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Sunday: Amazon indigenous tribes, Bishops' Brexit letter, Sogyal Rinpoche

Amazon indigenous tribes, Bishops' Brexit letter, Sogyal Rinpoche

BBC Radio 4 - Sunday, Amazon indigenous tribes, Bishops' Brexit letter, Sogyal Rinpoche

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

An Amazonian tribesman gives his reaction to the fires, the controversial life of Sogyal Rinpoche, Tim Farron on his new book, and life as a Muslim policewoman in North Yorkshire.

Who is protecting the rights of indigenous people in the Amazon?  We hear from Kawá, an Amazonian tribesman living in the UK about how his tribe has been affected by the fires and Adriana Ramos from the The Instituto Socioambiental in Brazil.

A group of Church of England bishops has issued an open letter on the prospect of a 'no-deal' Brexit and the need for national reconciliation.  Rt Rev Paul Bayes, Bishop of Liverpool, tells us why the letter has been written.  Quentin Letts, Church going member of the Church of England, and political sketch writer at The Times shares his concerns. 

Tim Farron, former leader of the Liberal Democrats, talks about his book, A Better Ambition.

What’s it like to be a Muslim Policewoman in North Yorkshire?  Uzma Amireddy is the Positive Action Co-ordinator for North Yorkshire Police.

After the death of Sogyal Rinpoche, author of the Tibetan Book of Living and Dying, we explore his legacy with author Mary Finnigan, who wrote ‘Sex and Violence in Tibetan Buddhism - The Rise and Fall of Sogyal Rinpoche'. 

And it’s the 50th Anniversary of the Churches Conservation Trust.  The charity is holding a debate asking: who is going to look after these buildings in the future?  We visit All Souls church in Bolton, under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust, and hear from Simon Jenkins, a Trustee of the Trust, about what he thinks should happen to historic buildings. 

Producer:  Louise Clarke-Rowbotham
Editor:       Amanda Hancox

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