How do you heal a moral injury?
Jun 9, 2022 • 17m 10s
What does standing by while bad things happen do to us? That’s the question Father Rod Bower has been asking himself. For almost 10 years, Father Rod, wrote messages in support of refugees, climate action and same-sex marriage on the sign out the front of his Gosford Church. But, according to him, years of political point scoring on these issues has done more than just delay action – it’s injured us all.
How do you heal a moral injury?
710 • Jun 9, 2022
How do you heal a moral injury?
What does standing by while bad things happen do to us?
That’s the question Father Rod Bower has been asking himself.
For almost 10 years, Father Rod, wrote messages in support of refugees, climate action and same-sex marriage on the sign out the front of his Gosford Church.
But, according to him, years of political point scoring on these issues has done more than just delay action – it’s injured us all.
Today, Archdeacon Rod Bower on Australia’s moral injury and how we can begin to heal.
Guest: Archdeacon Rod Bower.
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