Today is World Autism Awareness Day. We speak about Autism in The Bahamas with Sterling Gardiner, Psychologist, Ministry of Education, and Fruzan Langdon-Bethell, REACH Bahamas.

We also discuss the 2013 Carifta Track and Field Championships, and Team Bahamas’ 2nd place finish behind perennial champs Jamaica.

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Townsley Roberts, incoming President of the Bahamas National Council for Disability, discusses discrimination against disabled people with service dogs, and the need for public education about these specially trained animals. The Council recently received a query from a visitor asking about the national policy on the issue after a legally blind friend was allegedly denied service at a Freeport restaurant because he brought his dog.

And on this Holy Thursday, we delve into why it seems so many young people have become disillusioned with the Church and Organized Religion on the whole, and question why so many people are now claiming to be “spiritual” and “not religious”.

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We tackle the ongoing battle between Religion and Science, specifically creation theory versus evolution theory. Pastor Matthew Sweeting, New Providence Community Church, guides us through the age-old debate.

And would having schools in session from 7:30am until 5pm on weekdays, plus four hours on Saturday, and an extra month in summer, better prepare students to complete high school and college? Mike Feinberg, co-founder of KIPP (Knowledge is Power Program), tells us about the system’s 125 public charter schools across the U.S. Felicity Humblestone, FOCUS Program Director, Lyford Cay Foundation, tells us about Feinberg’s planned meetings and workshops here in The Bahamas.

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The country’s attention is focused on the CARIFTA Track & Field Championships right here in Nassau this weekend, but the swim championships are this weekend as well. Before the 36-member team heads off to compete in Jamaica, we meet Team Bahamas Coach Travano McPhee, and swimmers Gershwin Greene, Keith Lloyd and Anibal Hernandez.

We also discuss National Security Minister Dr. Bernard Nottage’s explanation for the delay in implementing “Marco’s Law” – legislation promised to push for stiffer penalties for child molesters in the wake of the 2011 murder of 11-year old Marco Archer by an accused child sex predator. And we discuss whether living a “Christ-like” life is as (or more) important as being a Christian.

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We discuss Foreign Affairs & Immigration Minister Fred Mitchell’s clarification of the government’s work permit policy and his “warning” to Bahamar.

We also discuss the calls for amendments to the constitution to reduce the powers of the prime minister.

And we have our “Quote of the Week”.

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