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Sunday: Trump, Jerusalem and the Evangelicals; Thomas Keneally; Muslim pantomime

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10/12/2017

Trump, Jerusalem and the Evangelicals; Thomas Keneally; Muslim pantomime

BBC Radio 4 - Sunday, Trump, Jerusalem and the Evangelicals; Thomas Keneally; Muslim pantomime

Sunday morning religious news and current affairs programme presented by Edward Stourton.

Who was President Trump trying to appeal to when he announced his decision to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel this week?

President Trump's decision to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel sparked a mix of protest and praise this week. Journalist Allison Kaplan Sommer tells Edward why many believe the move was made to bolster support amongst his Evangelical voters in the US. 

What's being billed as the first ever Muslim panto begins a six day tour of Britain. The actor and comedian Abdullah Afzal is in it and he tells Edward why this pantomime is different.

The Australian Royal Commission into child abuse will deliver its report next week. Interim findings have done deep damage to the reputations of many of the country's institutions, especially the churches. Australian writer Thomas Keneally, who himself trained for the priesthood, gives Edward his reaction to the fallout from the inquiry.

When traumatic events happen to a community, one of the first people on the scene to organise support will be a local member of the clergy but many have received no specialist training. Sarah Swadling reports on a scheme that aims to address this.

Some of the lowest paid workers are cleaners. Many have zero hour contracts and receive no holiday or sick pay. Trevor Barnes reports on a business that calls itself an ethical cleaning company to discover what they are trying to do differently.

Last winter more people than ever before used a church night shelter according to research published by the charity Housing Justice today. James Langstaff , Bishop of Rochester is the Chair. 

ISIS may be losing the war on the physical battlefield but it's their digital strategy that is now believed to be posing the most serious threat according to Haroon Ullah, a former Senior Adviser at the US State Department.

Producers: 
David Cook 
Rajeev Gupta

Series Producer: 
Amanda Hancox.

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