Muslims and social inclusion in Australia; the Seven Aphorisms and the US Constitution A major conference in Melbourne this week looks at challenges to social inclusion for Australian Muslims. And the Church of Summum - a New Age group mixing ancient Egyptian religion with belief in extraterrestrials and UFOs - is fighting for the right to display their Seven Aphorisms alongside the Ten Commandments in a public park in Utah. LESS

The Vatican's Christian-Muslim forum; US election results; Anglicare reports on social inclusion A historic forum hosted by Pope Benedict XVI between high-ranking Muslim and Catholic clerics has just concluded. But how effective will it turn out to be? Also: religious currents in the aftermath of the US election; and Anglicare has just published a report arguing that social inclusion in Australia is under threat. LESS

Lessons from the desert fathers What does a community of monks living in the Egyptian desert 2000 years ago have to say to 21st century Australians? The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, speaks on the Christian desert fathers and their relevance to modern life. LESS

Robert Sirico: Must Religion be a Threat to Liberty? An edited version of this year´s Acton Lecture, which was given by Father Robert Sirico. Robert Sirico has written widely on economics and religion, and says that institutionalised religion is essential to political and economic liberty. LESS