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RN Good Friday Breakfast, 29th March 2024

ABC RN's Religion and Ethics team presents a special RN Breakfast for Good Friday.

Published: with David Rutledge

David Rutledge
Duration: 2 hours 7 minutes 29 seconds

Judaism and repentance, a poet talks about death

Easter is also the time of the Jewish festival of pesach, or Passover. Today we hear a Rabbi's perspective on the theme of repentance, and how to fix the relationships we sometimes break.

Published: with David Rutledge

Pack of matzah and red kosher wine on a vintage wood background
Duration: 26 minutes 23 seconds

Forgiveness in a time of war, moral parenting, religion and money

Forgiveness in the face of the worst atrocities; the rights and wrongs of parents shaping the moral sensibilities of their children; and that tricky moment in the New Testament where Jesus says it's almost impossible to be rich and get to heaven.

Published: with David Rutledge

A silver crucifix with a stack of coins in the background
Duration: 47 minutes 21 seconds

Victims and scapegoats, the rise and rise of Pentecostal Christianity, Jewish-Christian relations

A look at victim culture in politics and scapegoating in religion; Pentecostal Christianity on the rise around the world; a new book on the history of relations between Christians and Jews.

Published: with David Rutledge

View of the Old City of Jerusalem from the Christian Quarter to the Temple Mount
Duration: 53 minutes 44 seconds
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