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Marc Shoffman

Questions of Faith: Post-Brexit Attitudes

Marc Shoffman
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Questions Of Faith

Questions of Faith: Post-Brexit Attitudes
Marc Shoffman looks at the reports of hate crime in the aftermath of the EU Referendum. Rita Lobo speaks to Imam Qari Asim, Imam at Leeds Mosque and Editor of Imams Online, on the rise in Islamophobia in recent days and what should be done to tackle this issue. Marc Shoffman speaks to Dr Kirsten Johnson, of the Liberal Democrat Christian Forum and supporter of Christians Stronger in Europe, about what this event means to her as a Christian. Christian author, Symon Hill, analyses the concept of the 'neighbour' in the Bible and how they apply to these difficult times.
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Imam Qari Asim, Dr Kirsten Johnson, Symon Hill


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Marc Shoffman

Questions of Faith: Faith and Disability

Marc Shoffman
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Questions Of Faith

Questions of Faith: Faith and Disability
All religions would say they welcome anyone who wants to worship. But there can be a lot of challenges, such as access to old religious buildings if you are in a wheelchair, or being able to read the small print of a bible if you are visually impaired. Marc Shoffman looks at the theological teachings behind disability with Naomi Lawson Jacobs, who is researching Disability and Christianity for a PHD. Reverend Bill Braviner and Dave Lucas, both from Disability and Jesus, and Dr Zachariah Duke, Academic Assistant to the Dean Lecturer in Theology and Biblical Studies at the Broken Bay Institute, speak to Marc ahead of Living Fully, a conference in Rome this week that looks at disability and religion.
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Naomi Lawson Jacobs, Dr Zachariah Duke, Bill Braviner, Dave Lucas


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Marc Shoffman

Questions of Faith: Anti-Semitism in Politics

Marc Shoffman
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Questions Of Faith

Questions of Faith: Anti-Semitism in Politics
Marc Shoffman speaks to Dr Keith Kahn Harris, Lecturer at Leo Baeck College and Director of the European Jewish Research Archive at the Institute for Jewish Policy Research, about anti-Semitism and how it can be tackled. Jeremy Newmark, of Jewish Labour Movement, explains why there have been so many incidents of anti-Semitism in the Labour Party.
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Dr Keith Kahn Harris, Jeremy Newmark


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Marc Shoffman

Questions of Faith: Fashion and Religion

Marc Shoffman
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Questions Of Faith

Questions of Faith: Fashion and Religion
Religions such as Judaism and Islam have strict rules on modesty when it comes to men and women in the way they dress and look. This has given rise to a whole industry around modest fashion. Marc Shoffman speaks to Anas Sillwood, who runs modest fashion webstie Shukr Clothing, about the teachings in the Muslim faith about modesty. Rabbi Benjy Rickman and his wife, Emily, also explain how modesty plays in the Jewish faith.
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Anas Sillwood, Rabbi Benjy Rickman


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Rita Lobo

Questions of Faith with Rita Lobo and Marc Shoffman May 29 2016

Rita Lobo
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Questions Of Faith

Questions of Faith with Rita Lobo and Marc Shoffman May 29 2016
From house prices to Help to Buy, the property market is a key economic, political and social issue. But is it a religious one as well? Rita spoke to Alastair Murray, director of projects for Housing Justice, June Morton, chief executive of Jewish social housing group JLiving,

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Marc Shoffman

Questions of Faith: Ramadan

Marc Shoffman
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Questions Of Faith

Questions of Faith: Ramadan
Marc Shoffman discusses the month of Ramadan with Financial Journalist, Amina Zafar, who explains what challenges Muslims face when fasting. Tufail Hussain, Islamic Relief Deputy Director and Head of Fundraising, looks at the campaign behind the charity’s bus adverts and explains how Muslims work out their Zakat. He also talks about Islamic Relief’s projects and how they are monitored.
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Amina Zafar, Tufail Hussain


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Marc Shoffman

Questions of Faith: Human Trafficking

Marc Shoffman
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Questions Of Faith

Questions of Faith: Human Trafficking
Marc Shoffman speaks to Carrie Pemberton Ford, Director of Research for Cambridge Centre for Applied Research in Human Trafficking, and Rabbi Lea Mühlstein of Jewish Social Justice campagn group, Tzelem. The guests discuss what each of their groups aim to raise awareness of human trafficking and ways in which it can be tackled.
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Carrie Pemberton Ford, Lea Mühlstein


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Sarah Pennells (1)

Ask Sarah: Dying Matters Week

Sarah Pennells (1)
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Ask Sarah

Ask Sarah: Dying Matters Week
As part of Dying Matters Awareness Week, Sarah Pennells and her guests look at the legal and financial aspects of funerals and why those arrangements can still be a taboo subject. Poppy Mardall, from Poppy's Funerals, and Gemma O'Driscoll, Funeral Director at G.E O’Driscoll & Daughters, discuss different types of funerals available and how funeral directors can offer help and support. Toby Scott, from the Dying Matters Coalition, explains how you can take part in the debate, and Rod Smith from Stone King Solicitors and part of the Law Society Wills and Equity Committee looks at wills and how to take care of them.
Guests:

Poppy Mardall, Gemma O'Driscoll, Toby Scott, Rod Smith


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Marc Shoffman

Questions Of Faith: The Wall of Answered Prayer

Marc Shoffman
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Questions Of Faith

Questions Of Faith: The Wall of Answered Prayer
A recent campaign, The Wall of Answered Prayer, was launched at the beginning of April to raise £45,000 to build a Christian symbol equivalent to the Angel of the North. Campaign founder Richard Gamble says this will be a national prayer landmark representing a million answered prayers. He tells Marc Shoffman how he came up with the idea, the course of the campaign so far and how the money will be used.
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Richard Gamble


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Rita Lobo

Questions of Faith: Military Spending

Rita Lobo
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Questions Of Faith

Questions of Faith: Military Spending
From Libya to Daesh, and the debate over the future of Trident, there always seems to be money for war. But are there better ways to spend it? Marc Shoffman speaks to Andrew Smith, from the Campaign Against Arms Trade, looks at whether action against military spending is necessary, while Shuaghan Dolan, from Conscience, explores how the government could deal with global issues such as Isis. Reverend Mark Woods, contributing editor of Christian Today, also explains whether you are pacifist if you are religious.
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Andrew Smith, Shuaghan Dolan, Reverend Mark Woods


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