Section: Eureka Street Tv
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EUREKA STREET TV
- Peter Kirkwood
- 16 November 2012
Obama's election win was a rebuff to America's ultra-conservatives, including the religious right. Extremists in this camp see the Second Coming as imminent, and view God as vengeful and violent. John Dominic Crossan has spent his adult life trying to lead Christians to a more thoughtful and educated view of the Bible.
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EUREKA STREET TV
- Peter Kirkwood
- 02 November 2012
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EUREKA STREET TV
- Peter Kirkwood
- 02 November 2012
With the introduction of the carbon tax in July, we are beginning to experience the consequences of attempts to address the threat of climate change. Theologian, ethicist and Uniting Church minister Noel Preston has led the way in the religious realm in thinking and talking about a range of ecological issues, including climate change.
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EUREKA STREET TV
- Peter Kirkwood
- 19 October 2012
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EUREKA STREET TV
- Peter Kirkwood
- 19 October 2012
Since 2001 the proportion of the population that belongs to a Christian church fell from 68 to 61 per cent, while those reporting 'no religion' increased from 15 to 22 per cent. Uniting Church 'relationships' guru Adrian Pyle is one man working to analyse and address this problem for Australian Christianity.
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EUREKA STREET TV
- Peter Kirkwood
- 05 October 2012
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EUREKA STREET TV
- Peter Kirkwood
- 05 October 2012
'Journalists have long had a reputation for unwinding at the pub after a tough story ... What happens when you combine alcohol consumption, stress, real time and a live publishing platform that's unmediated?' Journalist, academic and 'furious citizen' Julie Posetti discusses the pros and cons of the Twitterisation of journalism.
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EUREKA STREET TV
- Peter Kirkwood
- 21 September 2012
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EUREKA STREET TV
- Peter Kirkwood
- 21 September 2012
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Last weekend's Muslim riot in Sydney, prompted by a YouTube trailer for an anti-Muslim film, illustrated the disturbing power of new media. As secretary of the Vatican department responsible for the Church's social communications, Monsignor Paul Tighe grapples daily with the dilemmas and promises of new media.
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EUREKA STREET TV
- Peter Kirkwood
- 07 September 2012
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EUREKA STREET TV
- Peter Kirkwood
- 07 September 2012
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The tragic deaths of five Australian soldiers last week in Afghanistan highlights yet again the ongoing cross-cultural and interreligious violence that is very much a mark of our times. Usually we look for solutions to conflict through talking and negotiations. However interfaith minister Helen Summers does it through promotion of cultural activities.
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EUREKA STREET TV
- Peter Kirkwood
- 10 August 2012
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