All Ethics articles
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ShowsIs this the end? Plummeting birth rates, the future of humanity and the meaning of children
Global birth rates are declining across the globe, raising concerns about societal impacts and the sustainability of populations. This episode explores potential causes and the Christian perspective on the value of having children in light of this trend.
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ShowsShould We Help People Live - Not Die? Assisted Dying and the Terminally Ill Adults Bill | Dr Susan Marriott & Prof Keith Brown
How close are we to legalising assisted suicide in the UK? Should dying be offered as a course of treatment by NHS doctors? Joining Andy Kind on Unbelievable are Dr Susan Marriott, a trained medical doctor and Head of Public Policy at the Christian Medical Fellowship UK, and safeguarding expert Prof. Keith Brown who spoke on this topic when the bill first came to Parliament.
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ShowsArrested for praying in your head? Abortion clinic buffer zones and 21st century thoughtcrime
The UK’s new buffer zone laws around abortion clinics challenge religious freedoms, leading to arrests for silent prayer and preaching. Are we compromising fundamental liberties for security, unnoticed by the church?
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ShowsWhat is the Trump government doing to medical research and international aid, and why should we care?
An under-reported story of the tumultuous first months of the second Donald Trump administration is how his team are brutally cutting back long-established federal institutions.
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ArticleHow Should Christians Respond to Sexual Abuse and Scandals in the Church?
Author Joel Furches considers practical principles and actions in response to abuse in the Church
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ArticleA hill to die on?
Steve Maltz from Saltshakers – a Christian ministry witnessing to the Jewish roots of the Christian faith – shares why he believes anti-Semitism is still rife today
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ArticleWhat is the way forward for Christians in the new technological age?
Dr Tim Wyatt explores the complex relationship between Christianity and technology in today’s digital age. From neo-Luddites to techno-optimists, discover the balanced path for believers in the midst of AI advancements and social media debates
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ShowsCryptocurrency: Financial liberation for the masses or pyramid schemes for the gullible?
Revisiting a standout 2023 episode: Explore the cryptocurrency phenomenon with Chris Goswami. From the rise of memecoins to the ethical dilemmas of bitcoin investment, discover a Christian perspective on navigating this rapidly evolving tech landscape
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ShowsShould we fear our new social media overlords in the age of Trump?
Elon Musk, the mercurial billionaire who owns Twitter, is increasingly wielding his enormous political power via his social media network, interfering in politics in America and far beyond.
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ShowsKnowing our own bodies: Fertility apps and the pill, with Dawn McAvoy
In this episode we revisit our last conversation on contraception (linked below) with Dawn McAvoy from the “pro-women pro-life” movement Both Lives, and reconsider why so many women today are turning away from hormonal contraception.
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ShowsGiving, data and compassion: Should Christians all be ‘effective altruists’?
A movement founded at the University of Oxford in 2009 has now captured the imagination – and the wallets – of some of the brightest and most successful across elite Western academic and business circles.
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ShowsSurveillance capitalism: Is privacy dead and should we care?
Every tap, swipe and click we make on our phones, tablets and laptops is being recorded by big tech firms. This is often called surveillance capitalism – a network of products and services we use every day which sucks up large quantities of data about us and then sells it on to advertisers at huge profits.
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ShowsThe ethics of embryology: ‘Ensoulment’, the 14-day limit and co-operation with evil
There has been a flood of highly significant if poorly reported developments in embryo research in recent years, all of which raise new and confusing questions for Christians and non-Christians alike. Is it acceptable to use stem cells to create embryo-like structures to research on?
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ArticleRepeated failing a polygraph test led a physics academic to God
In this discussion on whether there is conflict between religion and science, both parties are most interested in moral debates
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ShowsThe assisted suicide bill has been passed by parliament. What comes next?
In this episode we discuss what the bill proposes, the campaign that built up to the debate, how MPs discussed and voted on the bill, and what happens now.
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ArticlePreserving life, or promoting death?
Gathering thinkers on different sides of the “assisted dying” debate leaves many unanswered objections to the UK’s proposals to introduce euthanasia
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ArticleMaking movies is… love, actually
The highly successful British screenwriter and film director Richard Curtis is a good example of a life of service, says Drew Cordell
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ShowsShould Christians abandon contraception?
While most Protestant Christians have been at ease with using contraception for generations, there is a growing movement to re-examine the ethics of this, with more and more evangelicals asking if perhaps their Catholic brothers and sisters may have a point.
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ShowsShould We Have the Right to Die? The Assisted Dying Debate in the UK Neil McKain vs Prof Keith Brown
As the UK prepares for a crucial parliamentary debate on the Assisted Dying Bill, the Unbelievable? podcast delves into this emotionally charged issue. Unlike in countries such as the USA, Canada, and the Netherlands, assisted dying remains illegal in the UK—but that could soon change.
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ShowsThe Great Morality Debate: Secularism vs. Christianity with Dr Michael Shermer and Rev. Glen Scrivener
This week on Premier Unbelievable?, we tackle one of the most fundamental questions in philosophy:
