Stop Bashing Christians! Britain has become an anti-Christian country

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🗓️ 30 October 2014

⏱️ 110 minutes

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Are Christians victims of a hateful animus, or are they demanding special treatment in a secular state which in fact applies the law equally to all? Peter Hitchens fears that without Christianity, we might end up undermining the whole foundation of law in this country. But agony aunt Claire Rayner thinks that we shouldn’t need God in order to be good. Journalist Matthew Parris wonders how intelligent people can still believe in God. They were joined by former Archbishop of Canterbury George Carey, leading human rights lawyer Geoffrey Robertson QC and Benedictine monk and former school headmaster Dom Antony Sutch to debate the motion "Stop Bashing Christians! Britain has become an anti-Christian country" at the Royal Geographical Society on 3rd November 2010. The debate was chaired by Executive editor and columnist at the Guardian, Jonathan Freedland. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/intelligencesquared. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:10.0	Big welcome to you for tonight's debates stop bashing Christians Britain is becoming an anti-Christian country
1:16.8	Our first speaker this evening is George Carey
1:19.5	George Carey was appointed the Archbishop of Canterbury in 1991 and remained in the post until 2002.
1:27.0	So George Carey, thank you, Mr. Chairman.
1:35.0	I'm sure many of us had difficulty getting here so I got here just in time and it's good to be here and to take part in this debate.
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