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William Crawley | 11:00 UK time, Saturday, 10 June 2006

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THE ANTICHRIST: Following the release (on the 6th of the 6th, 2006) of the new Omen movie, Dr John Sweet, from Selwyn College, Cambridge, one of the world's greatest authorities on the the Antichrist (no, really), explains the origins and development of the idea.

EVANGELICALS ON THE HILL: The ´óÏó´«Ã½'s Washington correspondent, Justin Webb, on the latest attempts by American Evangelicals to introduce a constitutional ban on gay marriages and to overturn the constitutional right to an abortion.

THE ORANGE AND THE PURPLE: Father Oliver Crilly, who was a member of the North Review into parades almost ten years ago, joins the Rev Brian Kennaway, a former Orange Order chaplain, to speculate on what might have been said this week when representatives of the Loyal Orders met the Catholic Primate, Archbishop Sean Brady.

PRESBYTERIANS ASSEMBLED: Laura Haydon reports from this year's Presbyterian General Assembly which debated homophobia, banned same-sex blessings, and overturned an earlier decision to sell its headquarters in the centre of Belfast.

WHEN RUSSIANS FALL OUT: Felix Corley, a specialist in Russian church affairs, analyses the developing controversy surrounding London's Russian Orthodox Cathedral, following the move by their Patriarch in Moscow to force the early retirement of a bishop in London because of his Westernised approach to church life.

CHALLENGE FOR CHANGE: Malachi O'Doherty reports from Challenge For Change, a conference exploring issues of community reconciliation, organised by Mediation Northern Ireland, which met in Newry this week and was attended by delegates from the British National Party.

POST-CATHOLIC IRELAND: Richard Clarke, the Church of Ireland Bishop of Meath and Kildare, talks about some of the issues raised in his new book, "A Whisper of God", which examines the challenges of what he calls a "post-Catholic Ireland".

GUATEMALA'S TRAGIC TRUTH: It's ten years since Guatemala's 36-year civil war came to an end with a death-toll exceeding 200,000. Fiona Forde travelled to Guatemala to hear about the country's struggle with its genocidal past and the unrelenting campaign to tell the the truth about what they have experienced.

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