God Forbid

Feb 06 2025 244 ep. 54 mins 637

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Religion: it’s at the centre of world affairs, but profound questions still remain. Why are you here? What happens when you die? Does God matter? God Forbid seeks the answers.

Religion & Spirituality Society & Culture

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To bare or not to bare: why religion can't make it's mind up about nudity

Feb 06 2025 54 mins

Why do religions tell us to cover up? And how has this affected the way we value, judge, and sexualise our bodies in the modern world?

Living simply in a complex world: how modern monks navigate AI, social media, and climate change

Jan 30 2025 54 mins

From Hare Krishna to Humanistic Buddhism, modern followers of mindful traditions grapple with maintaining a connection to the world while not falling prey to its modern trappings. How do they do it? And what can we learn from them?

The world's oldest hatred: how anti-Semitism found its way to Australia

Jan 23 2025 54 mins

With anti-Semitic vandalism on the rise in Australia, and debate over exactly who and what is causing this surge -- how can the international Jewish community respond?

The spirituality of fishing

Why are so many Australians passionate about fishing? Is it simply the thrill of the catch or is there something deeper that keeps us hooked?

The history of God

Jan 10 2025 54 mins

Just what did God look like and how did he lose his bodily self?

We know magic isn't real, so why does it still fascinate us?

Jan 03 2025 54 mins

Magic as we know it today is performance art, harmless entertainment – from Penn and Teller to Siegfried and Roy, David Copperfield to Harry Houdini. But, magic, past and present, is stranger, richer and more complex than you imagine.

Sawdust and the soul

Jesus was famously a carpenter, and many religious texts associate carpentry with wisdom, humility, and devotion. So, is there something divine about working with wood?

Kindness — a radical idea?

Dec 20 2024 54 mins

Could kindness be an act of defiance or resistance?

Rebel fighters have overthrown the Assad regime in Syria, what does that mean for its people?

Dec 13 2024 54 mins

Who is going to rule over the country now that Syria is free from the tyrannical Assad regime?

Faith, disability, and the trouble with 'healing'

Dec 06 2024 54 mins

People with disabilities have been subject to unwanted prayer, pity, and the promise of healing. But is there space for a more inclusive disability theology?