This pro-religious propaganda
should not be allowed on telly. They have debates like 'does the NHS work?'. People stick their hands up and say 'Oh, if people believed in God they wouldnt get drunk and have to go to hospital'. Nobody was talking about God, they were talking about the NHS. Every question gets religion shoe-horned into it despite having no relevance.
This debate shows exactly how this show works. Sit a scientist down and throw a bunch of god-bashers at him. Why ois this program allowed? It's biased. I would argue that it goes against our British principals of tolerance. After all, Christianity supposes that all non-believers and subscribers to other religions are going to hell.
09:05 "Tell us about love". I have never wanted to kick someones protuding chin off their fucking head so fucking much in my cunting life.
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Kung_Fu_Russ ran out of amusing signatures on, Tue 22 Jun 2010, 11:21,
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See,
and he was going to humour her, but wasnt aloud too...
I think you are right too, it should not be allowed to be on telly. There are/were some great religious programming this year (the history of the bible, the history of christianity) all very well balanced (apart from Anne Widdecombe, who is as batty as Mr McBat winning the battiest bat competition at Battington) and a joy to watch.
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@RBFesquire Good luck b3ta, was nice knowing you. So long., Tue 22 Jun 2010, 11:31,
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Ah, but isn't there a big difference between programmes about religion -
which can be done well - and religious programmes?
(It's analogous to the difference between rock music made by Christians, and Christian rock. The former stands at least a chance of not sucking - although, admittedly, the existence of Good Charlotte, Sixpence None the Richer and Feeder count against that claim...)
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Enzyme is powered by sunlight, Tue 22 Jun 2010, 11:36,
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Yes, that is true,
and kinda my point before I got distracted by a shiny thing...
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@RBFesquire Good luck b3ta, was nice knowing you. So long., Tue 22 Jun 2010, 11:46,
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but..
..why is it even assumed that the religious opinion should have its voice on tv at all? Why is it deemed important enough to have it's own slot? I dont see a pro-muslim hour, or a a pro-hindu show, or a program to promote the idea that lemonade is a cure for aids, or some such other nonsense that is plucked from thin air.
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Kung_Fu_Russ ran out of amusing signatures on, Tue 22 Jun 2010, 11:36,
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This is true,
bit as much as I am a Dawkins grade atheist, I believe that religion has had a big hand in how the world has been shaped. I find churches and cathedrals breath taking, and also have the viewpoint that I must understand something before I believe/not believe it. I also find how and why people believe things interesting also. Just a me thing I s'pose :-)
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@RBFesquire Good luck b3ta, was nice knowing you. So long., Tue 22 Jun 2010, 11:41,
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...
Cue endless stream of none-too-bright people going, "But atheism's just a religion, too"...
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Enzyme is powered by sunlight, Tue 22 Jun 2010, 11:50,
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I had that debate at work...
kinda. I made a similar comment about churches and such, now she thinks I am a closet believer, and is going to buy me a cross for my birthday.
(I know what you meant btw:-)
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@RBFesquire Good luck b3ta, was nice knowing you. So long., Tue 22 Jun 2010, 11:55,
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When I go into cathedrals and such I understand why people would believe
in ye olde times.
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Hellzapoppin, Tue 22 Jun 2010, 12:10,
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Unofrtunatley
The BBC are honor bound to broadcast pro-religion propoganda
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Joe Scaramanga with a G-double-O-D vibration, Tue 22 Jun 2010, 12:05,
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