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As a special Christmas present, here is a special episode just for Primary Schools.  We look at what philosophy is and the concept of an infinite God, with humour, audience participation and mind-blowing questions.

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In this  episode, we take a festive inspired look at the Catholic faith, through the experience of Dr. Mary Shanahan - Catholic, Feminist, wife, mother, and Director of R.E. at STACS.  In a beautiful chat we look at the person of Mary, the significance of the incarnation, the abuse scandal, women priests, the crucifixion and the impact of being a catholic in the 21st century. 

https://www.cbcew.org.uk/home/the-church/catholic-bishops-conference-of-england-and-wales/departments/social-justice/.

http://www.catholicsocialteaching.org.uk/.

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In this episode we tackle the two big moral issues about Abortion - the removal of a fetus from the womb, and Euthanasia - deliberately ending the life of a terminally ill patient.  What are the religious and non-religious arguments for these issues?  We look at New Zealand's referendum, the sanctity of life, real life-cases and give you the opportunity to consider your opinions. Please note, as these are quite sensitive issues, a personal conclusion will not be offered.

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An absolutely wonderful chat with Waqar Ahmedi, an Ahmadiyya Muslim.  An honest and open insight into what it means to be a Muslim in 21st century Britain.  We discuss the afterlife, Jihad, predestination, free will, extremism, the second coming of Isa, and we get to the heart of what Ahmadiyya Islam is.

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This weeks episode is being made in association with www.houseofself.co.uk
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The episode relates the Buddhist idea of The Middle Way to the issues facing the 21st Century.  It explores Siddhartha Gautama's path to enlightenment and goes through the main teachings related to the elimination of suffering.  The Three Universal Truths, The Four Noble Path, The Eightfold Path.  It ends with a little guide to meditation. 

https://tricycle.org/magazine/noble-eightfold-path/ 

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This week we interview Simon Donlevy, who, despite being agnostic, undertook the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage in northern Spain and has just written a book about his deeply spiritual experiences and how he now believes that 'there is something going on'.

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Look Sussex - Look Sussex is a small local charity, who support families across East and West Sussex who have a child who is blind or visually impaired.

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In a world battling Covid 19, this episode asks why God allows suffering - the classic Problem of Evil.  It defines evil, explains why it is a problem for God, and considers how religious people deal with this problem. The solutions to this problem are called 'Theodicies' and this episode looks at The Free Will Defense, Irenean Theodicy, and how Jesus solves the problem of evil. At the end it also reveals  'The Problem of Good.'

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This episode explores the relationship between religion and humour.  It asks whether it is ok to make jokes about religion and reveals jokes told by religious founders and in religious books.

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This episode explores whether there is any single human act which is absolutely evil.

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In this weeks episode I interview Anthony W Smith.  An author, Christian, Evangelist and...my dad.  I ask him why he is a Christian, how he feels about some controversial issues like homosexuality, hell and other religions.  He also offers his answer to whether humans are good or bad. 

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