Sunday - 02/05/2010

William Crawley with the religious and ethical news of the week. Moral arguments and perspectives on stories, familiar and unfamiliar. How seriously do our civil servants take faith issues? Trevor Barnes reports. May 6th is The National Day of Prayer in the USA. Matt Wells reports from New York on the controversy surrounding the day of prayer this year. Chris Morris film Four Lions which follows a group of Jihadists in Sheffield is released next Friday, author of 'Love in A Headscarf', Shelina Janmohammed reviews the film. Greece is on the cusp of a financial meltdown which could effect other EU countries, we investigate how the Orthodox church has been caught up in the crisis and talk to Greek Journalist Rosy Voudouri. In the last of our election discussions with faith communities, William Crawley discusses how the Sikh and Hindu communities are likely to vote and asks what issues are they most keen to see the political parties tackle. Is the Archbishop of Canterbury right to suggest Christianity should have special legal privileges? We speak to Steve Clifford the General Director of the Evangelical Alliance and Andrea Williams from the Christian Legal Centre William Crawley discusses the contentious issue of Faith Schools, with politicians from the major parties (Conservative, Labour, and Lib Dem), explaining their policy. E-mail: [email protected] Series producer: Amanda Hancox.