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Religion and Ethics Report

Program: The Religion and Ethics Report

The Religion and Ethics Report, where religion and ethics meet news and current affairs in Australia and around the world.

Wednesday 6pm Repeated: Thursday 5.30am, Friday 11am

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How the sacking of a French nun caused church state tensions

Why the case of a nun has ignited church state tensions in France, Pope Francis' statement on human dignity joins the political left and right, and what motivates a terrorist, from a psychological perspective?

Published: with Andrew West

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Duration: 28 minutes 38 seconds

French nun case ignites church state tensions

The Vatican and the French government are in a major stand-off. It's over the question of whether the state can prevent the Church from sacking a nun.

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Duration: 8 minutes 58 seconds

Pope's statement on dignity joins the left and right

Is Pope Francis a man of the left or a more cuddly version of a classic church conservative? Since the release of his latest statement on human dignity, both sides are claiming him.

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Duration: 9 minutes 30 seconds

A psychiatrist's view on terrorism

In a timely warning, psychiatrist Tanveer Ahmed says violence can be the darkest form of the search for belonging. What motivates a terrorist, from a psychological perspective?

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Duration: 9 minutes 53 seconds
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