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BBC director general admits Christianity gets tougher treatment
Laura P
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/bbc/9107689/Mark-Thompson-BBC-director-general-admits-Christianity-gets-tougher-treatment.html
Before anyone accuses me of being outraged and just wanting to bash the BBC, I'm not and I don't. But I do find something rather saddening about this and feel like it's a bit of a betrayl, a slap in the face.
It's a shame Christians don't stand up for themselves more. There are still older people around who value their Christian upbringing, or people like me who believe all religions should get fair treatment.
Before anyone accuses me of being outraged and just wanting to bash the BBC, I'm not and I don't. But I do find something rather saddening about this and feel like it's a bit of a betrayl, a slap in the face.
It's a shame Christians don't stand up for themselves more. There are still older people around who value their Christian upbringing, or people like me who believe all religions should get fair treatment.
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Remind me, what is it Christians are meant to do if they receive a slap in the face...
The DG's just saying that because of its place in British society and history, lack of tendency towards extremism and lack of identification with any specific ethnic groups, Christianity is much more likely to be satirised than other religions.
This is actually a good reflection on Christianity.
I am being rational about religion.
As I asked what are Christians meant to do to stand up for themselves?
I thought it was quite a good interview. I thought it was complementary to Christianity, and honest about The Jerry Springer Opera. It does highlight how you have to look at the reactions of followers of different faiths when deciding what to broadcast.
Make their voices heard once in a while like the minorities always do?
My response was perfectly rational.
Your criticism of the BBC is based on a misunderstanding. It is to Christianity's credit, not the BBC's detriment, that it is a religion that can take satirising.
When it comes to Christians making their own case, they do.
Look, here's something from yesterday.
Well, they did just spend like a billion pounds on those new buildings in Machester, maybe they didn't want someone flying a plane into them.
The minorities shout loudest because they heard the least.......................Britain, if it is put into a religious box, is still mainly Christian. There is no need for Christians to shout out as:
a) It isn't the Christian way
b) There are largely represented by the bishops and churches, even in the House of Lords.
Now I can see at least two words there that should never be put in the same sentence.
Religion is irrational blind belief in an unsupported story.
I think people will take religion seriously when it it does behave rationally and backs up its claims for this God. Until then, no religion should be given the time of day.
Except that they didn't - the buildings (Salford) are leased from Peel Media, and the fitting-out costs would have been incurred whilst upgrading and maintaining existing studio complexes anyway.
As for the "billion pounds":
http://www.bbc.co.uk/aboutthebbc/bbcnorth/about.shtml
Exactly.
I see it in a positive way because it shows that Christians can turn the other cheek, unlike one other religion I can think of.
Im not even religious but christianity is the equivalent of the white male in todays society where anything goes, its the PC nation we live in unfortunately. I just treat them all the same and dont care if Im labelled sexist or racist because that just means thats exactly what the accuser is if its ok to take the piss out of men or christianity but not ok to take the piss out of women, jews or muslims.
The difference is that we aren't dealing with the legacy of several centuries of prejudice and dehumanisation of white Christian males.
As a well-off white male from a Christian background, I'm never going to feel persecuted or discriminated against because of my background. And even if that did happen, it would be stacked against the colossal list of benefits I get just from chance genetic circumstances.
Bias doesn't exist in a vacuum. You can't just decide that other people's history doesn't count and we're all going to start over equal now.
That is exactly why racism exists.
In the US they are giving black student preference over white students with higher grades.
That will then justify white people not giving black people jobs and so the circle continues.
The Irish were repressed here for a long time, my mother told me she saw signs saying "No dogs, no blacks, no Irish" when she was young but they seem to have gotten over it and are equals to us and thats because they are treated no differently to us.
It will never change until everyone is equal, no agendas, no quotas. Just treat everyone the same.
Er, and why did the black students get their lower grades? Might it be because of the legacy of discrimination? And might they still be chronically under-represented in higher education and over-represented in the prison population?
Do they get to sit easier exams at university?
The reason prejudice against the Irish diminished is because other, more obviously 'different' immigrants came to the country, so racists has a new target.
Seriously, as a white guy (that's a guess, but I'm right) you do not get to say "Sorry about all the previous racism, but we've stopped that now so we're all equal. No, you can't have any assistance to get out from the legacy of that. No, of course we're not going to give up the advantages we got from it. That would be unfair."
I recommend this website. And also maybe having a think.