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Sunday: 03/11/2013

03/11/2013

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Justin Welby at the Assembly of the World Council of Churches in South Korea.

Edward Stourton discusses Gafcon, women bishops and same-sex marriage with the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, who is at the Assembly of the World Council of Churches.

Edward Stourton discusses GAFCON, Women Bishops and same-sex marriage with the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, who is at the Assembly of the World Council of Churches in South Korea.

The Vatican is conducting a worldwide survey on how Catholics interpret social issues such as same-sex marriage, gay relationships and birth control. Elizabeth Davies from the Catholic Bishops Conference of England and Wales.

Next week is the 75th anniversary of Kristallnacht. Trevor Barnes meets victims of Kristallnacht and the historian Simon Schama.

Female MP's in Turkey are wearing headscarves in parliament, marking the end of a ban imposed since the early days of the Turkish Republic. Fadi Hakura from Chatham House joins Edward to discuss what this means.

The Children's Society have released a report on children in Poverty to mark the launch of the Children's Commission on Poverty where young people will closely examine children in poverty for themselves. Bob Walker reports.

Sir James Munby, head of the Family Division of the High Court, declared this week that the role of the judge is no longer to enforce morality. Peter Lynas from Evangelical Alliance and Frank Cranmer, research fellow at Cardiff Law School discuss.

A statistic stating 100,000 Christian martyrs die every year has been reported worldwide since May this year, but where did it come from and what's the evidence for it? Journalist Ruth Alexander enlightens us.

Producers: Annabel Deas and Rosie Dawson
Series Producer: Amanda Hancox

Contributors:
Ruth Alexander
Frank Cranmer
Elizabeth Davies
Fadi Hakura
Peter Lynas
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby.

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