Faith leaders including the Archbishop of Canterbury and Cardinal Vincent Nichols have welcomed a new report which calls for better support for asylum seekers. It comes from a commission set up to consider how refugees might be helped to integrate into society more easily. It makes a series of recommendations and suggests that the current system creates barriers to asylum seekers who want to quickly make good use of their existing skills and qualifications. The government says it's committed to ensuring refugees can take positive steps towards integration as they rebuild their lives in the UK.
It's 300 years since J S Bach's setting of the Passion narrative from St John's gospel was first performed on Good Friday at the St Nicholas Church in Leipzig. This week many of the UK's cathedrals and churches will be marking the anniversary by performing it. The composer, conductor and singer, Bob Chilcott celebrates the work and reflects on what is one of the most revered of all musical settings of the Passion.
Does religious education at school help young people when they get a job? Lord Karan Bilimoria, a former president of the CBI, thinks it can. He believes RE helps young people to navigate the complexity of modern belief and the diversity of worldviews in the UK today. The businessman, who is from the Zoroastrian tradition, has launched a campaign urging employers to support higher standards in religious education. We hear from Lord Bilimoria, and also from the National Secular Society who feel there are better ways to equip young people for the workforce.
Presenter: Edward Stourton Producers: Jonathan Hallewell and Alexa Good Editor: Dan Tierney
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Plague Carving; The Archbishop of Capetown and Latest Anglican Church Investigation
Sir Stephen Cleobury; Ampleforth College; Guru Nanak's poetry
Faith at Glastonbury and The Bishop of Burnley on the need for Safeguarding changes
Hong Kong Protests, BK Shivani, Catholicism and Transgender
Gangland funerals; Jewish women's abuse helpline; Grenfell two years on.
Cricket in Afghanistan; Military Chaplains; Grenfell legacy
Virtual Reality baptisms; Asia Bibi's lawyer
Queen Emma's Bones; Ruth Hunt; Islamophobia
Walking pilgrimages, Jean Vanier, Religious perspectives on artificial intelligence
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The date of Easter, Cardinal Vincent Nichols, Sri Lanka bombings
Sikh Vaisakhi, Fleabag and Forgiveness
Israeli elections, Jallianwala Bagh, Newly discovered ancient religion
Brexit Alliance, Dalai Lama, Brexit Prayer
Asylum and religious conversion; Sam Brownback
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