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Ep 06: Rudolf Eliott Lockhart | Exploring religious freedom

Posted: Tue, 19 Mar 2019

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Continuing our series of discussions exploring religious freedom, Alastair Lichten spoke with Rudolf Eliott Lockhart (Rudi) CEO of the Religious Education Council of England and Wales.

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This was part of a series of interviews leading up to our major conference Secularism 2019: Reclaiming Religious Freedom. Information on all the speakers and a videos from all the talks are now available.

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Listening to another great NSS podcast! It's an interview about freedom of belief with @ThisisRudi They discuss reform of religion and belief education and its relevance to freedom of belief. Check it out:
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