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Author:  pcernie [ Wed Feb 10, 2010 10:07 am ]
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8507403.stm

Quote:
"It is important the BBC is not bullied into becoming an evangelical tool for the Church of England while ignoring the clearly expressed wishes of the licence-payer," said NSS president Terry Sanderson.


I agree :)
Author:  Linux_User [ Wed Feb 10, 2010 10:15 am ]
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A reduction in religious programming? If only! Someone please take Songs of Praise off the air.
Author:  paulzolo [ Wed Feb 10, 2010 10:29 am ]
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Note that Church attendance is down (if we are talking CofE here), and the BBC should ideally reflect the religious habits of society.
Author:  Paul1965 [ Wed Feb 10, 2010 11:22 am ]
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Apart from the news and perhaps a bit of breakfast TV I very rarely watch anything on the BBC anyway. I want some of my Licence Fee back! Am I paying for crap like Bargain Hunt, Homes under the hammer, Heir hunters etc?
Author:  l3v1ck [ Wed Feb 10, 2010 11:54 am ]
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pcernie wrote:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8507403.stm

Quote:
"It is important the BBC is not bullied into becoming an evangelical tool for the Church of England while ignoring the clearly expressed wishes of the licence-payer," said NSS president Terry Sanderson.


I agree :)
+2
The good news is that How Earth Made Us last night was great.
Author:  rustybucket [ Wed Feb 10, 2010 12:56 pm ]
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paulzolo wrote:
Note that Church attendance is down (if we are talking CofE here), and the BBC should ideally reflect the religious habits of society.

The BBC already does reflect the religious views of society. What are the new religions?

Consumerism, celebrity worship, self-abuse, political cynicism, populist pseudo-science, manufactured outrage, willful ignorance, self-serving and fear.

Oh and a very small contingent of tired, old-style, religious output.

So-called christians only have themselves to blame. Swing the axe.
Author:  Amnesia10 [ Wed Feb 10, 2010 1:21 pm ]
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rustybucket wrote:
paulzolo wrote:
Note that Church attendance is down (if we are talking CofE here), and the BBC should ideally reflect the religious habits of society.

The BBC already does reflect the religious views of society. What are the new religions?

Consumerism, celebrity worship, self-abuse, political cynicism, populist pseudo-science, manufactured outrage, willful ignorance, self-serving and fear.

ITV2 covers that! :D
Author:  hifidelity2 [ Wed Feb 10, 2010 2:08 pm ]
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If we assume that there are 2 religious shows / week on the BBC so say 100 p.a. it should the show

70 Christian based shows
1 Hindu
3 Muslim
23 atheists
And of course Star Wars for the Jedi amongst us


These are based on the ONS states below




http://www.statistics.gov.uk/cci/nugget.asp?id=293
Author:  Amnesia10 [ Wed Feb 10, 2010 2:41 pm ]
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hifidelity2 wrote:
And of course Star Wars for the Jedi amongst us

Sky covers that quite well with showings of Star Wars Clone wars every week. ;)
Author:  paulzolo [ Wed Feb 10, 2010 7:28 pm ]
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Amnesia10 wrote:
hifidelity2 wrote:
And of course Star Wars for the Jedi amongst us

Sky covers that quite well with showings of Star Wars Clone wars every week. ;)


Cartoon Network used to show them as well. Now it seems to be wall to wall Ben 10.
Author:  Amnesia10 [ Wed Feb 10, 2010 8:39 pm ]
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paulzolo wrote:
Amnesia10 wrote:
hifidelity2 wrote:
And of course Star Wars for the Jedi amongst us

Sky covers that quite well with showings of Star Wars Clone wars every week. ;)


Cartoon Network used to show them as well. Now it seems to be wall to wall Ben 10.

Yes but do they get public funding for religious programming? ;)
Author:  brataccas [ Wed Feb 10, 2010 8:44 pm ]
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your forgetting about the ones for the masons :)
Author:  ProfessorF [ Wed Feb 10, 2010 8:47 pm ]
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Free Masonry is not a religion, bratty.
Author:  brataccas [ Wed Feb 10, 2010 9:28 pm ]
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in a lot of cases it is classed as one, they worship owls, baal and/or satan :mrgreen: or was it Jahbulon :shock:
Author:  ProfessorF [ Wed Feb 10, 2010 9:32 pm ]
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brataccas wrote:
in a lot of cases it is classed as one, they worship owls, baal and/or satan :mrgreen: or was it Jahbulon :shock:


No bratty, they don't. They re-enact a lot of the Bible, and have a lot to do with sacred geometry. Owls and Satanism isn't them.
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