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	Podcast:		Sunday
	Episode:		Turkey and Syria Earthquake; Patriarch Kirill & KGB claims; C of E Synod; Prevent review
	Category:		Religion & Spirituality
	Duration:		00:43:56
	Publish Date:		2023-02-12 08:14:00
	Description:		Mass graves are being dug in Syria and Turkey to bury the thouands of people who died in this week's earthquake. We speak to an Imam in Syria about the devastation he is dealing with Might MPs be able to force the Church of England to change its position on same sex marriage in church? The church’s recent decision to allow priests to bless same sex couples who are already married, but not to allow them to marry in church, has caused huge controversy. Several MPs say that the ban is out of step with public opinion and are considering if Parliament could take action to change the church’s position. More evidence has emerged recently suggesting that the leader of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill, was a KGB agent in the 1970's. Declassified documents from Swiss police have strengthened the claims. We look at that and why the Russian Orthodox has not yet been expelled from the World Council of Churches for supporting Russia's invasion of Ukraine. In the week that the government finally published an independent review into it's deradicalisation programme, Prevent, we speak to two leading Muslims about their reaction to the report. The document by Lord Shawcross said the programme was not doing enough to tackle the ideological beliefs behind Islamist extremism. Presenter: Edward Stourton Producers: Catherine Murray & Bara'atu Ibrahim Editors: Tim Pemberton & Helen Grady Production Co-ordinators: Paul Holloway & David Baguley
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