HeyJaredSunday
A look at the ethical and religious issues of the week
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Mullaly Award Saga, John Coltrane, Quran burial (opens the original)
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The Archbishop of Canterbury has withdrawn an interfaith award from a Pakistani cleric, days after presenting it on the 25 anniversary of 9/11. Comments from 2007 resurfaced in which Hafiz Tahir Ashrafi said he would give Osama bin Laden the title "Sword of God". He told the BBC his comments have been taken out of context. William Crawley speaks to Dr Edward Kessler, President of the Woolf Institute, which promotes understanding between Jews, Christians and Muslims. It's the centenary of John Co
How should faith leaders respond to the risks around AI? (opens the original)
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What a week it has been for Doomsday warnings around AI. A researcher resigned from the AI company Anthropic saying colleagues across the industry believe artificial intelligence could kill us all by the end of the decade. Then the boss of Anthropic called for the pace of development of AI models to slow down and to be closely monitored. It's prompted calls for action towards an international treaty to regulate their growth. What role should faith leaders be playing in that regulation? We speak
Nepal-Tibet floods reaction, multi-faith prayer rooms, Gloucester Cathedral's new pipe organ (opens the original)
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Over a week since the catastrophic floods in Nepal and Tibet, and hundreds of foreign citizens are believed to be among the more than 5,000 people still missing. Among them, a group of 16 Hindu pilgrims who had set off from a small temple in south London, the Sanatan Mandir and Community Centre. Emily Buchanan visits the community to find out how those left behind are coping. Prayer rooms are often indicated with a small sign at the airport, a quiet room off a hospital corridor marked 'multi‑fai
Nepal's religious geography; Dolly Parton and Gay Christianity (opens the original)
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Sunday hears the latest from China, on the region devastated by flooding, the attempts to get aid to remote areas and the religious landscape of this region, which features in Hindu scripture and is dotted with sacred lakes and sites of pilgrimage US theology scholar L. Patrick Burrows on Dolly Parton and the influence her theme park, Dollywood had on him as a young gay Christian. A BBC investigation reveals religious hate crime is rising faster than any other recognised form of hate crime in En
Bear Grylls, Rural Recharge, football's religious roots (opens the original)
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The Chosen is the most successful crowdfunded drama in television history. It tells the story of Jesus of Nazareth through the eyes of his disciples, followers and opponents. Five series are now on the streaming service Amazon Prime Video, alongside a new spin off called The Chosen in the Wild. It's hosted by TV adventurer Bear Grylls and features the cast and crew taking on outdoor challenges. Farming can be one of the loneliest jobs in Britain. Men who work the land are twice as likely to take
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