http://www.odeo.com/channels/2106933-Everyday-Ethics no Provocative weekly debate with William Crawley on moral, religious and ethical issues. Provocative weekly debate with William Crawley on moral, religious and ethical issues. Provocative weekly debate with William Crawley on moral, religious and ethical issues. en-gb 40 Sun, 08 Nov 2009 04:21:00 -0800 Sun, 08 Nov 2009 04:21:00 -0800 (C) BBC 2007 religion, Church, moral, debate., ethical, William Crawley, Sunday Sequence Spirituality religion Church moral debate. ethical William Crawley Sunday Sequence http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25420432-Everyday-Ethics-08-11-09 Red Tory theologian Dr. Phillip Blond explains why he believes religious values still have a place in British public life. After a newspaper apologises for publishing a picture of a man who took his own life, we ask if the media's reporting of suicide is making the problem worse. Jonathan Bartley from think-tank Ekklesia talks about their new report which calls for a more honest and more inclusive commemoration of Remembrance in the UK and the philosopher Alan Haworth celebrates the intellectual legacy of John Stuart Mill's essay "On Liberty", which was first published in November 1859. Red Tory theologian Dr. Phillip Blond explains why he believes religious values still have a place in British public life. After a newspaper apologises for publishing a picture of a man who took his own life, we ask if the media's reporting of suicide is making the problem worse. Jonathan Bartley from think-tank Ekklesia talks about their new report which calls for a more honest and more inclusive commemoration of Remembrance in the UK and the philosopher Alan Haworth celebrates the intellectual legacy of John Stuart Mill's essay "On Liberty", which was first published in November 1859. Red Tory theologian Dr. Phillip Blond explains why he believes religious values still have a place in British public life. After a newspaper apologises for publishing a picture of a man who took his own life, we ask if the media's reporting of suicide is making the problem worse. Jonathan Bartley from think-tank Ekklesia talks about their new report which calls for a more honest and more inclusive commemoration of Remembrance in the UK and the philosopher Alan Haworth celebrates the intellectual legacy of John Stuart Mill's essay "On Liberty", which was first published in November 1859. tag:odeo.com,2009-11-08,25420432 Sun, 08 Nov 2009 04:21:00 -0800 no Everyday Ethics religion Church moral debate. ethical William Crawley Sunday Sequence http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25397355-Apparitions-and-Global-Warming On this week's Everyday Ethics we're exploring religion and science and the gap between them. Two stories for you: one involves American evangelicals who have resisted the climate change debate for years because of theological views about the future of the world but who now are re-orienting their tradition in the direction of climate science. The other story is a tale of apparitions, visions and dancing suns. Why did ten thousand people travel to the Marian Shrine in Knock this weekend? On this week's Everyday Ethics we're exploring religion and science and the gap between them. Two stories for you: one involves American evangelicals who have resisted the climate change debate for years because of theological views about the future of the world but who now are re-orienting their tradition in the direction of climate science. The other story is a tale of apparitions, visions and dancing suns. Why did ten thousand people travel to the Marian Shrine in Knock this weekend? On this week's Everyday Ethics we're exploring religion and science and the gap between them. Two stories for you: one involves American evangelicals who have resisted the climate change debate for years because of theological views about the future of the world but who now are re-orienting their tradition in the direction of climate science. The other story is a tale of apparitions, visions and dancing suns. Why did ten thousand people travel to the Marian Shrine in Knock this weekend? tag:odeo.com,2009-11-01,25397355 Sun, 01 Nov 2009 03:22:00 -0800 no Everyday Ethics religion Church moral debate. ethical William Crawley Sunday Sequence http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25369368-Ethics-CHOMSKY-THE-POPE-AND-ANGLICAN-COMMUNION Is Pope Benedict's controversial welcome to disillusioned Anglicans a palm branch or a take-over bid? Archbishop Alan Harper joins Ruth Gledhill of The Times, feminist campaigner Christina Rees and Catholic journalist Austin Ivereigh to read between the lines of the Vatican's groundbreaking new invitation to Catholic-minded Anglicans. And Pope Benedict's social teaching receives the imprimatur of the most influential public intellectual in the world today, Noam Chomsky. Is Pope Benedict's controversial welcome to disillusioned Anglicans a palm branch or a take-over bid? Archbishop Alan Harper joins Ruth Gledhill of The Times, feminist campaigner Christina Rees and Catholic journalist Austin Ivereigh to read between the lines of the Vatican's groundbreaking new invitation to Catholic-minded Anglicans. And Pope Benedict's social teaching receives the imprimatur of the most influential public intellectual in the world today, Noam Chomsky. Is Pope Benedict's controversial welcome to disillusioned Anglicans a palm branch or a take-over bid? Archbishop Alan Harper joins Ruth Gledhill of The Times, feminist campaigner Christina Rees and Catholic journalist Austin Ivereigh to read between the lines of the Vatican's groundbreaking new invitation to Catholic-minded Anglicans. And Pope Benedict's social teaching receives the imprimatur of the most influential public intellectual in the world today, Noam Chomsky. tag:odeo.com,2009-10-25,25369368 Sun, 25 Oct 2009 04:45:00 -0700 no Everyday Ethics religion Church moral debate. ethical William Crawley Sunday Sequence http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25306636-Theology-Theatre-and-Telescopes How the invention of the telescope changed the way we look at the universe -- and at our own lives too. Should attending a religious service in a Catholic church be in the job description of a Protestant government minister? Theatre director Lloyd Newson explores the religious roots of homophobia in his new play 'To Be Straight with You'. And why did Jesus die? As a play about 'atonement' opens at the synagogue in Belfast, what common ground is there between Jewish and Christian understandings of that key religious concept? How the invention of the telescope changed the way we look at the universe -- and at our own lives too. Should attending a religious service in a Catholic church be in the job description of a Protestant government minister? Theatre director Lloyd Newson explores the religious roots of homophobia in his new play 'To Be Straight with You'. And why did Jesus die? As a play about 'atonement' opens at the synagogue in Belfast, what common ground is there between Jewish and Christian understandings of that key religious concept? How the invention of the telescope changed the way we look at the universe -- and at our own lives too. Should attending a religious service in a Catholic church be in the job description of a Protestant government minister? Theatre director Lloyd Newson explores the religious roots of homophobia in his new play 'To Be Straight with You'. And why did Jesus die? As a play about 'atonement' opens at the synagogue in Belfast, what common ground is there between Jewish and Christian understandings of that key religious concept? tag:odeo.com,2009-10-18,25306636 Sun, 18 Oct 2009 03:26:00 -0700 no Everyday Ethics religion Church moral debate. ethical William Crawley Sunday Sequence http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25267996-Religion-Politics-and-the-Nobel-Prize Barack Obama becomes only the third serving US president in history to win the Nobel Peace Prize. But has he really done enough to earn the award? Abortion rises again on the political agenda in the United States as American Catholic bishops claim it should be the make or break issue in health care reform. And after the party conference season, are the UK's main political parties now ready to do God? Barack Obama becomes only the third serving US president in history to win the Nobel Peace Prize. But has he really done enough to earn the award? Abortion rises again on the political agenda in the United States as American Catholic bishops claim it should be the make or break issue in health care reform. And after the party conference season, are the UK's main political parties now ready to do God? Barack Obama becomes only the third serving US president in history to win the Nobel Peace Prize. But has he really done enough to earn the award? Abortion rises again on the political agenda in the United States as American Catholic bishops claim it should be the make or break issue in health care reform. And after the party conference season, are the UK's main political parties now ready to do God? tag:odeo.com,2009-10-11,25267996 Sun, 11 Oct 2009 03:24:00 -0700 no Everyday Ethics religion Church moral debate. ethical William Crawley Sunday Sequence http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25230268-An-Ethical-Response-to-Child-Abuse This week, we examine three stories that expose some of the complex ethical and pastoral dimensions of our society's efforts to deal with the abuse of children. Should the film director Roman Polanski be sent back to America to serve time for a child sex crime committed more than 30 years ago? Michael Mansfield QC, and John Larkin QC debate the issue with woman's aid campaigner Marie Brown. We also report from Dublin, where campaigners are pressing the Government to compensate the survivors of the Magdalene launderies. And the worshipping community of King's College, Cambridge comes to terms with the news that its much-loved Dean has taken his own life following historic allegations of child sexual abuse. This week, we examine three stories that expose some of the complex ethical and pastoral dimensions of our society's efforts to deal with the abuse of children. Should the film director Roman Polanski be sent back to America to serve time for a child sex crime committed more than 30 years ago? Michael Mansfield QC, and John Larkin QC debate the issue with woman's aid campaigner Marie Brown. We also report from Dublin, where campaigners are pressing the Government to compensate the survivors of the Magdalene launderies. And the worshipping community of King's College, Cambridge comes to terms with the news that its much-loved Dean has taken his own life following historic allegations of child sexual abuse. This week, we examine three stories that expose some of the complex ethical and pastoral dimensions of our society's efforts to deal with the abuse of children. Should the film director Roman Polanski be sent back to America to serve time for a child sex crime committed more than 30 years ago? Michael Mansfield QC, and John Larkin QC debate the issue with woman's aid campaigner Marie Brown. We also report from Dublin, where campaigners are pressing the Government to compensate the survivors of the Magdalene launderies. And the worshipping community of King's College, Cambridge comes to terms with the news that its much-loved Dean has taken his own life following historic allegations of child sexual abuse. tag:odeo.com,2009-10-04,25230268 Sun, 04 Oct 2009 03:01:00 -0700 no Everyday Ethics religion Church moral debate. ethical William Crawley Sunday Sequence http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25194032-Faith-and-Politics This week, public prosecutors across the UK published draft guidance specifying those circumstances in which someone is likely, or unlikely, to be prosecuted for assisting another person's suicide. Is Britain now on a slippery slope to legalised euthanasia? Andrea Williams from the Christian Legal Centre and Edward Turner from Dignity in Dying disagree about the likely implications of the new guidance. And we examine the role of faith in the life of two politicians -- one historical, the other contemporary. The Oxford historian Richard Carwardine explores the complex faith journey of Abraham Lincoln, whose bicentenary is being marked this year, and Klaus Larres from the University of Ulster traces religious footprints in the path to power of Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel, widely described as the most powerful woman in the world today. This week, public prosecutors across the UK published draft guidance specifying those circumstances in which someone is likely, or unlikely, to be prosecuted for assisting another person's suicide. Is Britain now on a slippery slope to legalised euthanasia? Andrea Williams from the Christian Legal Centre and Edward Turner from Dignity in Dying disagree about the likely implications of the new guidance. And we examine the role of faith in the life of two politicians -- one historical, the other contemporary. The Oxford historian Richard Carwardine explores the complex faith journey of Abraham Lincoln, whose bicentenary is being marked this year, and Klaus Larres from the University of Ulster traces religious footprints in the path to power of Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel, widely described as the most powerful woman in the world today. This week, public prosecutors across the UK published draft guidance specifying those circumstances in which someone is likely, or unlikely, to be prosecuted for assisting another person's suicide. Is Britain now on a slippery slope to legalised euthanasia? Andrea Williams from the Christian Legal Centre and Edward Turner from Dignity in Dying disagree about the likely implications of the new guidance. And we examine the role of faith in the life of two politicians -- one historical, the other contemporary. The Oxford historian Richard Carwardine explores the complex faith journey of Abraham Lincoln, whose bicentenary is being marked this year, and Klaus Larres from the University of Ulster traces religious footprints in the path to power of Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel, widely described as the most powerful woman in the world today. tag:odeo.com,2009-09-27,25194032 Sun, 27 Sep 2009 02:55:00 -0700 no Everyday Ethics religion Church moral debate. ethical William Crawley Sunday Sequence http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25154387-Sin-Sex-and-Samuel-Johnson Diarmaid Ferriter uncovers Ireland's hidden sexual history in his new book, Occasions of Sin: Sex and Society in Modern Ireland, and we ask if the idea of sin is running out of steam in the modern world. Jesuit priest Fr Alan McGuckian joins evangelical Protestant campaigner Wallace Thompson and social analyst Eilish Rooney to debate whether sin is a manmade concept or a reflection of God's will. And Howard Weinbrot has been reading the sermons of Dr Johnson on the 300th anniversary of his birth. Diarmaid Ferriter uncovers Ireland's hidden sexual history in his new book, Occasions of Sin: Sex and Society in Modern Ireland, and we ask if the idea of sin is running out of steam in the modern world. Jesuit priest Fr Alan McGuckian joins evangelical Protestant campaigner Wallace Thompson and social analyst Eilish Rooney to debate whether sin is a manmade concept or a reflection of God's will. And Howard Weinbrot has been reading the sermons of Dr Johnson on the 300th anniversary of his birth. Diarmaid Ferriter uncovers Ireland's hidden sexual history in his new book, Occasions of Sin: Sex and Society in Modern Ireland, and we ask if the idea of sin is running out of steam in the modern world. Jesuit priest Fr Alan McGuckian joins evangelical Protestant campaigner Wallace Thompson and social analyst Eilish Rooney to debate whether sin is a manmade concept or a reflection of God's will. And Howard Weinbrot has been reading the sermons of Dr Johnson on the 300th anniversary of his birth. tag:odeo.com,2009-09-20,25154387 Sun, 20 Sep 2009 03:14:00 -0700 no Everyday Ethics religion Church moral debate. ethical William Crawley Sunday Sequence http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25117939-St-Paul-the-New-Atheists-and-District-9 This week we investigate the man some people say invented Christianity, and whose critics accuse of kick-starting sexism in the church: the Apostle Paul. David Fergusson, one of Britain's leading theologians, takes on the New Atheists in his new book, Faith and Its Critics: A Conversation. And District 9: the science fiction film that explores xenophobia in post-apartheid South Africa. This week we investigate the man some people say invented Christianity, and whose critics accuse of kick-starting sexism in the church: the Apostle Paul. David Fergusson, one of Britain's leading theologians, takes on the New Atheists in his new book, Faith and Its Critics: A Conversation. And District 9: the science fiction film that explores xenophobia in post-apartheid South Africa. This week we investigate the man some people say invented Christianity, and whose critics accuse of kick-starting sexism in the church: the Apostle Paul. David Fergusson, one of Britain's leading theologians, takes on the New Atheists in his new book, Faith and Its Critics: A Conversation. And District 9: the science fiction film that explores xenophobia in post-apartheid South Africa. tag:odeo.com,2009-09-13,25117939 Sun, 13 Sep 2009 02:13:00 -0700 no Everyday Ethics religion Church moral debate. ethical William Crawley Sunday Sequence http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25080450-God-ethics-and-zoos After another spat between atheists and the Pope, do you have to believe in God to be a good person? The philosophers John Haldane and Peter Cave offer a beginner's guide to religion and ethics. We'll also ask if Bloodgate, the scandal that's rocked the rugby world, teaches us that cheating in sport can never be banished for good. Anthony Bush, the owner of Noah's Ark Zoo in Bristol, responds to science campaigners who think public bodies should not be advertising his creationist zoo. And, ahead of World Suicide Prevention Day, Andrea Rea examines the efforts being made locally to raise awareness around the tragedy of people taking their own lives. After another spat between atheists and the Pope, do you have to believe in God to be a good person? The philosophers John Haldane and Peter Cave offer a beginner's guide to religion and ethics. We'll also ask if Bloodgate, the scandal that's rocked the rugby world, teaches us that cheating in sport can never be banished for good. Anthony Bush, the owner of Noah's Ark Zoo in Bristol, responds to science campaigners who think public bodies should not be advertising his creationist zoo. And, ahead of World Suicide Prevention Day, Andrea Rea examines the efforts being made locally to raise awareness around the tragedy of people taking their own lives. After another spat between atheists and the Pope, do you have to believe in God to be a good person? The philosophers John Haldane and Peter Cave offer a beginner's guide to religion and ethics. We'll also ask if Bloodgate, the scandal that's rocked the rugby world, teaches us that cheating in sport can never be banished for good. Anthony Bush, the owner of Noah's Ark Zoo in Bristol, responds to science campaigners who think public bodies should not be advertising his creationist zoo. And, ahead of World Suicide Prevention Day, Andrea Rea examines the efforts being made locally to raise awareness around the tragedy of people taking their own lives. tag:odeo.com,2009-09-06,25080450 Sun, 06 Sep 2009 03:06:00 -0700 no Everyday Ethics religion Church moral debate. ethical William Crawley Sunday Sequence http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25044632-Ethics-John-Calvin-30-Aug-09 John Calvin at 500 Marking the 500th anniversary of his birth, we examine the legacy of John Calvin. Often described as "the father of Presbyterianism", some 70 million Reformed Christians worldwide claim a connection with the French Reformer. William Crawley visits Geneva, the city most associated with the Reformer's story, in a quest for the historical Calvin. Yale historian Bruce Gordon talks to us about his new biography of Calvin, and we debate the Reformer's ideas -- from predestination to the Protestant work ethic -- with the evangelical feminist theologian Elaine Stokey, Dolan Cummings from the Institute of Ideas, and Andrew McGowan, former principal of Highland Theological College. How should we read John Calvin's work today? What does it mean to be a "Calvinist" in the 21st century? And where would Calvin stand on today's great theological and cultural debates? John Calvin at 500 Marking the 500th anniversary of his birth, we examine the legacy of John Calvin. Often described as "the father of Presbyterianism", some 70 million Reformed Christians worldwide claim a connection with the French Reformer. William Crawley visits Geneva, the city most associated with the Reformer's story, in a quest for the historical Calvin. Yale historian Bruce Gordon talks to us about his new biography of Calvin, and we debate the Reformer's ideas -- from predestination to the Protestant work ethic -- with the evangelical feminist theologian Elaine Stokey, Dolan Cummings from the Institute of Ideas, and Andrew McGowan, former principal of Highland Theological College. How should we read John Calvin's work today? What does it mean to be a "Calvinist" in the 21st century? And where would Calvin stand on today's great theological and cultural debates? John Calvin at 500 Marking the 500th anniversary of his birth, we examine the legacy of John Calvin. Often described as "the father of Presbyterianism", some 70 million Reformed Christians worldwide claim a connection with the French Reformer. William Crawley visits Geneva, the city most associated with the Reformer's story, in a quest for the historical Calvin. Yale historian Bruce Gordon talks to us about his new biography of Calvin, and we debate the Reformer's ideas -- from predestination to the Protestant work ethic -- with the evangelical feminist theologian Elaine Stokey, Dolan Cummings from the Institute of Ideas, and Andrew McGowan, former principal of Highland Theological College. How should we read John Calvin's work today? What does it mean to be a "Calvinist" in the 21st century? And where would Calvin stand on today's great theological and cultural debates? tag:odeo.com,2009-08-30,25044632 Sun, 30 Aug 2009 03:05:00 -0700 no Everyday Ethics religion Church moral debate. ethical William Crawley Sunday Sequence http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25007486-The-Spirit-Level Is income inequality just a fact of life, or is it ruining our societies? Kate Pickett, co-author with her partner Richard Wilkinson of The Spirit Level: Why More Equal Societies Almost always Do Better, explains why she believes income inequality is the key to understanding why some societies succeed while others fail. We talk to John Graham-Cumming about why he has organised a petititon on the Downing Street website calling on the British Government to apologise to the father of modern computing, Alan Turing, who took his own life at the age of 41 after being prosecuted for being gay. And forget the so-called war between religion and science: James Hannam, author of God's Philosophers: How the Medieval World Laid the Foundations of Modern Science, says we wouldn't have any science if it wasn't for religion. Is income inequality just a fact of life, or is it ruining our societies? Kate Pickett, co-author with her partner Richard Wilkinson of The Spirit Level: Why More Equal Societies Almost always Do Better, explains why she believes income inequality is the key to understanding why some societies succeed while others fail. We talk to John Graham-Cumming about why he has organised a petititon on the Downing Street website calling on the British Government to apologise to the father of modern computing, Alan Turing, who took his own life at the age of 41 after being prosecuted for being gay. And forget the so-called war between religion and science: James Hannam, author of God's Philosophers: How the Medieval World Laid the Foundations of Modern Science, says we wouldn't have any science if it wasn't for religion. Is income inequality just a fact of life, or is it ruining our societies? Kate Pickett, co-author with her partner Richard Wilkinson of The Spirit Level: Why More Equal Societies Almost always Do Better, explains why she believes income inequality is the key to understanding why some societies succeed while others fail. We talk to John Graham-Cumming about why he has organised a petititon on the Downing Street website calling on the British Government to apologise to the father of modern computing, Alan Turing, who took his own life at the age of 41 after being prosecuted for being gay. And forget the so-called war between religion and science: James Hannam, author of God's Philosophers: How the Medieval World Laid the Foundations of Modern Science, says we wouldn't have any science if it wasn't for religion. tag:odeo.com,2009-08-23,25007486 Sun, 23 Aug 2009 02:47:00 -0700 no Everyday Ethics religion Church moral debate. ethical William Crawley Sunday Sequence http://www.odeo.com/episodes/24970754-Ethics Northern Ireland's new Police Chief is a committed Christian. Is that really such a big deal? Dox Axcell from the Christian Police Association describes the challenges and opportunities of policing as a Christian in today's Britain. The psychologist Luke Galen explains the findings of his new study which suggest that today's atheists tend to be unmarried males with disagreeable personalities. We also hear from the Bible professor who was consulted by the French government during the lead up to the Iraq War. Thomas Romer was asked to explain some strange biblical prophecies that George Bush kept mentioning in meetings with the French President. But first, Richard Woods introduces us to a mysterious chapter from intellectual history: the excommunication of the Catholic mystic Meister Eckhart. Northern Ireland's new Police Chief is a committed Christian. Is that really such a big deal? Dox Axcell from the Christian Police Association describes the challenges and opportunities of policing as a Christian in today's Britain. The psychologist Luke Galen explains the findings of his new study which suggest that today's atheists tend to be unmarried males with disagreeable personalities. We also hear from the Bible professor who was consulted by the French government during the lead up to the Iraq War. Thomas Romer was asked to explain some strange biblical prophecies that George Bush kept mentioning in meetings with the French President. But first, Richard Woods introduces us to a mysterious chapter from intellectual history: the excommunication of the Catholic mystic Meister Eckhart. Northern Ireland's new Police Chief is a committed Christian. Is that really such a big deal? Dox Axcell from the Christian Police Association describes the challenges and opportunities of policing as a Christian in today's Britain. The psychologist Luke Galen explains the findings of his new study which suggest that today's atheists tend to be unmarried males with disagreeable personalities. We also hear from the Bible professor who was consulted by the French government during the lead up to the Iraq War. Thomas Romer was asked to explain some strange biblical prophecies that George Bush kept mentioning in meetings with the French President. But first, Richard Woods introduces us to a mysterious chapter from intellectual history: the excommunication of the Catholic mystic Meister Eckhart. tag:odeo.com,2009-08-16,24970754 Sun, 16 Aug 2009 04:54:00 -0700 no Everyday Ethics religion Church moral debate. ethical William Crawley Sunday Sequence http://www.odeo.com/episodes/24932003-God-Money-and-Racism We begin with a public debate about racism and immigration, following the claim by Northern Ireland's finance minister that anti-racism groups are talking up the problem of racism in order to get more public funding. The atheist campaigner Sam Harris explains why he is troubled by the appointment of a well-known Christian, Francis Collins, as director of the US National Institutes of Health. Andrew Brown of The Guardian says the row demonstrates that atheism can be every bit as intolerant as religion. Karen Armstrong also says the 'new atheists' are missing the point -- she makes the case for God in her new book. And the economist John Simpson and theologian Drew Gibson debate money and vocation: how open are churches about their books, and how much are the church's top brass being paid? We begin with a public debate about racism and immigration, following the claim by Northern Ireland's finance minister that anti-racism groups are talking up the problem of racism in order to get more public funding. The atheist campaigner Sam Harris explains why he is troubled by the appointment of a well-known Christian, Francis Collins, as director of the US National Institutes of Health. Andrew Brown of The Guardian says the row demonstrates that atheism can be every bit as intolerant as religion. Karen Armstrong also says the 'new atheists' are missing the point -- she makes the case for God in her new book. And the economist John Simpson and theologian Drew Gibson debate money and vocation: how open are churches about their books, and how much are the church's top brass being paid? We begin with a public debate about racism and immigration, following the claim by Northern Ireland's finance minister that anti-racism groups are talking up the problem of racism in order to get more public funding. The atheist campaigner Sam Harris explains why he is troubled by the appointment of a well-known Christian, Francis Collins, as director of the US National Institutes of Health. Andrew Brown of The Guardian says the row demonstrates that atheism can be every bit as intolerant as religion. Karen Armstrong also says the 'new atheists' are missing the point -- she makes the case for God in her new book. And the economist John Simpson and theologian Drew Gibson debate money and vocation: how open are churches about their books, and how much are the church's top brass being paid? tag:odeo.com,2009-08-09,24932003 Sun, 09 Aug 2009 03:07:00 -0700 no Everyday Ethics religion Church moral debate. ethical William Crawley Sunday Sequence http://www.odeo.com/episodes/24899855-Law-Justice-and-Socrates Did the Law Lords just pave the way for assisted suicide in the UK? We'll assess the implications of the judgment in the case of Debbie Purdy and ask if it's time for a change in the UK's law. Joshua Rozenburg analyses the judgement, and Brendan McCarthy and Brian McClinton disagree about the ethics of assisted suicide. Race politics returned to America this week when the President misspoke at a press conference: Cal Thomas and Seamus McAleavey explore the lessons we can learn from the story of the professor and the policeman? We'll also hear about a landmark new decision from Britain's Quakers, who have decided to support gay marriage. And Robin Waterfield tries to solve one of the great puzzles of intellectual history: why was Socrates killed? Did the Law Lords just pave the way for assisted suicide in the UK? We'll assess the implications of the judgment in the case of Debbie Purdy and ask if it's time for a change in the UK's law. Joshua Rozenburg analyses the judgement, and Brendan McCarthy and Brian McClinton disagree about the ethics of assisted suicide. Race politics returned to America this week when the President misspoke at a press conference: Cal Thomas and Seamus McAleavey explore the lessons we can learn from the story of the professor and the policeman? We'll also hear about a landmark new decision from Britain's Quakers, who have decided to support gay marriage. And Robin Waterfield tries to solve one of the great puzzles of intellectual history: why was Socrates killed? Did the Law Lords just pave the way for assisted suicide in the UK? We'll assess the implications of the judgment in the case of Debbie Purdy and ask if it's time for a change in the UK's law. Joshua Rozenburg analyses the judgement, and Brendan McCarthy and Brian McClinton disagree about the ethics of assisted suicide. Race politics returned to America this week when the President misspoke at a press conference: Cal Thomas and Seamus McAleavey explore the lessons we can learn from the story of the professor and the policeman? We'll also hear about a landmark new decision from Britain's Quakers, who have decided to support gay marriage. And Robin Waterfield tries to solve one of the great puzzles of intellectual history: why was Socrates killed? tag:odeo.com,2009-08-02,24899855 Sun, 02 Aug 2009 03:20:00 -0700 no Everyday Ethics religion Church moral debate. ethical William Crawley Sunday Sequence http://www.odeo.com/episodes/24865858-EUTHANASIA-A-NEW-VOICE-IN-THE-LORDS-THE-TWELVE-A-HARD-HITTING-READ Royal College of Nursing changes tack on assisted suicide. Dame Nuala O'Loan on going to the House of Lords. Ruth Dudley Edwards and Henry McDonald on Suart Neville's debut novel. Royal College of Nursing changes tack on assisted suicide. Dame Nuala O'Loan on going to the House of Lords. Ruth Dudley Edwards and Henry McDonald on Suart Neville's debut novel. Royal College of Nursing changes tack on assisted suicide. Dame Nuala O'Loan on going to the House of Lords. Ruth Dudley Edwards and Henry McDonald on Suart Neville's debut novel. tag:odeo.com,2009-07-26,24865858 Sun, 26 Jul 2009 03:26:00 -0700 no Everyday Ethics religion Church moral debate. ethical William Crawley Sunday Sequence http://www.odeo.com/episodes/24829628-Moonwalking-Circumcision-and-Richard-Dawkins Forty years after man walked on the moon, why do many people still think the Moon landing was a hoax? Are conspiracy theories a new kind of religion? The theologian and astrophysicist David Wilkinson joins American studies expert Alasdair Sparks to examine the impact of space travel on our culture and our idea of God. The historian of science Fern Elsdon-Baker throws down the gauntlet to Richard Dawkins -- she says he's out of date on religion, history and science. And Linda Massey, founder of NoCirc NI, argues that circumcision is a form of child abuse and calls on the government to outlaw the practice for non-medical reasons. Dr Mamoun Mobayad from the Muslim Family Association defends the tradition as a safe and responsible procedure. Forty years after man walked on the moon, why do many people still think the Moon landing was a hoax? Are conspiracy theories a new kind of religion? The theologian and astrophysicist David Wilkinson joins American studies expert Alasdair Sparks to examine the impact of space travel on our culture and our idea of God. The historian of science Fern Elsdon-Baker throws down the gauntlet to Richard Dawkins -- she says he's out of date on religion, history and science. And Linda Massey, founder of NoCirc NI, argues that circumcision is a form of child abuse and calls on the government to outlaw the practice for non-medical reasons. Dr Mamoun Mobayad from the Muslim Family Association defends the tradition as a safe and responsible procedure. Forty years after man walked on the moon, why do many people still think the Moon landing was a hoax? Are conspiracy theories a new kind of religion? The theologian and astrophysicist David Wilkinson joins American studies expert Alasdair Sparks to examine the impact of space travel on our culture and our idea of God. The historian of science Fern Elsdon-Baker throws down the gauntlet to Richard Dawkins -- she says he's out of date on religion, history and science. And Linda Massey, founder of NoCirc NI, argues that circumcision is a form of child abuse and calls on the government to outlaw the practice for non-medical reasons. Dr Mamoun Mobayad from the Muslim Family Association defends the tradition as a safe and responsible procedure. tag:odeo.com,2009-07-19,24829628 Sun, 19 Jul 2009 03:07:00 -0700 no Everyday Ethics religion Church moral debate. ethical William Crawley Sunday Sequence http://www.odeo.com/episodes/24785766-Money-Sex-and-War The Pope proposes a new world order in his latest encyclical letter, but who decides which values will shape the new world? Clifford Longley, Deborah Littman and Esmond Birnie respond to Caritas in veritate and Pope Benedict's advice to the world of finance and politics. A scientific breakthrough was announced this week which had critics summoning the spectre of a Brave New World. We'll ask philosopher Annabel Lever and Christian ethicist Michael Trimble if that's the real consequence of scientists creating artificial human sperm. And Rupert Cornwell assesses the legacy of Robert McNamara, the architect of the Vietnam War, who later denounced the whole venture as immoral and futile. The Pope proposes a new world order in his latest encyclical letter, but who decides which values will shape the new world? Clifford Longley, Deborah Littman and Esmond Birnie respond to Caritas in veritate and Pope Benedict's advice to the world of finance and politics. A scientific breakthrough was announced this week which had critics summoning the spectre of a Brave New World. We'll ask philosopher Annabel Lever and Christian ethicist Michael Trimble if that's the real consequence of scientists creating artificial human sperm. And Rupert Cornwell assesses the legacy of Robert McNamara, the architect of the Vietnam War, who later denounced the whole venture as immoral and futile. The Pope proposes a new world order in his latest encyclical letter, but who decides which values will shape the new world? Clifford Longley, Deborah Littman and Esmond Birnie respond to Caritas in veritate and Pope Benedict's advice to the world of finance and politics. A scientific breakthrough was announced this week which had critics summoning the spectre of a Brave New World. We'll ask philosopher Annabel Lever and Christian ethicist Michael Trimble if that's the real consequence of scientists creating artificial human sperm. And Rupert Cornwell assesses the legacy of Robert McNamara, the architect of the Vietnam War, who later denounced the whole venture as immoral and futile. tag:odeo.com,2009-07-12,24785766 Sun, 12 Jul 2009 02:30:00 -0700 no Everyday Ethics religion Church moral debate. ethical William Crawley Sunday Sequence http://www.odeo.com/episodes/24750696-05-07-09 Irish Nobel peace laureate talks to us live from a prison cell in Israel and says she's been illegally abducted and abused by Israeli forces after trying to enter the Gaza Strip on a boat carrying humanitarian aid supplies. Peter Tatchell and Gregory Woods look back to June 1969 and the riots in New York that gave birth to the modern gay liberation movement. Have today's gay campaigners settled for something less than full liberation? Marriage campaigner David Quinn is alarmed that one third of children born in Ireland have unmarried parents -- should he be? And terrorism expert Richard English says we'll never defeat it if we refuse to define it properly. What's your definition of a terrorist? Irish Nobel peace laureate talks to us live from a prison cell in Israel and says she's been illegally abducted and abused by Israeli forces after trying to enter the Gaza Strip on a boat carrying humanitarian aid supplies. Peter Tatchell and Gregory Woods look back to June 1969 and the riots in New York that gave birth to the modern gay liberation movement. Have today's gay campaigners settled for something less than full liberation? Marriage campaigner David Quinn is alarmed that one third of children born in Ireland have unmarried parents -- should he be? And terrorism expert Richard English says we'll never defeat it if we refuse to define it properly. What's your definition of a terrorist? Irish Nobel peace laureate talks to us live from a prison cell in Israel and says she's been illegally abducted and abused by Israeli forces after trying to enter the Gaza Strip on a boat carrying humanitarian aid supplies. Peter Tatchell and Gregory Woods look back to June 1969 and the riots in New York that gave birth to the modern gay liberation movement. Have today's gay campaigners settled for something less than full liberation? Marriage campaigner David Quinn is alarmed that one third of children born in Ireland have unmarried parents -- should he be? And terrorism expert Richard English says we'll never defeat it if we refuse to define it properly. What's your definition of a terrorist? tag:odeo.com,2009-07-05,24750696 Sun, 05 Jul 2009 04:29:00 -0700 no Everyday Ethics religion Church moral debate. ethical William Crawley Sunday Sequence http://www.odeo.com/episodes/24724875-God-Violence-and-the-BNP When anti-fascist campaigners get violent at a BNP press conference, are they playing into their enemies' hands? Anindya Bhattacharyya, spokesperson for Unite Against Facism, disagrees with the columnist Matthew Parris about street tactics. We also meet the author of a new book who says he has developed six brand new arguments to prove that God doesn't exist. And Bishop John McAreavey explains why Catholic bishops in Ireland feel "ashamed, humbled and repentant" following the publication of the Ryan Report, while Bruce Arnold says the Irish government needs to feel more of that sense of shame. When anti-fascist campaigners get violent at a BNP press conference, are they playing into their enemies' hands? Anindya Bhattacharyya, spokesperson for Unite Against Facism, disagrees with the columnist Matthew Parris about street tactics. We also meet the author of a new book who says he has developed six brand new arguments to prove that God doesn't exist. And Bishop John McAreavey explains why Catholic bishops in Ireland feel "ashamed, humbled and repentant" following the publication of the Ryan Report, while Bruce Arnold says the Irish government needs to feel more of that sense of shame. When anti-fascist campaigners get violent at a BNP press conference, are they playing into their enemies' hands? Anindya Bhattacharyya, spokesperson for Unite Against Facism, disagrees with the columnist Matthew Parris about street tactics. We also meet the author of a new book who says he has developed six brand new arguments to prove that God doesn't exist. And Bishop John McAreavey explains why Catholic bishops in Ireland feel "ashamed, humbled and repentant" following the publication of the Ryan Report, while Bruce Arnold says the Irish government needs to feel more of that sense of shame. tag:odeo.com,2009-06-14,24724875 Sun, 14 Jun 2009 03:31:00 -0700 no Everyday Ethics religion Church moral debate. ethical William Crawley Sunday Sequence http://www.odeo.com/episodes/24663250-Ethics Father Vincent Twomey and sociologist Professor John Brewer debate the culture that produced the Irish child abuse horrors documented in the Ryan Report. Malachi O'Doherty reports from the Presbyterian General Assembly on the anguish of savers in the Presbyterian Mutual Society which went into administration six months ago. And publicist Max Clifford, Professor Ellis Cashmore and Dr Paul Moore discuss the ethics of reality TV, in the light of the experience of Susan Boyle. Father Vincent Twomey and sociologist Professor John Brewer debate the culture that produced the Irish child abuse horrors documented in the Ryan Report. Malachi O'Doherty reports from the Presbyterian General Assembly on the anguish of savers in the Presbyterian Mutual Society which went into administration six months ago. And publicist Max Clifford, Professor Ellis Cashmore and Dr Paul Moore discuss the ethics of reality TV, in the light of the experience of Susan Boyle. Father Vincent Twomey and sociologist Professor John Brewer debate the culture that produced the Irish child abuse horrors documented in the Ryan Report. Malachi O'Doherty reports from the Presbyterian General Assembly on the anguish of savers in the Presbyterian Mutual Society which went into administration six months ago. And publicist Max Clifford, Professor Ellis Cashmore and Dr Paul Moore discuss the ethics of reality TV, in the light of the experience of Susan Boyle. tag:odeo.com,2009-06-07,24663250 Sun, 07 Jun 2009 06:17:00 -0700 no Everyday Ethics religion Church moral debate. ethical William Crawley Sunday Sequence http://www.odeo.com/episodes/24632442-Churches-in-the-firing-line This week: two churches are facing protests by their own members. As the Catholic Church in Ireland reels from the revelations of child abuse contained in Mr Justice Ryan's report, we talk to leaders from some of the religious orders implicated in the abuse. And on the eve of the Presbyterian General Assembly, the church's Moderator, Dr Donald Patton, reacts to angry Presbyterians who feel betrayed by their church's response to the collapse of the Presbyterian Mutual Society. This week: two churches are facing protests by their own members. As the Catholic Church in Ireland reels from the revelations of child abuse contained in Mr Justice Ryan's report, we talk to leaders from some of the religious orders implicated in the abuse. And on the eve of the Presbyterian General Assembly, the church's Moderator, Dr Donald Patton, reacts to angry Presbyterians who feel betrayed by their church's response to the collapse of the Presbyterian Mutual Society. This week: two churches are facing protests by their own members. As the Catholic Church in Ireland reels from the revelations of child abuse contained in Mr Justice Ryan's report, we talk to leaders from some of the religious orders implicated in the abuse. And on the eve of the Presbyterian General Assembly, the church's Moderator, Dr Donald Patton, reacts to angry Presbyterians who feel betrayed by their church's response to the collapse of the Presbyterian Mutual Society. tag:odeo.com,2009-05-31,24632442 Sun, 31 May 2009 02:31:00 -0700 no Everyday Ethics religion Church moral debate. ethical William Crawley Sunday Sequence http://www.odeo.com/episodes/24601904-Sex-Abuse-and-the-Christian-Church In this week's podcast, we explore two ethical debates at the centre of national life on either side of the Irish Sea. The Church of Scotland's General Assembly has voted to approve the appointment of a gay minister in Aberdeen. Campaigners say it's a step forward for the inclusion of gay and lesbian church members and evidence that Scotland's national church is turning its back on homophobia. We examine the implications of that decision for other churches across the UK. But first to the story that has shocked Ireland and the world. Mr Justice Ryan's child abuse report exposes a secret history of torture, violence and rape carried out against thousands of vulnerable children in Ireland over a period of 60 years -- abuse perpetrated by Catholic brothers and nuns and covered up by church authorities and the state. We'll ask if the revelations will lead to justice now for victims, and whether the church's moral authority has been erased forever. In this week's podcast, we explore two ethical debates at the centre of national life on either side of the Irish Sea. The Church of Scotland's General Assembly has voted to approve the appointment of a gay minister in Aberdeen. Campaigners say it's a step forward for the inclusion of gay and lesbian church members and evidence that Scotland's national church is turning its back on homophobia. We examine the implications of that decision for other churches across the UK. But first to the story that has shocked Ireland and the world. Mr Justice Ryan's child abuse report exposes a secret history of torture, violence and rape carried out against thousands of vulnerable children in Ireland over a period of 60 years -- abuse perpetrated by Catholic brothers and nuns and covered up by church authorities and the state. We'll ask if the revelations will lead to justice now for victims, and whether the church's moral authority has been erased forever. In this week's podcast, we explore two ethical debates at the centre of national life on either side of the Irish Sea. The Church of Scotland's General Assembly has voted to approve the appointment of a gay minister in Aberdeen. Campaigners say it's a step forward for the inclusion of gay and lesbian church members and evidence that Scotland's national church is turning its back on homophobia. We examine the implications of that decision for other churches across the UK. But first to the story that has shocked Ireland and the world. Mr Justice Ryan's child abuse report exposes a secret history of torture, violence and rape carried out against thousands of vulnerable children in Ireland over a period of 60 years -- abuse perpetrated by Catholic brothers and nuns and covered up by church authorities and the state. We'll ask if the revelations will lead to justice now for victims, and whether the church's moral authority has been erased forever. tag:odeo.com,2009-05-24,24601904 Sun, 24 May 2009 01:36:00 -0700 no Everyday Ethics religion Church moral debate. ethical William Crawley Sunday Sequence http://www.odeo.com/episodes/24572461-The-Body-Politic Susie Orbach indicts the shady alliance between medical science and commerce that is exploiting our fears about how we look and feel in our bodies. The Church of Scotland is on the brink of a theological civil war over that part of our bodily existence that seems always to upset churches -- our sexuality. And some say the MPs expenses row has revealed a cancer in the body politic. How did it happen? What needs to change? And is it time for an even wider public debate about accountability and honour in public life? Susie Orbach indicts the shady alliance between medical science and commerce that is exploiting our fears about how we look and feel in our bodies. The Church of Scotland is on the brink of a theological civil war over that part of our bodily existence that seems always to upset churches -- our sexuality. And some say the MPs expenses row has revealed a cancer in the body politic. How did it happen? What needs to change? And is it time for an even wider public debate about accountability and honour in public life? Susie Orbach indicts the shady alliance between medical science and commerce that is exploiting our fears about how we look and feel in our bodies. The Church of Scotland is on the brink of a theological civil war over that part of our bodily existence that seems always to upset churches -- our sexuality. And some say the MPs expenses row has revealed a cancer in the body politic. How did it happen? What needs to change? And is it time for an even wider public debate about accountability and honour in public life? tag:odeo.com,2009-05-17,24572461 Sun, 17 May 2009 03:17:00 -0700 no Everyday Ethics religion Church moral debate. ethical William Crawley Sunday Sequence http://www.odeo.com/episodes/24555423-Suzanne-Breen-and-the-ethics-of-confidentiality Should a journalist ever reveal his or her source to the police? The Sunday Tribune's Northern editor Suzanne Breen says she would rather go to prison than hand over her notebook and computer to the police officers investigating killings by the Real IRA. We'll also examine the ethics of DNA data bases and the governement's plan to hold onto genetic information from innocent people. The philosopher Denis Dutton explains why he believes evolution can explain the existence of art galleries. And we look at the diplomatic challenges facing Pope Benedict as he travels through the Middle East. Should a journalist ever reveal his or her source to the police? The Sunday Tribune's Northern editor Suzanne Breen says she would rather go to prison than hand over her notebook and computer to the police officers investigating killings by the Real IRA. We'll also examine the ethics of DNA data bases and the governement's plan to hold onto genetic information from innocent people. The philosopher Denis Dutton explains why he believes evolution can explain the existence of art galleries. And we look at the diplomatic challenges facing Pope Benedict as he travels through the Middle East. Should a journalist ever reveal his or her source to the police? The Sunday Tribune's Northern editor Suzanne Breen says she would rather go to prison than hand over her notebook and computer to the police officers investigating killings by the Real IRA. We'll also examine the ethics of DNA data bases and the governement's plan to hold onto genetic information from innocent people. The philosopher Denis Dutton explains why he believes evolution can explain the existence of art galleries. And we look at the diplomatic challenges facing Pope Benedict as he travels through the Middle East. tag:odeo.com,2009-05-10,24555423 Sun, 10 May 2009 02:42:00 -0700 no Everyday Ethics religion Church moral debate. ethical William Crawley Sunday Sequence http://www.odeo.com/episodes/24531977-Swine-Flu-Spirituality-and-Spin-Doctoring Who created swine flu? Is the H1N1 virus a reason to abandon belief in an all-loving God who takes care of the world? And what are the ethical questions raised by our response to an imminent pandemic? We explore the theology and ethics of flu. The philosopher AC Grayling uncovers the tricks of the trade used by spin doctors, politicians and even some religious leaders -- that's our guide to the dark arts of persuasion. And we mark the 800th anniversary of the conversion of a medieval saint whose ideas remain strangely modern. Francis of Assisi addressed issues of wealth and poverty, environmentalism, and the relationship between Christianity and Islam. Who created swine flu? Is the H1N1 virus a reason to abandon belief in an all-loving God who takes care of the world? And what are the ethical questions raised by our response to an imminent pandemic? We explore the theology and ethics of flu. The philosopher AC Grayling uncovers the tricks of the trade used by spin doctors, politicians and even some religious leaders -- that's our guide to the dark arts of persuasion. And we mark the 800th anniversary of the conversion of a medieval saint whose ideas remain strangely modern. Francis of Assisi addressed issues of wealth and poverty, environmentalism, and the relationship between Christianity and Islam. Who created swine flu? Is the H1N1 virus a reason to abandon belief in an all-loving God who takes care of the world? And what are the ethical questions raised by our response to an imminent pandemic? We explore the theology and ethics of flu. The philosopher AC Grayling uncovers the tricks of the trade used by spin doctors, politicians and even some religious leaders -- that's our guide to the dark arts of persuasion. And we mark the 800th anniversary of the conversion of a medieval saint whose ideas remain strangely modern. Francis of Assisi addressed issues of wealth and poverty, environmentalism, and the relationship between Christianity and Islam. tag:odeo.com,2009-05-03,24531977 Sun, 03 May 2009 02:55:00 -0700 no Everyday Ethics religion Church moral debate. ethical William Crawley Sunday Sequence http://www.odeo.com/episodes/24531316-Swine-Flu-Spirituality-and-Spin-Doctoring Who created swine flu? Is the H1N1 virus a reason to abandon belief in an all-loving God who takes care of the world? And what are the ethical questions raised by our response to an imminent pandemic? We explore the theology and ethics of flu. The philosopher AC Grayling uncovers the tricks of the trade used by spin doctors, politicans and even some religious leaders -- that's our guide to the dark arts of persuasion. And we mark the 800th anniversary of the conversion of a medieval saint whose ideas remain strangely modern. Francis of Assisi addressed issues of wealth and poverty, environmentalism, and the relationship between Christianity and Islam. Who created swine flu? Is the H1N1 virus a reason to abandon belief in an all-loving God who takes care of the world? And what are the ethical questions raised by our response to an imminent pandemic? We explore the theology and ethics of flu. The philosopher AC Grayling uncovers the tricks of the trade used by spin doctors, politicans and even some religious leaders -- that's our guide to the dark arts of persuasion. And we mark the 800th anniversary of the conversion of a medieval saint whose ideas remain strangely modern. Francis of Assisi addressed issues of wealth and poverty, environmentalism, and the relationship between Christianity and Islam. Who created swine flu? Is the H1N1 virus a reason to abandon belief in an all-loving God who takes care of the world? And what are the ethical questions raised by our response to an imminent pandemic? We explore the theology and ethics of flu. The philosopher AC Grayling uncovers the tricks of the trade used by spin doctors, politicans and even some religious leaders -- that's our guide to the dark arts of persuasion. And we mark the 800th anniversary of the conversion of a medieval saint whose ideas remain strangely modern. Francis of Assisi addressed issues of wealth and poverty, environmentalism, and the relationship between Christianity and Islam. tag:odeo.com,2009-05-03,24531316 Sun, 03 May 2009 02:55:00 -0700 no Everyday Ethics religion Church moral debate. ethical William Crawley Sunday Sequence http://www.odeo.com/episodes/24505402-Religion-Politics-and-Satire As the UK prepares to borrow nearly 200 billion pounds to keep the country running, what kind of vision of society is hidden in this week's Budget? Barack Obama reaches the 100 days milestone, but how has his administration changed the moral and religious landscape of America? We'll also assess the significance of the historic first meeting between the leadership of the Irish Catholic Church and the Ulster Political Research Group, who are closely linked to the loyalist paramilitary organisation, the UDA. And a priest, a humanist and a comedian go to see "Religulous", a documentary examining religion in the world today by the American atheist comedian Bill Maher. Is it fair comment or just dead-pan cynicism? As the UK prepares to borrow nearly 200 billion pounds to keep the country running, what kind of vision of society is hidden in this week's Budget? Barack Obama reaches the 100 days milestone, but how has his administration changed the moral and religious landscape of America? We'll also assess the significance of the historic first meeting between the leadership of the Irish Catholic Church and the Ulster Political Research Group, who are closely linked to the loyalist paramilitary organisation, the UDA. And a priest, a humanist and a comedian go to see "Religulous", a documentary examining religion in the world today by the American atheist comedian Bill Maher. Is it fair comment or just dead-pan cynicism? As the UK prepares to borrow nearly 200 billion pounds to keep the country running, what kind of vision of society is hidden in this week's Budget? Barack Obama reaches the 100 days milestone, but how has his administration changed the moral and religious landscape of America? We'll also assess the significance of the historic first meeting between the leadership of the Irish Catholic Church and the Ulster Political Research Group, who are closely linked to the loyalist paramilitary organisation, the UDA. And a priest, a humanist and a comedian go to see "Religulous", a documentary examining religion in the world today by the American atheist comedian Bill Maher. Is it fair comment or just dead-pan cynicism? tag:odeo.com,2009-04-26,24505402 Sun, 26 Apr 2009 03:10:00 -0700 no Everyday Ethics religion Church moral debate. ethical William Crawley Sunday Sequence http://www.odeo.com/episodes/24469509-19-04-Everyday-Ethics EU EQUALITY DIRECTIVE; HATE CRIME IN BELFAST; THE E-MAILS SCANDAL; THE THEOLOGY OF THE EASTER RISING; IRISH RELAX BAN ON RELIGIOUS ADVERTS; GOD AND THE RECESSION. MEPS Jim Allister and Jean Lambert debate the controversial EU Directive on equality. Clifford Longley and Matthew Parris discuss the ethics of contemporary politics in the light of the e-mails scandal. Alasdair McDonnell MP on hate crime in his South Belfast constituency. Fintan O'Toole on his myth-shattering book on the Easter Rising. Irish Catholic deputy editor Michael Kelly reveals the Irish Government is to relax the ban on the broadcasting of religious adverts while Father Gerry O'Hanlon SJ argues for a new economic paradigm to avoid a similar recession in the future. EU EQUALITY DIRECTIVE; HATE CRIME IN BELFAST; THE E-MAILS SCANDAL; THE THEOLOGY OF THE EASTER RISING; IRISH RELAX BAN ON RELIGIOUS ADVERTS; GOD AND THE RECESSION. MEPS Jim Allister and Jean Lambert debate the controversial EU Directive on equality. Clifford Longley and Matthew Parris discuss the ethics of contemporary politics in the light of the e-mails scandal. Alasdair McDonnell MP on hate crime in his South Belfast constituency. Fintan O'Toole on his myth-shattering book on the Easter Rising. Irish Catholic deputy editor Michael Kelly reveals the Irish Government is to relax the ban on the broadcasting of religious adverts while Father Gerry O'Hanlon SJ argues for a new economic paradigm to avoid a similar recession in the future. EU EQUALITY DIRECTIVE; HATE CRIME IN BELFAST; THE E-MAILS SCANDAL; THE THEOLOGY OF THE EASTER RISING; IRISH RELAX BAN ON RELIGIOUS ADVERTS; GOD AND THE RECESSION. MEPS Jim Allister and Jean Lambert debate the controversial EU Directive on equality. Clifford Longley and Matthew Parris discuss the ethics of contemporary politics in the light of the e-mails scandal. Alasdair McDonnell MP on hate crime in his South Belfast constituency. Fintan O'Toole on his myth-shattering book on the Easter Rising. Irish Catholic deputy editor Michael Kelly reveals the Irish Government is to relax the ban on the broadcasting of religious adverts while Father Gerry O'Hanlon SJ argues for a new economic paradigm to avoid a similar recession in the future. tag:odeo.com,2009-04-19,24469509 Sun, 19 Apr 2009 03:01:00 -0700 no Everyday Ethics religion Church moral debate. ethical William Crawley Sunday Sequence http://www.odeo.com/episodes/24469510-Sunday-19th-April EU EQUALITY DIRECTIVE; HATE CRIME IN BELFAST; THE E-MAILS SCANDAL; THE THEOLOGY OF THE EASTER RISING; IRISH RELAX BAN ON RELIGIOUS ADVERTS; GOD AND THE RECESSION. MEPS Jim Allister and Jean Lambert debate the controversial EU Directive on equality. Clifford Longley and Matthew Parris discuss the ethics of contemporary politics in the light of the e-mails scandal. Alasdair McDonnell MP on hate crime in his South Belfast constituency. Fintan O'Toole on his myth-shattering book on the Easter Rising. Irish Catholic deputy editor Michael Kelly reveals the Irish Government is to relax the ban on the broadcasting of religious adverts while Father Gerry O'Hanlon SJ argues for a new economic paradigm to avoid a similar recession in the future. EU EQUALITY DIRECTIVE; HATE CRIME IN BELFAST; THE E-MAILS SCANDAL; THE THEOLOGY OF THE EASTER RISING; IRISH RELAX BAN ON RELIGIOUS ADVERTS; GOD AND THE RECESSION. MEPS Jim Allister and Jean Lambert debate the controversial EU Directive on equality. Clifford Longley and Matthew Parris discuss the ethics of contemporary politics in the light of the e-mails scandal. Alasdair McDonnell MP on hate crime in his South Belfast constituency. Fintan O'Toole on his myth-shattering book on the Easter Rising. Irish Catholic deputy editor Michael Kelly reveals the Irish Government is to relax the ban on the broadcasting of religious adverts while Father Gerry O'Hanlon SJ argues for a new economic paradigm to avoid a similar recession in the future. EU EQUALITY DIRECTIVE; HATE CRIME IN BELFAST; THE E-MAILS SCANDAL; THE THEOLOGY OF THE EASTER RISING; IRISH RELAX BAN ON RELIGIOUS ADVERTS; GOD AND THE RECESSION. MEPS Jim Allister and Jean Lambert debate the controversial EU Directive on equality. Clifford Longley and Matthew Parris discuss the ethics of contemporary politics in the light of the e-mails scandal. Alasdair McDonnell MP on hate crime in his South Belfast constituency. Fintan O'Toole on his myth-shattering book on the Easter Rising. Irish Catholic deputy editor Michael Kelly reveals the Irish Government is to relax the ban on the broadcasting of religious adverts while Father Gerry O'Hanlon SJ argues for a new economic paradigm to avoid a similar recession in the future. tag:odeo.com,2009-04-18,24469510 Sat, 18 Apr 2009 23:30:00 -0700 no Everyday Ethics religion Church moral debate. ethical William Crawley Sunday Sequence http://www.odeo.com/episodes/24440323-FILM-FIFTY-DEAD-MEN-WALKING-FOOTING-THE-BILL-FOR-HOSPITAL-CHAPLAINS-HILLSBOROUGH-STILL-SEARCHING-FOR-THE-TRUTH-AND-GERRY-ADAMS-ON-THE-MIDDLE-EAST On this Easter Day we ask Bishop Harold Miller and PR consultant Conall McDevitt if Easter can ever emulate the popularity of Christmas. Mike Catto, Malachi O'Doherty & Jude Collins explore the ethical issues raised in the movie Fifty Dead Men Walking. The National Secular Society and a senior hospital chaplain disagree on who should foot the bill for hospital chaplains. We talk to Gerry Adams about his trip to the Middle East, and on the twentieth anniversary of the Hillsborough Disaster we ask Professor Phil Scraton if the relatives of the victims are ever likely to feel that they have got justice. On this Easter Day we ask Bishop Harold Miller and PR consultant Conall McDevitt if Easter can ever emulate the popularity of Christmas. Mike Catto, Malachi O'Doherty & Jude Collins explore the ethical issues raised in the movie Fifty Dead Men Walking. The National Secular Society and a senior hospital chaplain disagree on who should foot the bill for hospital chaplains. We talk to Gerry Adams about his trip to the Middle East, and on the twentieth anniversary of the Hillsborough Disaster we ask Professor Phil Scraton if the relatives of the victims are ever likely to feel that they have got justice. On this Easter Day we ask Bishop Harold Miller and PR consultant Conall McDevitt if Easter can ever emulate the popularity of Christmas. Mike Catto, Malachi O'Doherty & Jude Collins explore the ethical issues raised in the movie Fifty Dead Men Walking. The National Secular Society and a senior hospital chaplain disagree on who should foot the bill for hospital chaplains. We talk to Gerry Adams about his trip to the Middle East, and on the twentieth anniversary of the Hillsborough Disaster we ask Professor Phil Scraton if the relatives of the victims are ever likely to feel that they have got justice. tag:odeo.com,2009-04-12,24440323 Sun, 12 Apr 2009 01:29:00 -0700 no Everyday Ethics religion Church moral debate. ethical William Crawley Sunday Sequence http://www.odeo.com/episodes/24409545-Women-Jesus-and-the-G20 At the start of Holy Week, we try to reconstruct the last days of Christ with the writer Nick Page, who says the Bible's account is more historical than the sceptics realise. We examine two kinds of relationship which may say something about the role of women in today's world: women in the artist's studio and women in the psychiatrists chair. And we assess the implication of the G20 for the world's poor with the economist Dambisa Moyo and Lorna Gold, head of policy and campaigns for Trocaire. At the start of Holy Week, we try to reconstruct the last days of Christ with the writer Nick Page, who says the Bible's account is more historical than the sceptics realise. We examine two kinds of relationship which may say something about the role of women in today's world: women in the artist's studio and women in the psychiatrists chair. And we assess the implication of the G20 for the world's poor with the economist Dambisa Moyo and Lorna Gold, head of policy and campaigns for Trocaire. At the start of Holy Week, we try to reconstruct the last days of Christ with the writer Nick Page, who says the Bible's account is more historical than the sceptics realise. We examine two kinds of relationship which may say something about the role of women in today's world: women in the artist's studio and women in the psychiatrists chair. And we assess the implication of the G20 for the world's poor with the economist Dambisa Moyo and Lorna Gold, head of policy and campaigns for Trocaire. tag:odeo.com,2009-04-05,24409545 Sun, 05 Apr 2009 01:59:00 -0700 no Everyday Ethics religion Church moral debate. ethical William Crawley Sunday Sequence http://www.odeo.com/episodes/24380461-The-pope-condoms-and-medical-ethics This week we enter the world of medical ethics. After the publication of Northern Ireland's new abortion guidelines: are we all now any clearer about when an abortion is lawful here and when it isn't? Would condom ads during Coronation Street help to reduce the UK's teen pregnancy rate? We talk to the General Medical Council about moral dilemmas at the end of life and why they want to change their guidelines for doctors. And Dr Edward Green, the Harvard researcher who defended Pope Benedict's controversial claim that condoms are exacerbating the problem of Aids in Africa, explains why he felt moved to speak up for the pope. This week we enter the world of medical ethics. After the publication of Northern Ireland's new abortion guidelines: are we all now any clearer about when an abortion is lawful here and when it isn't? Would condom ads during Coronation Street help to reduce the UK's teen pregnancy rate? We talk to the General Medical Council about moral dilemmas at the end of life and why they want to change their guidelines for doctors. And Dr Edward Green, the Harvard researcher who defended Pope Benedict's controversial claim that condoms are exacerbating the problem of Aids in Africa, explains why he felt moved to speak up for the pope. This week we enter the world of medical ethics. After the publication of Northern Ireland's new abortion guidelines: are we all now any clearer about when an abortion is lawful here and when it isn't? Would condom ads during Coronation Street help to reduce the UK's teen pregnancy rate? We talk to the General Medical Council about moral dilemmas at the end of life and why they want to change their guidelines for doctors. And Dr Edward Green, the Harvard researcher who defended Pope Benedict's controversial claim that condoms are exacerbating the problem of Aids in Africa, explains why he felt moved to speak up for the pope. tag:odeo.com,2009-03-29,24380461 Sun, 29 Mar 2009 02:06:00 -0700 no Everyday Ethics religion Church moral debate. ethical William Crawley Sunday Sequence http://www.odeo.com/episodes/24341356-The-Pope-Jade-Goody-Joseph-Fritzl-and-Sammy-Wilson Pope Benedict earned a serious rebuke from a handful of European countries this week after he suggested that condoms could make the Aids crisis. Our expert commentators think the Vatican needs some media training. We examine the use of the word "evil" as a description of Joseph Fritzl. Is psychological language, such as "psychosis", more appropriate than theological terms, such as "evil"? We'll also explore the proposal by a Northern Ireland politician that preference should be given to local job seekers over those from abroad, and we ask religion and media experts is the story of Jade Goody, who has died aged 27, is a redemptive parable of sorts. Pope Benedict earned a serious rebuke from a handful of European countries this week after he suggested that condoms could make the Aids crisis. Our expert commentators think the Vatican needs some media training. We examine the use of the word "evil" as a description of Joseph Fritzl. Is psychological language, such as "psychosis", more appropriate than theological terms, such as "evil"? We'll also explore the proposal by a Northern Ireland politician that preference should be given to local job seekers over those from abroad, and we ask religion and media experts is the story of Jade Goody, who has died aged 27, is a redemptive parable of sorts. Pope Benedict earned a serious rebuke from a handful of European countries this week after he suggested that condoms could make the Aids crisis. Our expert commentators think the Vatican needs some media training. We examine the use of the word "evil" as a description of Joseph Fritzl. Is psychological language, such as "psychosis", more appropriate than theological terms, such as "evil"? We'll also explore the proposal by a Northern Ireland politician that preference should be given to local job seekers over those from abroad, and we ask religion and media experts is the story of Jade Goody, who has died aged 27, is a redemptive parable of sorts. tag:odeo.com,2009-03-22,24341356 Sun, 22 Mar 2009 02:49:00 -0700 no Everyday Ethics religion Church moral debate. ethical William Crawley Sunday Sequence http://www.odeo.com/episodes/24307846-Northern-Ireland-united-in-outrage-and-determination The leaders of Ireland's largest churches respond to the challenge of a still-segregated society at the end of a traumatic week in Northern Ireland. But what can they do practically to promote more opportunities for Catholics and Protestants to encounter one another in ordinary life? Michael Reiss, the science educator who lost his job for suggesting that science teachers should talk about creationism in their classrooms, gives his first broadcast interview on today's programme. We also explore the sensitive moral and cultural issues raised by Jade Goody's very public long good-bye, and we examine the religious case for the physical chastisement of children. The leaders of Ireland's largest churches respond to the challenge of a still-segregated society at the end of a traumatic week in Northern Ireland. But what can they do practically to promote more opportunities for Catholics and Protestants to encounter one another in ordinary life? Michael Reiss, the science educator who lost his job for suggesting that science teachers should talk about creationism in their classrooms, gives his first broadcast interview on today's programme. We also explore the sensitive moral and cultural issues raised by Jade Goody's very public long good-bye, and we examine the religious case for the physical chastisement of children. The leaders of Ireland's largest churches respond to the challenge of a still-segregated society at the end of a traumatic week in Northern Ireland. But what can they do practically to promote more opportunities for Catholics and Protestants to encounter one another in ordinary life? Michael Reiss, the science educator who lost his job for suggesting that science teachers should talk about creationism in their classrooms, gives his first broadcast interview on today's programme. We also explore the sensitive moral and cultural issues raised by Jade Goody's very public long good-bye, and we examine the religious case for the physical chastisement of children. tag:odeo.com,2009-03-15,24307846 Sun, 15 Mar 2009 02:50:00 -0700 no Everyday Ethics religion Church moral debate. ethical William Crawley Sunday Sequence http://www.odeo.com/episodes/24272915-Media-Chastity-and-Climate-Change We host a media masterclass on how churches have dealt with damaging news stories with media consultant Conall McDevitt, analyst and academic Paul Moore, and church press officers Stephen Lynas and Pat Coyle. Then we turn to chastity. Or we should do, if Jenny Taylor is right. Listen as she tries to persuade the philosopher AC Grayling that sexual freedom is a lie and our society needs to return to the model of traditional lifelong monogamy. And then to a debate about politics and science: Climate change expert Dr Kieran Hickey explains why he believes Northern Ireland's environment minister Sammy Wilson is wrong in denying that the global crisis is a manmade problem. We host a media masterclass on how churches have dealt with damaging news stories with media consultant Conall McDevitt, analyst and academic Paul Moore, and church press officers Stephen Lynas and Pat Coyle. Then we turn to chastity. Or we should do, if Jenny Taylor is right. Listen as she tries to persuade the philosopher AC Grayling that sexual freedom is a lie and our society needs to return to the model of traditional lifelong monogamy. And then to a debate about politics and science: Climate change expert Dr Kieran Hickey explains why he believes Northern Ireland's environment minister Sammy Wilson is wrong in denying that the global crisis is a manmade problem. We host a media masterclass on how churches have dealt with damaging news stories with media consultant Conall McDevitt, analyst and academic Paul Moore, and church press officers Stephen Lynas and Pat Coyle. Then we turn to chastity. Or we should do, if Jenny Taylor is right. Listen as she tries to persuade the philosopher AC Grayling that sexual freedom is a lie and our society needs to return to the model of traditional lifelong monogamy. And then to a debate about politics and science: Climate change expert Dr Kieran Hickey explains why he believes Northern Ireland's environment minister Sammy Wilson is wrong in denying that the global crisis is a manmade problem. tag:odeo.com,2009-03-08,24272915 Sun, 08 Mar 2009 03:17:00 -0700 no Everyday Ethics religion Church moral debate. ethical William Crawley Sunday Sequence http://www.odeo.com/episodes/24237411-Theology-Hatred-and-Abuse The holocaust-denying bishop is back in the UK after being thrown out of Argentina, and he now says he's sorry. But the Vatican says they're not buying his apology. We've the latest on an unfolding international row. Plus, Could a brutal sectarian killing become a wake up call to a Northern Irish community often portrayed as a place riven with tribal hatred? A war of words has broken out amongst British Christians about how to oppose the homophobia of an American hate church: when does an anti-gay theology become a homophobic theology? And with continuing outrage that the bishop of Cloyne is still in his job after he mishandled child abuse allegations in his diocese, we ask Ian Elliott, the Irish Catholic Church's child protection watchdog, if he has confidence in Bishop John Magee. The holocaust-denying bishop is back in the UK after being thrown out of Argentina, and he now says he's sorry. But the Vatican says they're not buying his apology. We've the latest on an unfolding international row. Plus, Could a brutal sectarian killing become a wake up call to a Northern Irish community often portrayed as a place riven with tribal hatred? A war of words has broken out amongst British Christians about how to oppose the homophobia of an American hate church: when does an anti-gay theology become a homophobic theology? And with continuing outrage that the bishop of Cloyne is still in his job after he mishandled child abuse allegations in his diocese, we ask Ian Elliott, the Irish Catholic Church's child protection watchdog, if he has confidence in Bishop John Magee. The holocaust-denying bishop is back in the UK after being thrown out of Argentina, and he now says he's sorry. But the Vatican says they're not buying his apology. We've the latest on an unfolding international row. Plus, Could a brutal sectarian killing become a wake up call to a Northern Irish community often portrayed as a place riven with tribal hatred? A war of words has broken out amongst British Christians about how to oppose the homophobia of an American hate church: when does an anti-gay theology become a homophobic theology? And with continuing outrage that the bishop of Cloyne is still in his job after he mishandled child abuse allegations in his diocese, we ask Ian Elliott, the Irish Catholic Church's child protection watchdog, if he has confidence in Bishop John Magee. tag:odeo.com,2009-03-01,24237411 Sun, 01 Mar 2009 03:43:00 -0800 no Everyday Ethics religion Church moral debate. ethical William Crawley Sunday Sequence http://www.odeo.com/episodes/24155754-Rights-Wrongs-and-Saying-Sorry We examine the case of the radical Muslim activist Abu Qatada, described by the Home Secretary as "a truly dangerous individual". Should Britain deport him even if he could face torture in Jordan? Or should the UK stand up for his human rights? Also have we overlooked the human rights of those living with dementia in our society -- and meet the woman who says her life has been enriched by Alzheimers. We also examine forgiveness with the Jesuit priest Brian Lennon, who argues that abusers sometimes have a moral obligation not to ask for forgiveness. And we talk to Jeremy Marks, a former leader in the Christian ex-gay movement who has now made a public statement of repentance for his "homophobia". His organisation, Courage UK, now works in support of gay Christians. Jeremy is joined in conversation by Mike Davidson, the founder of CORE, a Christian ex-gay ministry which encourages those with same-sex attraction to seek counselling and therapy to deal with their feelings. We examine the case of the radical Muslim activist Abu Qatada, described by the Home Secretary as "a truly dangerous individual". Should Britain deport him even if he could face torture in Jordan? Or should the UK stand up for his human rights? Also have we overlooked the human rights of those living with dementia in our society -- and meet the woman who says her life has been enriched by Alzheimers. We also examine forgiveness with the Jesuit priest Brian Lennon, who argues that abusers sometimes have a moral obligation not to ask for forgiveness. And we talk to Jeremy Marks, a former leader in the Christian ex-gay movement who has now made a public statement of repentance for his "homophobia". His organisation, Courage UK, now works in support of gay Christians. Jeremy is joined in conversation by Mike Davidson, the founder of CORE, a Christian ex-gay ministry which encourages those with same-sex attraction to seek counselling and therapy to deal with their feelings. We examine the case of the radical Muslim activist Abu Qatada, described by the Home Secretary as "a truly dangerous individual". Should Britain deport him even if he could face torture in Jordan? Or should the UK stand up for his human rights? Also have we overlooked the human rights of those living with dementia in our society -- and meet the woman who says her life has been enriched by Alzheimers. We also examine forgiveness with the Jesuit priest Brian Lennon, who argues that abusers sometimes have a moral obligation not to ask for forgiveness. And we talk to Jeremy Marks, a former leader in the Christian ex-gay movement who has now made a public statement of repentance for his "homophobia". His organisation, Courage UK, now works in support of gay Christians. Jeremy is joined in conversation by Mike Davidson, the founder of CORE, a Christian ex-gay ministry which encourages those with same-sex attraction to seek counselling and therapy to deal with their feelings. tag:odeo.com,2009-02-22,24155754 Sun, 22 Feb 2009 03:16:00 -0800 no Everyday Ethics religion Church moral debate. ethical William Crawley Sunday Sequence http://www.odeo.com/episodes/24102349-INCITEMENT-OF-HATRED-VS-FREE-SPEECH-BRIAN-FRIEL-S-THE-HOME-PLACE Commentator Michelle Marken, critic Jane Coyle and former Moderator Dr John Dunlop explore the Christian and moral values in Brian Friel's "The Home Place". Freedom of speech under threat? Baroness Caroline Cox and Keith Vaz MP debate the Geert Wilder's affair. Commentator Michelle Marken, critic Jane Coyle and former Moderator Dr John Dunlop explore the Christian and moral values in Brian Friel's "The Home Place". Freedom of speech under threat? Baroness Caroline Cox and Keith Vaz MP debate the Geert Wilder's affair. Commentator Michelle Marken, critic Jane Coyle and former Moderator Dr John Dunlop explore the Christian and moral values in Brian Friel's "The Home Place". Freedom of speech under threat? Baroness Caroline Cox and Keith Vaz MP debate the Geert Wilder's affair. tag:odeo.com,2009-02-15,24102349 Sun, 15 Feb 2009 03:10:00 -0800 no Everyday Ethics religion Church moral debate. ethical William Crawley Sunday Sequence http://www.odeo.com/episodes/24049011-THE-TUMULT-IN-NORTHERN-IRELAND-EDUCATION-AND-THE-ETHICS-OF-PRAYING-AT-THE-SICK-BED Can the Catholic sector survive the tumult in post primary education? Should a health professional have been suspended for offering to pray for an elderly patient? Can the Catholic sector survive the tumult in post primary education? Should a health professional have been suspended for offering to pray for an elderly patient? Can the Catholic sector survive the tumult in post primary education? Should a health professional have been suspended for offering to pray for an elderly patient? tag:odeo.com,2009-02-08,24049011 Sun, 08 Feb 2009 03:07:00 -0800 no Everyday Ethics religion Church moral debate. ethical William Crawley Sunday Sequence http://www.odeo.com/episodes/24007930-Debating-the-Past-Darwin-Ireland-and-the-Holocaust The controversy surrounding Pope Benedict's decision to lift the excommunication of a Catholic bishop who denies the holocaust continues to widen and deepen. With Jewish leaders in Germany and Israel cutting off links with the Vatican, what can the pope do to draw a line under an episode that has raised cries of antisemitism from across the world? We reach back even further to a controversy born 150 years ago with the publication of Charles Darwin's most famous book, On the Origin of Species. What was Darwin's big idea? And has that central claim buried belief in God forever? We begin with a more recent effort to draw a line under a painful episode. The Eames-Bradley report recommends that we draw a line under Northern Ireland's troubled past within a period of five years, and calls on politicians to commit themselves to a society shaped by forgiveness and reconciliation. But can we agree on what forgiveness and reconciliation actually mean in Northern Ireland? The controversy surrounding Pope Benedict's decision to lift the excommunication of a Catholic bishop who denies the holocaust continues to widen and deepen. With Jewish leaders in Germany and Israel cutting off links with the Vatican, what can the pope do to draw a line under an episode that has raised cries of antisemitism from across the world? We reach back even further to a controversy born 150 years ago with the publication of Charles Darwin's most famous book, On the Origin of Species. What was Darwin's big idea? And has that central claim buried belief in God forever? We begin with a more recent effort to draw a line under a painful episode. The Eames-Bradley report recommends that we draw a line under Northern Ireland's troubled past within a period of five years, and calls on politicians to commit themselves to a society shaped by forgiveness and reconciliation. But can we agree on what forgiveness and reconciliation actually mean in Northern Ireland? The controversy surrounding Pope Benedict's decision to lift the excommunication of a Catholic bishop who denies the holocaust continues to widen and deepen. With Jewish leaders in Germany and Israel cutting off links with the Vatican, what can the pope do to draw a line under an episode that has raised cries of antisemitism from across the world? We reach back even further to a controversy born 150 years ago with the publication of Charles Darwin's most famous book, On the Origin of Species. What was Darwin's big idea? And has that central claim buried belief in God forever? We begin with a more recent effort to draw a line under a painful episode. The Eames-Bradley report recommends that we draw a line under Northern Ireland's troubled past within a period of five years, and calls on politicians to commit themselves to a society shaped by forgiveness and reconciliation. But can we agree on what forgiveness and reconciliation actually mean in Northern Ireland? tag:odeo.com,2009-02-01,24007930 Sun, 01 Feb 2009 03:36:00 -0800 no Everyday Ethics religion Church moral debate. ethical William Crawley Sunday Sequence http://www.odeo.com/episodes/23937661-WAR-CRIMES-AND-THE-ETHICS-OF-CONFLICT On this week's Everyday Ethics, we're talking about the ethics of conflict, trial by television, and the morality of equal compensation payments in Northern Ireland. Did Israel commit war crimes in Gaza? Tom Hadden, an expert in humanitarian law, gives his judgement on whether Israel should be in the dock. From one history-making US president to another -- though, in this case, for all the wrong reasons. The critic Mike Catto and novelist Carlo Gebler revisit Richard Nixon's trial by television in Ron Howard's new film, Frost/Nixon. And we debate whether it's right to give equal compensation (or 'recognition') payments to all victims of the Northern Ireland Troubles, including the families of paramilities, with Victims Commissioner Mike Nesbitt, conflict resolution specialist Derick Wilson, former Sinn Fein politician Danny Morrison, and David Clements, whose father was murdered by the IRA. On this week's Everyday Ethics, we're talking about the ethics of conflict, trial by television, and the morality of equal compensation payments in Northern Ireland. Did Israel commit war crimes in Gaza? Tom Hadden, an expert in humanitarian law, gives his judgement on whether Israel should be in the dock. From one history-making US president to another -- though, in this case, for all the wrong reasons. The critic Mike Catto and novelist Carlo Gebler revisit Richard Nixon's trial by television in Ron Howard's new film, Frost/Nixon. And we debate whether it's right to give equal compensation (or 'recognition') payments to all victims of the Northern Ireland Troubles, including the families of paramilities, with Victims Commissioner Mike Nesbitt, conflict resolution specialist Derick Wilson, former Sinn Fein politician Danny Morrison, and David Clements, whose father was murdered by the IRA. On this week's Everyday Ethics, we're talking about the ethics of conflict, trial by television, and the morality of equal compensation payments in Northern Ireland. Did Israel commit war crimes in Gaza? Tom Hadden, an expert in humanitarian law, gives his judgement on whether Israel should be in the dock. From one history-making US president to another -- though, in this case, for all the wrong reasons. The critic Mike Catto and novelist Carlo Gebler revisit Richard Nixon's trial by television in Ron Howard's new film, Frost/Nixon. And we debate whether it's right to give equal compensation (or 'recognition') payments to all victims of the Northern Ireland Troubles, including the families of paramilities, with Victims Commissioner Mike Nesbitt, conflict resolution specialist Derick Wilson, former Sinn Fein politician Danny Morrison, and David Clements, whose father was murdered by the IRA. tag:odeo.com,2009-01-25,23937661 Sun, 25 Jan 2009 03:04:00 -0800 no Everyday Ethics religion Church moral debate. ethical William Crawley Sunday Sequence http://www.odeo.com/episodes/23895552-AUTISM-DYSLEXIA-AND-THE-ETHICS-OF-DIAGNOSIS This weeks it's the ethics of medical research, the ethics of difference. Two moral debates that hit the headlines this week -- as moral debates inevitably do. How do we name the spectrum of differences in our society -- the myriad varieties of human beings who enter this world, and should we have the right to prevent some kinds of people being born. To put it bluntly: Should we develop a prenatal test that would allow mothers to abort a pregnancy if the child is autistic? And: is "dyslexia" a pseudo-condition? This weeks it's the ethics of medical research, the ethics of difference. Two moral debates that hit the headlines this week -- as moral debates inevitably do. How do we name the spectrum of differences in our society -- the myriad varieties of human beings who enter this world, and should we have the right to prevent some kinds of people being born. To put it bluntly: Should we develop a prenatal test that would allow mothers to abort a pregnancy if the child is autistic? And: is "dyslexia" a pseudo-condition? This weeks it's the ethics of medical research, the ethics of difference. Two moral debates that hit the headlines this week -- as moral debates inevitably do. How do we name the spectrum of differences in our society -- the myriad varieties of human beings who enter this world, and should we have the right to prevent some kinds of people being born. To put it bluntly: Should we develop a prenatal test that would allow mothers to abort a pregnancy if the child is autistic? And: is "dyslexia" a pseudo-condition? tag:odeo.com,2009-01-18,23895552 Sun, 18 Jan 2009 02:48:00 -0800 no Everyday Ethics religion Church moral debate. ethical William Crawley Sunday Sequence http://www.odeo.com/episodes/23857802-LIFE-DEATH-AND-THE-GAZA-STRIP What role is played by Christian theology in the political debate about Israel's bombardment of Gaza? Baroness Mary Warnock and Dr Idris Baker disagree about euthanasia and a patient's "right to die". Dr Michael Irwin explains why he's giving away free "living wills". And the philosopher AC Grayling argues that all religious ads in the UK mentioning the existence of God should be required to include the word "allegedly". What role is played by Christian theology in the political debate about Israel's bombardment of Gaza? Baroness Mary Warnock and Dr Idris Baker disagree about euthanasia and a patient's "right to die". Dr Michael Irwin explains why he's giving away free "living wills". And the philosopher AC Grayling argues that all religious ads in the UK mentioning the existence of God should be required to include the word "allegedly". What role is played by Christian theology in the political debate about Israel's bombardment of Gaza? Baroness Mary Warnock and Dr Idris Baker disagree about euthanasia and a patient's "right to die". Dr Michael Irwin explains why he's giving away free "living wills". And the philosopher AC Grayling argues that all religious ads in the UK mentioning the existence of God should be required to include the word "allegedly". tag:odeo.com,2009-01-11,23857802 Sun, 11 Jan 2009 02:42:00 -0800 no Everyday Ethics religion Church moral debate. ethical William Crawley Sunday Sequence http://www.odeo.com/episodes/23826855-THE-ZEITGEIST-TAPE We've assembled a panel of Zeitgeist monitors to analyse the plan for the likely debates and discussions of the year ahead. Look forward to Charles Darwin, John Calvin, life beyond the credit crunch, and the big moral and religious questions of 2009. Climate change continues to be the global issue at the top of many people's agendas. The environmentalist Alistair McIntosh tells us why spirituality is becoming the new buzz word amongst green thinkers and activists. And Patsy McGarry of The Irish Times offers a close reading of this weekend's strongly worded statement from the head of Ireland's Catholic Church, Cardinal Sean Brady, responding to a damning report by the Church's own child protection watchdog into the handling of complaints of clerical sexual abuse in the north Cork diocese of Cloyne. We've assembled a panel of Zeitgeist monitors to analyse the plan for the likely debates and discussions of the year ahead. Look forward to Charles Darwin, John Calvin, life beyond the credit crunch, and the big moral and religious questions of 2009. Climate change continues to be the global issue at the top of many people's agendas. The environmentalist Alistair McIntosh tells us why spirituality is becoming the new buzz word amongst green thinkers and activists. And Patsy McGarry of The Irish Times offers a close reading of this weekend's strongly worded statement from the head of Ireland's Catholic Church, Cardinal Sean Brady, responding to a damning report by the Church's own child protection watchdog into the handling of complaints of clerical sexual abuse in the north Cork diocese of Cloyne. We've assembled a panel of Zeitgeist monitors to analyse the plan for the likely debates and discussions of the year ahead. Look forward to Charles Darwin, John Calvin, life beyond the credit crunch, and the big moral and religious questions of 2009. Climate change continues to be the global issue at the top of many people's agendas. The environmentalist Alistair McIntosh tells us why spirituality is becoming the new buzz word amongst green thinkers and activists. And Patsy McGarry of The Irish Times offers a close reading of this weekend's strongly worded statement from the head of Ireland's Catholic Church, Cardinal Sean Brady, responding to a damning report by the Church's own child protection watchdog into the handling of complaints of clerical sexual abuse in the north Cork diocese of Cloyne. tag:odeo.com,2009-01-04,23826855 Sun, 04 Jan 2009 03:37:00 -0800 no Everyday Ethics religion Church moral debate. ethical William Crawley Sunday Sequence http://www.odeo.com/episodes/23787662-VIRGIN-BIRTHS-AND-THE-CRUISER According to new research, one third of Britons believe the virgin birth really happened. And more people are prepared to believe in the virgin birth than in angels. What is the abiding appeal of the miracle-claim at the centre of the Christmas story? The Marian scholar Sarah Boss joins Bishop Ken Good and the writer Peter Rollins to explore the history of "parthogenesis". And the political historian Richard English assesses the legacy of Conor Cruise O'Brien, who died this week, one of post-war Ireland's most significant intellectual forces. According to new research, one third of Britons believe the virgin birth really happened. And more people are prepared to believe in the virgin birth than in angels. What is the abiding appeal of the miracle-claim at the centre of the Christmas story? The Marian scholar Sarah Boss joins Bishop Ken Good and the writer Peter Rollins to explore the history of "parthogenesis". And the political historian Richard English assesses the legacy of Conor Cruise O'Brien, who died this week, one of post-war Ireland's most significant intellectual forces. According to new research, one third of Britons believe the virgin birth really happened. And more people are prepared to believe in the virgin birth than in angels. What is the abiding appeal of the miracle-claim at the centre of the Christmas story? The Marian scholar Sarah Boss joins Bishop Ken Good and the writer Peter Rollins to explore the history of "parthogenesis". And the political historian Richard English assesses the legacy of Conor Cruise O'Brien, who died this week, one of post-war Ireland's most significant intellectual forces. tag:odeo.com,2008-12-21,23787662 Sun, 21 Dec 2008 02:40:00 -0800 no Everyday Ethics religion Church moral debate. ethical William Crawley Sunday Sequence http://www.odeo.com/episodes/23751670-RIGHTS-RIGHTS-AND-MORE-RIGHTS After a decade of consultation and deliberation, the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission this week presented its advice on a Bill of Rights for Northern Ireland to the Secretary of State. Chief Human Rights Commissioner Monica McWilliams responds to claims that the proposals entrench sectarianism and over-reach the commission's mandate. One right not proposed in the advice to the Secretary of State is the right to an assisted death. Assisted suicide is now one of the most contentious moral debates across Europe. Michael Irwin, a former UN medical director, explains why he felt it was right to accompany three people to their deaths at the Dignitas clinic in Zurich, in conversation with the head of the Catholic Church in Scotland, Cardinal Keith O'Brien, and John Larkin QC. After a decade of consultation and deliberation, the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission this week presented its advice on a Bill of Rights for Northern Ireland to the Secretary of State. Chief Human Rights Commissioner Monica McWilliams responds to claims that the proposals entrench sectarianism and over-reach the commission's mandate. One right not proposed in the advice to the Secretary of State is the right to an assisted death. Assisted suicide is now one of the most contentious moral debates across Europe. Michael Irwin, a former UN medical director, explains why he felt it was right to accompany three people to their deaths at the Dignitas clinic in Zurich, in conversation with the head of the Catholic Church in Scotland, Cardinal Keith O'Brien, and John Larkin QC. After a decade of consultation and deliberation, the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission this week presented its advice on a Bill of Rights for Northern Ireland to the Secretary of State. Chief Human Rights Commissioner Monica McWilliams responds to claims that the proposals entrench sectarianism and over-reach the commission's mandate. One right not proposed in the advice to the Secretary of State is the right to an assisted death. Assisted suicide is now one of the most contentious moral debates across Europe. Michael Irwin, a former UN medical director, explains why he felt it was right to accompany three people to their deaths at the Dignitas clinic in Zurich, in conversation with the head of the Catholic Church in Scotland, Cardinal Keith O'Brien, and John Larkin QC. tag:odeo.com,2008-12-14,23751670 Sun, 14 Dec 2008 03:24:00 -0800 no Everyday Ethics religion Church moral debate. ethical William Crawley Sunday Sequence http://www.odeo.com/episodes/23717368-SEX-SPIRITUALITY-AND-BARACK-OBAMA Was Britain's advertising regulator right to challenge a newspaper ad placed by a church because it described homosexuality as "an abomination"? The Reverend David McIlveen debates the adjudication with Andy Thompson, chair of Belfast Gay Pride. David Willey reports on the pro-life campaigners who are calling for Cherie Blair to be banned from a Catholic university in Rome. We explore the new book by Fr Sean Fagan, one of Ireland's leading Catholic priests and theologians, which makes the case for a wholesale re-think of the Catholic Church's approach to sexual ethics. Plus, how the poet and priest Thomas Merton turned silence into a social justice campaign. And we survey the task ahead facing Barack Obama with one of America's best-known political commentators, Cal Thomas. Was Britain's advertising regulator right to challenge a newspaper ad placed by a church because it described homosexuality as "an abomination"? The Reverend David McIlveen debates the adjudication with Andy Thompson, chair of Belfast Gay Pride. David Willey reports on the pro-life campaigners who are calling for Cherie Blair to be banned from a Catholic university in Rome. We explore the new book by Fr Sean Fagan, one of Ireland's leading Catholic priests and theologians, which makes the case for a wholesale re-think of the Catholic Church's approach to sexual ethics. Plus, how the poet and priest Thomas Merton turned silence into a social justice campaign. And we survey the task ahead facing Barack Obama with one of America's best-known political commentators, Cal Thomas. Was Britain's advertising regulator right to challenge a newspaper ad placed by a church because it described homosexuality as "an abomination"? The Reverend David McIlveen debates the adjudication with Andy Thompson, chair of Belfast Gay Pride. David Willey reports on the pro-life campaigners who are calling for Cherie Blair to be banned from a Catholic university in Rome. We explore the new book by Fr Sean Fagan, one of Ireland's leading Catholic priests and theologians, which makes the case for a wholesale re-think of the Catholic Church's approach to sexual ethics. Plus, how the poet and priest Thomas Merton turned silence into a social justice campaign. And we survey the task ahead facing Barack Obama with one of America's best-known political commentators, Cal Thomas. tag:odeo.com,2008-12-07,23717368 Sun, 07 Dec 2008 03:00:00 -0800 no Everyday Ethics religion Church moral debate. ethical William Crawley Sunday Sequence http://www.odeo.com/episodes/23685181-TERRORISM-WHISTLEBLOWING-AND-THE-ETHICS-OF-HIV-TESTING The MP Damian Green is arrested and questioned for 9 hours after receiving a leaked document. We ask the political commentator Anthony Howard if this is just good police-work or an assault on parliamentary democracy? New scientific research suggests that we could stop HIV in its tracks by giving everyone over the age of 15 an HIV test. Why aren't we doing it? Sexual health expert Dr Carol Emerson and HIV nurse Pat Knowles defend universal testing and Genevieve Edwards from the Terrance Higgins Trust explains why she believes a new policy of universal HIV testing would be unhelpful. We also take a look at The Baader Meinhof Complex, a new film about one of the deadliest terror groups in post-war Europe. Has the film glamorised terror? Critics Mike Catto and Sarah Williams review the film with European history professor Klaus Larres. And as Gordon Brown considers a change in the law governing organ donations, why are people still so uncomfortable about signing an organ donor card? The MP Damian Green is arrested and questioned for 9 hours after receiving a leaked document. We ask the political commentator Anthony Howard if this is just good police-work or an assault on parliamentary democracy? New scientific research suggests that we could stop HIV in its tracks by giving everyone over the age of 15 an HIV test. Why aren't we doing it? Sexual health expert Dr Carol Emerson and HIV nurse Pat Knowles defend universal testing and Genevieve Edwards from the Terrance Higgins Trust explains why she believes a new policy of universal HIV testing would be unhelpful. We also take a look at The Baader Meinhof Complex, a new film about one of the deadliest terror groups in post-war Europe. Has the film glamorised terror? Critics Mike Catto and Sarah Williams review the film with European history professor Klaus Larres. And as Gordon Brown considers a change in the law governing organ donations, why are people still so uncomfortable about signing an organ donor card? The MP Damian Green is arrested and questioned for 9 hours after receiving a leaked document. We ask the political commentator Anthony Howard if this is just good police-work or an assault on parliamentary democracy? New scientific research suggests that we could stop HIV in its tracks by giving everyone over the age of 15 an HIV test. Why aren't we doing it? Sexual health expert Dr Carol Emerson and HIV nurse Pat Knowles defend universal testing and Genevieve Edwards from the Terrance Higgins Trust explains why she believes a new policy of universal HIV testing would be unhelpful. We also take a look at The Baader Meinhof Complex, a new film about one of the deadliest terror groups in post-war Europe. Has the film glamorised terror? Critics Mike Catto and Sarah Williams review the film with European history professor Klaus Larres. And as Gordon Brown considers a change in the law governing organ donations, why are people still so uncomfortable about signing an organ donor card? tag:odeo.com,2008-11-30,23685181 Sun, 30 Nov 2008 03:05:00 -0800 no Everyday Ethics religion Church moral debate. ethical William Crawley Sunday Sequence http://www.odeo.com/episodes/23658218-THE-POLITICS-OF-RACE-POVERTY-AND-SEX P. A. MagLochlainn, president of the Northern Ireland Gay Rights Association, welcomes an adjudication from the Advertising Standards Authority, which has determined that a newspaper advertisment placed by a Free Presbyterian Church 'caused offence'. David Seymour, author of a new guide to reporting on poverty, joins anti-poverty campaigner Frances Dowds and journalism professor Roy Greenslade to examine the hidden prejudices of many working journalists. We also debate the government's proposals to get even tougher on those who pay for sex: Dawn Purvis, the leader of a political party in Northern Ireland, says decriminalisation would be a better way of dealing with sex trafficking. And, following the publication of a leaked BNP membership list, the Reverend Robert West, a clergyman named on the list explains why he believes memebrship is consistent with his religious commitments. P. A. MagLochlainn, president of the Northern Ireland Gay Rights Association, welcomes an adjudication from the Advertising Standards Authority, which has determined that a newspaper advertisment placed by a Free Presbyterian Church 'caused offence'. David Seymour, author of a new guide to reporting on poverty, joins anti-poverty campaigner Frances Dowds and journalism professor Roy Greenslade to examine the hidden prejudices of many working journalists. We also debate the government's proposals to get even tougher on those who pay for sex: Dawn Purvis, the leader of a political party in Northern Ireland, says decriminalisation would be a better way of dealing with sex trafficking. And, following the publication of a leaked BNP membership list, the Reverend Robert West, a clergyman named on the list explains why he believes memebrship is consistent with his religious commitments. P. A. MagLochlainn, president of the Northern Ireland Gay Rights Association, welcomes an adjudication from the Advertising Standards Authority, which has determined that a newspaper advertisment placed by a Free Presbyterian Church 'caused offence'. David Seymour, author of a new guide to reporting on poverty, joins anti-poverty campaigner Frances Dowds and journalism professor Roy Greenslade to examine the hidden prejudices of many working journalists. We also debate the government's proposals to get even tougher on those who pay for sex: Dawn Purvis, the leader of a political party in Northern Ireland, says decriminalisation would be a better way of dealing with sex trafficking. And, following the publication of a leaked BNP membership list, the Reverend Robert West, a clergyman named on the list explains why he believes memebrship is consistent with his religious commitments. tag:odeo.com,2008-11-23,23658218 Sun, 23 Nov 2008 03:02:00 -0800 no Everyday Ethics religion Church moral debate. ethical William Crawley Sunday Sequence