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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Pope Francis and the Legacy He Leaves Behind
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54:07Pope Francis was the first pope from South America, and was said to be one of the most progressive and humble popes in Catholic history. But can the Church sustain his legacy?Oleh Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Mardi Gras special: on being gay and Godly
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54:07How do queer people stay faithful? And how do people raised on religion celebrate being sexually and gender diverse?Oleh Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Religion, drugs, and the power of mind-altering substances
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54:06How have 'psychedelics' and recreational drugs affected (and been affected by) religion?Oleh Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Close encounters of the religious kind: how God and UFOs have both begun religious movements
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54:07Believers have long looked to the heavens for meaning, believing in not only God, but UFOs as well.Oleh Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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To bare or not to bare: why religion can't make its mind up about nudity
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54:06Why do religions tell us to cover up? And how has this affected the way we value, judge, and sexualise our bodies in the modern world?Oleh Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Living simply in a complex world: how modern monks navigate AI, social media, and climate change
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54:06From Hare Krishna to Humanistic Buddhism, modern followers of mindful traditions grapple with maintaining a connection to the world while not falling prey to its modern trappings. How do they do it? And what can we learn from them?Oleh Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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The world's oldest hatred: how anti-Semitism found its way to Australia
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54:06With anti-Semitic vandalism on the rise in Australia, and debate over exactly who and what is causing this surge -- how can the international Jewish community respond?Oleh Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Why are so many Australians passionate about fishing? Is it simply the thrill of the catch or is there something deeper that keeps us hooked?Oleh Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Just what did God look like and how did he lose his bodily self?Oleh Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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We know magic isn't real, so why does it still fascinate us?
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54:09Magic as we know it today is performance art, harmless entertainment – from Penn and Teller to Siegfried and Roy, David Copperfield to Harry Houdini. But, magic, past and present, is stranger, richer and more complex than you imagine.Oleh Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Jesus was famously a carpenter, and many religious texts associate carpentry with wisdom, humility, and devotion. So, is there something divine about working with wood?Oleh Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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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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54:06Who 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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54:06People 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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54:08For 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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54:06Can 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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54:08Reproductive 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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54:00How 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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54:07What’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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54:09What 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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54:08The 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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54:04Constant 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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54:05The 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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54:08Who 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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54:06How right-wing extremists are taking over the conservation conversation.Oleh Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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