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| Episode 41 - 23/11/2008 | WMV | MP4 |
| Apocalypse Now? Are we facing the end of the world? American Pentecostal Pastor Ron Weinland believes he has been sent by God to announce the end of the world in 3 years time! In a provocative episode of Compass we meet this self-proclaimed prophet. He believes the end times are imminent, and he's not alone. Climate change, acts of terrorism and natural disasters have fuelled the current epidemic of apocalyptic thinking. In this Compass program leading Australian commentators; sociologist Richard Eckersley, Biblical scholar Dr John Dickson, literary academic Greg Clarke and psychologist Susan Tanner, tackle the ultimate question. |
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| Episode 40 - 16/11/2008 | WMV | MP4 |
| Bishop Of The Universe Catholic Bishop Chris Toohey is acutely aware of climate change. His western NSW diocese of Wilcannia-Forbes is the size of France and in the grip of deep drought. Bishop Toohey chairs Catholic Earthcare. He's also an accomplished astronomer and often spends his nights scanning the skies from his home-built observatory. It's a fascination that began when he was a boy. Through these activities he has built up a profound cosmology based on science, yet at the same time finding God in creation. This is a portrait of an intriguing man of the cloth, exploring his insights into the cosmos. |
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| Episode 38 - 26/10/2008 | WMV | MP4 |
| The Decision For eight years a leading obstetrician and a team of doctors have been questioned over the rights and wrongs of the life and death decision made at a Melbourne hospital to abort a 32-week-old foetus suffering from dwarfism. |
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| Episode 37 - 12/10/2008 | WMV | MP4 |
| The Sleeping Book Two years ago Melbourne ophthalmologist Harry Lew began a mission to revive a story that began in a Polish town almost 70 years ago: a true story so terrible that when published in 1948 few could bear to read it. It was a meticulous account of Bialystock, its 60 000 Jewish residents, and their systematic destruction by the Nazis. The book was written by a survivor, Rafael Rajzner who migrated to Melbourne after WW2. But it was written in Yiddish. Harry Lew decided to republish it in English and so began an extraordinary journey to bring a sleeping book back to life ... |
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| Episode 35 - 28/09/2008 | WMV | MP4 |
| Losing The Plots Rookwood Necropolis, literally the City of the Dead, lies in outer Sydney. Since 1867 around 800 000 thousand souls have been laid to rest in its park-like grounds. It's one of the largest cemeteries in the world and also one of the most diverse. Almost every religious denomination is represented here. But burial space is running out. Rookwood has to devise new ways to care for the dead, and for the bereaved. Compass meets families from different religious denominations dealing with the challenges in very different ways. |
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| Episode 33 - 14/09/2008 | WMV | MP4 |
| A Christian Education Amid all the recent noise about religious schools; their teaching, funding and impact on our social fabric, have we really listened to those who offer a Christian education? In Australia today over a million children attend Christian schools. Many are in the Catholic system, but there are also independent Christian schools. What makes them Christian, and are they all the same? How do Catholic and other Christian schools teach values and religion? How do Christian values inform teaching across the curricula? To find out, Compass visits four independent schools across three states. |
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| Episode 32 - 07/09/2008 | WMV | MP4 |
| A Muslim Education Rowdy opposition to a proposed new Muslim school in Sydney's south-west has again exposed a deep-seated fear of Islam and what this faith stands for in the modern world. Around Australia there are about 30 Muslim schools and more are planned. What goes on in an Islamic school? Who are the students and teachers? How do their curricula differ from other private and state schools? How much focus is there on religious instruction? Compass explores the stories of two Muslim schools to find out. |
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| Episode 31 - 31/08/2008 | WMV | MP4 |
| More Than The 3Rs Compass enters the schools debate. What shapes parents' decisions when choosing a school for their child? What do they look for? How important are matters like values and faith over academic or sporting excellence? Five parents who've grappled with their decisions share their experiences over dinner with Geraldine Doogue. They have chosen different schools - public and private, faith-based and secular. Which will be best for their children? |
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| Episode 27 - 03/08/2008 | WMV | MP4 |
| Key To Freedom We are unable to offer Sunday's Compass episode THE FATHER, THE SON AND THE HOUSEKEEPER for vodcasting. In its place we have KEY TO FREEDOM, the remarkable story of Robina Courtin, a Buddhist nun who believes she has the 'key to freedom' for some of Australia's toughest criminals. Drawing on Buddhist teachings she founded the Liberation Prison Project to help transform prisoners' lives so they can cope with incarceration and address the fundamental reasons they turned to crime. |
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| Episode 26 - 27/07/2008 | WMV | MP4 |
| Catholic Dilemma: Part 2 The Silenced Majority Forty years after the reforms of the Second Vatican Council, the Catholic church still denies women positions of authority, leadership and power. We meet four women grappling with what it means to be Catholic in the 21st Century. |
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| Episode 25 - 20/07/2008 | WMV | MP4 |
| Catholic Dilemma: Part 1 Sex Or Celibacy The Roman Catholic Church is running out of priests. Priestly candidates are now being brought in from overseas, and ex-Anglican priests are being recruited. But some Anglican-converts are already married. So, if marriage is no impediment for ex-Anglicans, why the prohibition on married Catholic priests? Geraldine Doogue asks: In order to save the church's future should celibacy be a thing of the past? |
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| Episode 24 - 13/07/2008 | WMV | MP4 |
| Carrying The Cross We are unable to offer Sunday's Compass episode POPE BENEDICT XVI - MY VATICAN for vodcasting. In its place we are offering, Carrying the Cross, which follows a small team of Australian Catholic pilgrims rallying young people to World Youth Day in Sydney. |
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| Episode 23 - 06/07/2008 | WMV | MP4 |
| Grand Plans In Australia today around 31 000 children are being raised by their grandparents. Increasingly grandparents are being thrust into the primary carer role. For most it's a job they never expected and even with the best intentions it can be a tough call for everyone involved. |
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| Episode 18 - 01/06/2008 | WMV | MP4 |
| Chasing The Blake God's artists have traditionally worked with images of the crucifix or Mary or created golden Buddhas and Arabic calligraphy. Australia's Blake Prize for Religious Art was established in 1951 to push the boundaries of contemporary religious art. |
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| Episode 17 - 25/05/2008 | WMV | MP4 |
| A Woman Bishop A personal and engaging illustrated profile of Australia's first female Anglican Bishop. Kay Goldsworthy, 51, is a beacon for women in her church: she was among the first to be ordained deacon in 1986 and priest in 1992. |
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