Holy Days were the Bahá’í fasting days and the Hindu feast of Maha Shivaratri.

Two weeks ago we discussed a few local controversies and we revisited them this week.

Mentioned in the show:

And see the Australian Equality Party’s video: I am a Christian and the ACL doesn’t speak for me.

Originally broadcast on Thursday 3 March 2016.

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Holy Day of the Week was St David’s Day.

Nigel introduced The Junction, a new group where LGBTIQQ young adults and their friends can meet to explore Self, Sexuality and Spirituality in a safe space. The first meeting is this Sunday, 6 March. Find out more about The Junction and sign up on Facebook.

Mark, Rachel and Claudine shared some of the songs that have inspired us:

Originally broadcast on Thursday 25 February 2016.

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Holy day of the week was Ayyám-i-Há (Bahá’i).

Claudine, Mark and Rachel discussed some of the week’s hot topics, including:

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Originally broadcast on Thursday 18 February 2016.

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Happy Year of the Monkey!

We talked to Michelle Trebilcock about Lent and various Lenten practices including fasting and meditation, and some of the different meanings of purple across different cultures.

A four-minute video introducing Lent, by Rowan Williams, former Archbishop of Canterbury.

Originally broadcast on Thursday 11 February 2016.

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We started off talking about the initiative of some Australian churches to offer sanctuary to asylum seekers.

Holy days of the week were Transfiguration Sunday, Shrove Tuesday/Fat Tuesday/Mardi Gras and Ash Wednesday.

We talked to Carly Greening about her missionary work with the Joshua School in Arusha, Tanzania. Find out more on the Facebook page for Carly’s Tanzanian Times.

Originally broadcast on Thursday 4 February 2016.

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Mark talked about International Holocaust Remembrance Day (27 January).

We then talked about some of our favourite films with religious topics or themes. Here’s some of the ones we came up with: do you have any to add?

Originally broadcast on Thursday 28 January 2016.

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Holy observance was the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity.

We talked to Srini Madhavan about his experiences growing up in a Hindu family.

Originally broadcast on Thursday 21 January 2016.

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Holy days were Maghi and World Religion Day.

Claudine, Rachel and Mark talked to Fr Stuart Soley from St Mark’s Anglican Church in Fitzroy about Midsumma Mass and the parish’s ministry to the Fitzroy community.

St Mark’s is holding Midsumma Mass on Friday 5 February at 7pm. St Mark’s is located at 250 George St, Fitzroy. Nearest trams are 86 and 112.

Originally broadcast on Thursday 14 January 2016.

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Holy day of the week was Epiphany.

Mark and Rachel talked to Rabbi Kim Ettlinger from Temple Beth Israel, about Pride Shabbat and the Union for Reform Judaism’s Resolution on the Rights of Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming People.

Temple Beth Israel is holding Pride Shabbat on Friday 15 January at 6:15pm. TBI is located at 76-82 Alma Rd, St Kilda. If you can’t attend, you can watch the service streamed live on TBI.TV.

Originally broadcast on Thursday 7 January 2016.

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Rachel and Claudine talked to Nur from Marhaba, a support group for LGBTI people from Muslim backgrounds, which recently celebrated their second anniversary.

For more information, visit Federation Story and Global Queer Muslims, or email [email protected].

Originally broadcast on Thursday 19 November 2015.

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