Events to commemorate Remembrance Sunday will be very different this year because of COVID-19. Organisers have cancelled wreath laying ceremonies and a ban on communal worship means many services will not be allowed to take place. The Ven Martyn Gough, Chaplain of the Fleet and Archdeacon for the Royal Navy explains how he will be marking the day and why many in the Navy will be able to gather to remember those who have lost their lives during conflict.The outcome of the Presidential Election in the United States was a nail biter. It will take some time to produce a detailed analysis of voting patterns amongst the faith groups but there have been some clear signs that certain voters delivered surprising results. Pollsters believed Democrat Joe Biden was in with a strong chance of winning the state of Florida and his failure is down to the Hispanic vote. Rev Gabriel Salguero is the President of the National Latino Evangelical Coalition and he tells William that Trump’s early move to court the evangelical vote in Hispanic areas appears to have paid off.The Church of England’s latest attempt to navigate the complex and divisive issues surrounding human identity, sexuality, relationships and marriage will be unveiled tomorrow with the release of a series of videos, podcasts and books. The Living in Love and Faith resources, three years in the making, are designed to help all members of the Anglican Church better understand the range of views and opinions held by its members. But will this initiative actually deliver any change for LGBT people? We hear from some of those who participated in the enterprise and the Bishop of Coventry Christopher Cocksworth, who led the project. Producers:
David Cook
Louise Clarke-RowbothamSeries Producer:
Amanda Hancox
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Folge vom 08.11.2020Remembrance in a pandemic; US Election; Living in Love and Faith
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Folge vom 01.11.2020Bobby Ball's Faith; France and Islam; Labour Anti-semitism ReportFollowing the sad news that comedian Bobby Ball died this week Emily Buchanan hears the little known story of how a knock on his dressing room door in 1986 led to him becoming a born-again Christian and how his faith transformed his life. After the attack on the Church in Nice Emily Buchanan gets analysis from three journalists on the fraught nature of relations between France and Islam both home and abroad. She is joined by John Laurenson, Nabila Ramdani and Dorian Jones. And the President of the Board of Deputies Marie van der Zyl responds to the EHRC report into antisemitism in the Labour Party and talks to Emily about rebuilding trust with British Jews.Producer Catherine Earlam Rosie Dawson Series ProducerAmanda Hancox
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Folge vom 25.10.2020COVID reflections; Pope Francis and civil partnerships; Bakery for refugeesAs large parts of the UK enter stricter COVID restrictions this weekend, many businesses and individuals say they face a challenging winter. Seven months ago during the national lockdown, SUNDAY heard from three people who were getting to grips with running their church, mosque and synagogue. Edward catches up with them to hear how they managed and what they have learnt from the experience.FRANCESCO is the latest film from Oscar and Emmy-nominated Director Evgeny Afineevsky, featuring exclusive interviews with Pope Francis. It premiered at the Rome Film Festival this week and immediately made headlines for the statements made by Francis supporting civil union laws for same sex partners. His personal position on this issue isn’t new but some commentators believe Pope Francis may be setting a path for the church to follow. Canon lawyer Ed Condon and academic Candida Moss discuss.A bakery set up in a church kitchen to train refugee women in bread-making skills is now supplying a local food bank with more than 200 loaves a week. Chernise Neo is the founder of Proof Bakery and she explains how working with dough helps support the women.Producers: Amanda Hancox Louise Clarke-Rowbotham
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Folge vom 18.10.2020Gordon Brown; Bishop of Liverpool; Martyrs BookFormer Prime Minister Gordon Brown makes the moral case for full employment in an exclusive interview for Sunday with the BBC’s Harry Farley. A week after the city of Liverpool moved into the Tier 3 system of Covid restrictions, Edward Stourton talks to the Bishop of Liverpool Paul Bayes about how people in the city are coping and how to rebuild trust which, he says, has broken down during the pandemic. ‘However awful their end, martyrs matter still,’ writes Catherine Pepinster in her new book "Martyrdom". Edward Stourton asks her why.Producers: Catherine Earlam, Rosie Dawson Series Producer: Amanda Hancox