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Sunday: Joe Biden's First Year Report; Chaplaincy; Where Do We Draw Our Moral Compass From?

Joe Biden's First Year Report; Chaplaincy; Where Do We Draw Our Moral Compass From?

BBC Radio 4 - Sunday, Joe Biden's First Year Report; Chaplaincy; Where Do We Draw Our Moral Compass From?

A look at the religious and ethical issues of the week with Edward Stourton.

As the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill continues its passage through Parliament, our Presenter Edward Stourton explores why the proposals on Protest are such a contentious issue, with Paul Parker, Recording Clerk for Quakers in Britain.  

Chaplains are appointed to work in all kinds of places outside the normal life of the Church, from hospitals to care homes, to schools,  we hear from some of them on how they've dealt with the pressures of the past two years.   

One year on from the Inauguration of the 46th President of the United States, Edward discusses how Joe Biden’s Catholic faith has shaped his Presidency so far, with Professor Anthea Butler, Chair of Religious Studies at the University of Pennsylvania  and Christopher White, Vatican Correspondent for the National Catholic Reporter.  
  
China is set to impose restrictions on the sharing of any religious content online, without a special permit from the Government.  Mervyn Thomas, Founder President of the Christian Human Rights Organisation CSW (Christian Solidarity Worldwide) outlines his concerns to Edward.  

As we await the Government investigation into the Number 10 gatherings, led by civil servant Sue Gray, Edward asks where should we draw our moral compass from ?  Joining Edward in the discussion are Rabbi Robyn Ashworth-Steen, Principal Rabbi of the Manchester Reform Synagogue,  Imam Rakin Niass, a Secondary School Head of RE, Philosophy and Ethics and The Rt Revd Dr David Walker, Bishop of Manchester. 

Producers:  Jill Collins, Louise Clarke-Rowbotham
Editor: Tim Pemberton

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