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EUREKA STREET TV
- Peter Kirkwood
- 29 July 2011
Anglican priest Scott Cowdell is a leading proponent of French-American thinker René Girard. He compares him to Charles Darwin due to 'the simple elegance of his theory for explaining a huge amount of diverse phenomena' relating to human motivation, culture and religion.
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EUREKA STREET TV
- Peter Kirkwood
- 29 July 2011
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EUREKA STREET TV
- Peter Kirkwood
- 15 July 2011
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EUREKA STREET TV
- Peter Kirkwood
- 15 July 2011
Austrian lay Catholic theologian, Wolfgang Palaver, is today one of the world's leading exponents of French-born philosopher Rene Girard's philosophy about the relationship between religion and violence. But Palaver had unlikely beginnings for his work as a professional Catholic theologian.
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AUSTRALIA
- Michael Mullins
- 11 July 2011
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In the wake of the News of the World scandal, the British Government media regulator Ofcom has deferred its decision on whether Rupert Murdoch and his executives are 'fit and proper' media owners. Ofcom does not define 'fit and proper', but it's more likely to be about moral rather than financial solvency.
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ARTS AND CULTURE
- Tim Kroenert
- 07 July 2011
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Channel 10's Can of Worms is not as lively or incisive as Q+A, but does try to get beyond frivolity. Asked a question about a youth who committed suicide after being bullied online, ex-footballer Jason Akermanis declared suicide was 'the most selfish thing you will ever do'.
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EUREKA STREET TV
- Peter Kirkwood
- 01 July 2011
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EUREKA STREET TV
- Peter Kirkwood
- 01 July 2011
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The saturation coverage of the assassination of Osama bin Laden helped the cause of anti-religionists such as the New Atheists, who make blanket denunciations of religion. Theologian Peter Vardy says it’s not enough for believers to shine the light on good religion. They must denounce bad religion as well.
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EUREKA STREET TV
- Peter Kirkwood
- 17 June 2011
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EUREKA STREET TV
- Peter Kirkwood
- 17 June 2011
A December 2000 article in The Age said Robina Courtin has 'been a black belt in karate, one of many daughters in a large Catholic family, a supporter of the Black Panthers, a radical lesbian separatist feminist and a lot else besides'. As a little girl she wanted to become a Catholic priest. Instead she became a Buddhist nun.
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EUREKA STREET TV
- Peter Kirkwood
- 03 June 2011
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EUREKA STREET TV
- Peter Kirkwood
- 03 June 2011
This week a series of billboards proclaiming 'Jesus: a prophet of Islam' and other pro-Muslim slogans have stirred controversy in Sydney. Andrew Harvey, a devotee of the mystical strand of Islam, the Sufi tradition, has a much subtler message about the basics of Islam.
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