The Religion and Ethics Report - Full program podcast

Nov 19 2024 50 ep. 30 mins 1.6k
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The Religion and Ethics Report, where religion and ethics meet news and current affairs in Australia and around the world.

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Latino evangelicals at the polling booth

Nov 19 2024 28 mins  
What role did religion play for Latin Americans at the polling booth? Plus, we hear from one of the world's first female Orthodox rabbis, and a historian who says we're living in an "ahistoric age."

The Archbishop of Canterbury resigns, and death from overwork in Japan

Nov 12 2024 28 mins  
The Archbishop of Canterbury has resigned after an investigation found he failed to tell police about sexual abuse by a Christian camp volunteer. Plus, addressing modern slavery in Australia, and a look into the brutal side of Japan's work culture.

Free speech vs religion, the ethics of chatbots, and interfaith environmentalism

Nov 05 2024 28 mins  
The new court case tearing at the social fabric of France, did an AI chatbot have a role in the death of an American teen? And what interfaith environmentalism looks like in Indonesia.

Outback Mormons, political celebrities, and Evangelicals for Harris

Oct 29 2024 30 mins  
Mormon missionaries in Australia's outback, and what the passing of Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen means for the Gülen movement. Plus, why some US evangelicals are campaigning against Donald Trump. And, should celebrities get political?

Why the Mormon vote matters in the US elections

Oct 22 2024 28 mins  
Why the Mormons have been a focus of Kamala Harris' presidential campaign, top Islamic scholar Sayed Ammar Nakshawani on the humanitarian situation in Gaza and Lebanon, and the rise of ultra-fast fashion.

The spiritual significance of Bhutan's King

Oct 15 2024 34 mins  
Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck is the King of Bhutan, a small Buddhist-majority country in the Himalayas. Why is he visiting Australia? And in the lead up to next month's elections, American voters seem polarised — but political scientist Damon Linker believes that there is common ground.

The dark secret of Germany's richest man

Oct 08 2024 34 mins  
Fr Frank Brennan warns Australia could be on the verge of a damaging assimilationist policy towards Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. And Germany's richest man has not been forward about how his family built their fortune during World War II.

How will Israel's assassination of Nasrallah affect the Middle East?

Oct 01 2024 35 mins  
How will the assassination of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah affect the Middle East? One year on from the conflict in Gaza, and the increasing political polarisation in America.

Who will be the next archbishop of Canterbury? and the Rwandan genocide, 30 years on

Sep 24 2024 28 mins  
The looming contest to decide the next archbishop of Canterbury, Rev Antoine Rutayisire reflects on bringing healing after one of the world's worst genocides, and will the upcoming Vatican synod tackle issues around women's leadership and sexuality?

Pope Francis' dramatic intervention into US politics

Sep 17 2024 29 mins  
Why Pope Francis has called the contest between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump a choice between two evils, and is there a crisis of modern manhood?