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
11/07/2021
Manchester Jewish Museum; Fire Monks; Gardening
Fatima the Film; Tik Tok Anti-Semitism and Methodist Gay Marriage Vote
Smuggling bibles to China; Wedding backlog; President Biden and the Catholic Bishops
Climate Change Boat Relay; Faith and Football; Cult Survivor
06/06/2021
Cathedral Cycle Route; Gordon Browns Global Vaccine Plea and The Pagan Ceremony of 'Handfasting'
The Church's Role Post Covid; Gaza Ceasefire; G7 Choir
Songs of Grief and Hope; Contested Monuments; Mayflower Legacy
Arranged Marriages, Gavin Peacock, ‘Body and Soul’ workout with Mr Motivator
Pilgrimage; Segregated Education in Northern Ireland; An Emperor in Bath
100 Voices; Church of England's anti-racism strategy; Pilgrimage
'Music of the soul'; Faith and Forgiveness; Racism in the Church of England
The Duke of Edinburgh's Faith, Northern Ireland Violence, The Musical Human
Harry Connick Junior; Fiona Bruce, Envoy for Freedom of Religion or Belief and Sir David Suchet
Handel's Messiah; RE and the Cartoon Row; Sikh Domestic Abuse
"Witch" songs; The Ethics of Protest; LGBT+ Catholics
Strange Fruit; Prison during the Pandemic; Religion and the Census
A special programme to celebrate International Women's Day
Black Church Vaccine Push; Pope's Historic Visit to Iraq; Decorating Graves
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