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Sunday: Spiritual pancakes; Ugandan anti-gay bill; RE funding

02/03/2014

Spiritual pancakes; Ugandan anti-gay bill; RE funding

BBC Radio 4 - Sunday, Spiritual pancakes; Ugandan anti-gay bill; RE funding

Sunday morning religious news and current affairs programme, presented by Shelagh Fogarty.

Sunday morning religious news and current affairs programme, including spiritual pancakes, the anti-gay bill in Uganda and the religious education teachers funding cut.

Uganda has passed an anti-gay bill which sentences people to life imprisonment for gay sex. Rahul Rao is an expert on the development of anti-gay feeling in Uganda and explains what role religion has played in the Bill. Scott Little is an American evangelical anti-gay activist who has advised the Ugandan government. He explains the rational for his beliefs.

Too busy for church? Not to worry because the Church of England have devised an app which allows you to pray on the move. Charles Carroll roadtests prayer app on the London Underground. But its not the only digital religious tool on the market. Wired magazine's Andy Robertson joins Shelagh to discuss the range of religious apps and how they work.

In October last year OFSTED released a damning report on the state of Religious Education. This week the government have been accused of discriminating against the subject by failing to provide training bursaries for new teachers in the subject. Bob Walker investigates if RE is under threat.

Stephen Lloyd MP is the Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Religious Education. He joins Shelagh to discuss the findings of our report and what the future of Religious Education in schools.

Next week is Shrove Tuesday - but what is the spiritual element of making pancakes? Sister Cathy Jones joins us in the studio to demonstrate.

Bishop Kieran Conry is encouraging Catholics to return to the confessional in the lead up to Lent. But what role does confession play for Catholics in the 21st century? He joins Shelagh Fogerty to explain.

Producers: Annabel Deas and Peter Everett
Series producer: Amanda Hancox

Contributors:
Bishop Keiran Conry
Sister Cathy Jones
Scott Little
Stephen Lloyd MP
Dr Rahul Rao
Andy Robertson.

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