Mother and baby homes: when sorry isn’t enough
Church leaders in Ireland have become highly skilled at apologising for the past abuses of their institutions, but meaningful redress must be provided to survivors of the horrific system of…
Faith & Religion
Burning bones
Greece has run out of burial space, but the Orthodox Church won’t allow cremation. Is its motive purely spiritual?
From the hijab to freedom
A new documentary "Women Leaving Islam", by the Council of Ex-Muslims of Britain, tells the story of six women escaping the violence of Islam's modesty culture.
The face we give the devil is a mirror of our times
For centuries, Satan was a terrifying figure. The hit TV show "Lucifer" shows how far we’ve come.
Faith, fraternity and the Orange Order, w/ Joe Webster
Anthropologist Joseph Webster discusses his research amongst Protestant groups in Scotland, including the Orange Order. We talk apocalypse and conspiracy, faith and fraternity, hate and masculinity.
Should places of worship have special lockdown status?
Faith leaders in England, frustrated by Covid-19 restrictions, are demanding that more exemptions be made for services. Should religion be treated differently?
Let’s close the loopholes used by illegal faith schools
A consultation on independent educational institutions in England could help crack down on religious schools that put children at risk.
Will a teen programmer become the first Millenial saint?
Carlo Acutis, a computer whizz who catalogued 'miracles' online, has been beatified by the Catholic Church.
‘‘There is serious unfinished business in humanism”
Q&A with Raymond Tallis
The Babri Masjid verdict was a dark day for India
Nearly 30 years after the destruction of the mosque by Hindu fanatics, the court judgment confirms fears for India’s future.