Multiculturalism, Free Speech, and Wes Anderson // In the News
In:Dependence
English - September 29, 2023 12:03 - 33 minutes - 30.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsChristianity Religion & Spirituality Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Has multiculturalism failed in Britain? When does free speech become unacceptable speech? What can Wes Anderson's new film teach us about preaching?
In this episode, Phil Topham (Executive Director), Adrian Reynolds (Head of National Ministries), and John Stevens (National Director) discuss some of the stories in the news over the past fortnight.
00:00 - Introduction
03:46 - Suella Braverman, migration, and multiculturalism
19:29 - Charitable status of private schools and churches
24:39 - GB News, Laurence Fox, and free speech
31:25 - Wes Anderson and how less is more
You can watch a video of this episode and get more resources for church leaders on the FIEC website.
Show notes
FIEC Leaders' Conference 2023 (fiec.org.uk)
Braverman's refugee speech sparks UN human rights criticism (bbc.co.uk)
Labour drops plan to strip public schools of charitable status (bbc.co.uk)
GB News boss 'appalled' by Laurence Fox comments (bbc.co.uk)
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar review – Wes Anderson’s star-stuffed Roald Dahl yarn (theguardian.com)
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