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Does this BBC article seem biased against atheism?

The entire article seems to have the quality of a pond extolling the special qualities of the shore that surrounds it.

So yeah, specious nonsense.
 
PixyMisa said:
When a professional news outlet chooses a picture shot from that angle, it's always deliberate. They know perfectly well how it looks.

That aside, the article is not so much biased as specious nonsense. The first things the author brings up are Christmas and Easter, i.e., the pagan festivals of winter and spring.
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I think that makes his point rather well although that probably wasn't his intention. Fair bit of pagan stuff hanging around in much the same way christianity is hanging around.
 
Bad Lieutenant said:
On the BBC magazine.net frontpage today there're 3 picture-linked items painting Christianity in a good light (and swiping at new atheism a bit) - the latest being popular comedian Frank Skinner declaring his catholicism and discussing Christian art. And that's not including the item bigging-up the crucifix touting rappers. There are no other items on theism/atheism.

Doesn't seem very balanced to me. These days anyway.
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There's also an article asking whether vegetarians would be able to eat meat grown in the lab from stem cells - outrageous! Where's the balanced argument from farmers who will be affected by such a development? It's a disgrace!

Wretched BBC and its political agendas!

Sheesh! :rolleyes:
 
Good of you both to follow through on your initial comments. The fact you're latest contributions constitute ad hominem I take to mean you feel frustrated and helpless.
 
My initial comment was:

FG10 said:
It's hardly a 'burn the infidels' story however, the BBC has a regulatory obligation to present different cultural and religious views and other beliefs - specifically covered in section 9 of the BBC Charter:

"9. Representing the UK, its nations, regions and communities
(1) In developing (and reviewing) the purpose remit for representing the UK, its nations, regions and communities, the Trust must, amongst other things, seek to ensure that the BBC—
(a) reflects and strengthens cultural identities through original content at local, regional and national level, on occasion bringing audiences together for shared experiences; and
(b) promotes awareness of different cultures and alternative viewpoints, through content that reflects the lives of different people and different communities within the UK.
(2) In doing so, the Trust must have regard amongst other things to—
(a) the importance of reflecting different religious and other beliefs; and
(b) the importance of appropriate provision in minority languages."

http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbctrust/assets/files/pdf/about/how_we_govern/charter.pdf
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What follow-through are you on about? Your post doesn't make sense.
 
geni said:
You may not be aware of this but a pretty solid chunk of Britain's older listed buildings are religious in nature. Our middle ages illuminated books (on display at the British library at the moment if you can get beyond the sawdust) tend to a mix of military manuals and religious stuff. National gallery? Quite a collection of religious works. A fair chunk of our recorded middle ages history is priory records.

All sawdust of course.
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If enough people worshiped Tolkien instead of Yhwh, we'd still have all those works of art, or their equivalent. They'd just depict elves and hobbits instead of angels and saints. We'd have a mural of Frodo in the Sistine Chapel.
 
Stomatopoda said:
If enough people worshiped Tolkien instead of Yhwh, we'd still have all those works of art, or their equivalent. They'd just depict elves and hobbits instead of angels and saints. We'd have a mural of Frodo in the Sistine Chapel.
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Michaelangelo's "Boromir", Da Vinci's "Council of Elrond" and Bottocelli's "Birth Of Galadriel" would have been masterpieces!
 
Brainache said:
Michaelangelo's "Boromir", Da Vinci's "Council of Elrond" and Bottocelli's "Birth Of Galadriel" would have been masterpieces!
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Instead of a painting of a bearded God touching Adam's outstretched index finger to give him the spark of life, we'd have Frodo, finger outstretched, wearing the Ring.
 
Stomatopoda said:
If enough people worshiped Tolkien instead of Yhwh, we'd still have all those works of art, or their equivalent. They'd just depict elves and hobbits instead of angels and saints. We'd have a mural of Frodo in the Sistine Chapel.
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Why? There is nothing within the Tolkien legendarium that calls for a Sistine Chapel analogue.

Even within the western christian tradition the highly artistic buildings are mostly a Catholic and High Anglican. Methodist for example tends to be a lot more minimalist.
 
Verde said:
This may be a bit OT, but could someone explain the meaning of that phrase?
Atheism has been around for a very long time, and hopefully will continue to do so. It's definition is well established, so speaking of a new atheism doesn't seem to make sense.

V.
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New atheism means wearing it loud and proud. IMO.
 
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