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Jane Little with the religious and ethical news of the week. Moral arguments and perspectives on stories familiar and unfamiliar "We cannot wait for politicians to sort things out. We have got to make a difference ourselves." The words of the Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, this week at the conclusion of a conference highlighting the plight of Christians living in the Holy Land. Trevor Barnes spoke to some of those attending. Lord Brian Mawhinney, Chairman of More than Gold on why it's imperative that local churches partake in the spirit of the Olympic Games. The race to be the Republican challenger to President Obama in next year's election is well and truly underway. Even though that's not until February, most candidates are hard at work wooing the voters through the summer, and as Matt Wells reports from Des Moines, Christian Conservative activists are calling the tune - for now. We look at the conflict between Beijing and the Holy See over the appointment of Bishops. As the UN declares a famine in parts of Southern Somalia we talk to Christian Aid's Sarah Wilson who has just returned from the refugee camps in Northern Kenya and met many of those who have fled from Somalia. The Reform Movement in Judaism has appointed its first national Rabbinical spokesperson. In her first broadcast interview we speak to Rabbi Laura Janner-Klausner about her vision for the role and ask is this a direct threat to the Orthodox Chief Rabbi?
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