Beyond Belief

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Beyond Belief: Debt

Debt

BBC Radio 4 - Beyond Belief, Debt

Ernie Rea explores the place and nature of faith in today's world.

Britain is in the midst of a huge Debt Crisis.  Recent research by a debt charity has found that household borrowing and arrears have soared 66% since May to £10.3 billion.  For many people, there seems to be no way out.  Month by month they sink deeper into debt. Desmond Tutu once said: “There comes a point where we need to stop just pulling people out of the river. We need to go upstream and find out why they’re falling in.” Ernie Rea discusses religious responses to debit with Rt Rev David Walker, Bishop of Manchester and Deputy Chairman of the Church Commissioners; Mohammed Kroessin, Head of Islamic Microfinance at Islamic Relief UK; and Jasvir Singh, a family law barrister and chair of City Sikhs which exists to provide a voice for Progressive Sikhs in the UK.

Producer:  Amanda Hancox

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