches, and what's the line between faith and entertainment culture?
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American Judaism at a crossroads, plus ritual and belonging
Is the so-called golden age of American Judaism over? And the factors considered important for national belonging, in Australia and abroad.
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Tensions after knife attack in Sydney church, and the Bondi tragedy
Social tensions after knife attack on a bishop in a Sydney church, the Ahmadiyya Muslim community mourns Bondi stabbing victim Faraz Tahir, and leader of the Russian Orthodox Church officially declares invasion of Ukraine a "holy war."