Religion: it’s at the centre of world affairs, but profound questions still remain. Why are you here? What happens when you die? Does God matter? God Forbid seeks the answers.
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Could kindness be an act of defiance or resistance?Oleh Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Rebel fighters have overthrown the Assad regime in Syria, what does that mean for its people?
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Who is going to rule over the country now that Syria is free from the tyrannical Assad regime?Oleh Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Faith, disability, and the trouble with 'healing'
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People with disabilities have been subject to unwanted prayer, pity, and the promise of healing. But is there space for a more inclusive disability theology?Oleh Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Overbearing allies and Centrelink bureaucracy: what it's like having a disability in Australia
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For International Day of People with Disability 2024, God Forbid is hosted by special guests Siobhan Marin and Nas Campanella.Oleh Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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After newly released allegations of abuse, does the Anglican Church have a future?
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Can the Anglican Church recover after the resignation of Archbishop Justin Welby?Oleh Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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With Australia's poor track record of adoption, particularly when it comes to Indigenous families, how can we rethink adoption in a way that puts both parents and children first?Oleh Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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How the U.S. election will shape abortion access in Australia
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Reproductive justice was a key campaign issue for Kamala Harris. Now, after a landslide defeat, Australia could be set to follow in the U.S.'s footsteps.Oleh Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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How billionaire media moguls could determine the U.S. election
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How a handful of media billionaires could determine the fate of the Western world.Oleh Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Near-death experiences: myth or mystical?
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What’s on the other side of the near-death experience?Oleh Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Reality TV, Mormon wives, and guilty pleasures
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What do dancing Mormons, blind dates, and superyachts have in common?Oleh Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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What can an ancient Chinese boardgame teach us about human consciousness?
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The ancient game of Go is a teacher of spirituality, patience, colonisation, and world affairs. So what does it when a computer beats the world Go champion?Oleh Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Is it ever okay to turn your back on suffering?
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Constant images of suffering and trauma have been channelled through our digital devices for the past 12 months. With some people switching off in the name of self-preservation, the moral question remains as to whether this is an act of ignorant privilege or practical necessity.Oleh Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Sex work, religion, and double standards
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The world’s oldest profession has long been an ethical talking point, but what does God have to say about it? And what do sex workers have to say about God?Oleh Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Michael Muthukrishna, cultural evolution and a theory of everyone
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Who we are, how we got here, and where we're goingOleh Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Are people more important than the planet? The ethics of ecofascism
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How right-wing extremists are taking over the conservation conversation.Oleh Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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The case for faith in the fight against loneliness
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Loneliness is as deadly as being a pack-a-day smoker, but is religion the antidote to this deadly problem?Oleh Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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What can religion teach us about being a dad?
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How is fathering different from parenting?Oleh Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Every major religion condemns theft as morally unacceptable. But is this moral position always absolute?Oleh Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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David Baddiel, the reluctant atheist
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UK comedian David Baddiel is terrified of death and deeply moved by Jewish tradition - but he's convinced God does not exist.Oleh Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Religious outrage at the 2024 Paris Olympics
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We’re all entitled to feel offended, but what happens when outrage is weaponised towards more cynical and sinister ends?Oleh Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Can religion help prevent domestic violence?
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Domestic violence is a whole-of-society problem. But how are faith communities dealing with the current crisis?Oleh Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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The cultural and scientific mystery of sleep
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It was an ancient preoccupation, and now it's a modern obsession. So how has something as universal as sleep remained so mysterious? And what can the cultural and religious history of sleep, dreaming and insomnia teach us today?Oleh Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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The power and perils of pilgrimage
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Across faith traditions, the pilgrimage is a sacred journey of spiritual transformation, steeped in history and geography. Pilgrimages can be powerful life-altering experiences, but they can also be dangerous.Oleh Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Our species has plenty of experience with death, but in many families the topic remains taboo.Oleh Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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The religious history of the Olympic Games
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From hymns and oaths to the eternal flame - the Olympic Games are full of religious symbolism. Ever since the ancient Games in Olympia, ritual and moral virtues have played a part.Oleh Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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