Spirit Lounge

13 May 2016

Politics and religion

Religion & Spirituality

This Sunday is the Christian feast of Pentecost, celebrating the arrival of the Holy Spirit among Jesus’ disciples.

As Australians prepare for a federal election, we ask: what place does religion have in politics, or politics in religion? And we look at some historical examples of how religion and politics, or church and state, have gotten tangled up with each other.

Originally broadcast on Thursday 12 May 2016.

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11 Aug 2016

Best of the Spirit Lounge

Community, Religion & Spirituality

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23 Jul 2016

Anglicans and LGBTI inclusion

Religion & Spirituality

[caption id="attachment_1140" align="alignright" width="300"] Source: St Paul's Cathedral, Melbourne[/caption] Craig D'Alton, vicar of St Mary's Anglican Church in North Melbourne, talks ...

18 Jul 2016

LGBTIQ education in Bangladesh

Community Outreach, Religion & Spirituality

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