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| The head of the BBC, Mark Thompson, admitted at the end of February that the broadcaster would never mock Muhammad like it mocks Jesus. He made the remarks in an interview for a research project at the University of Oxford, where he explained that Jesus is fair game because Christianity has broad shoulders and fewer ties to ethnicity. Mark Thompson said: 'The point is that, for a Muslim, a depiction, particularly a comic or demeaning depiction, of the prophet Muhammad might have the emo¬tional force of a piece of grotesque child pornography. The Director General of the BBC also said that the BBC would never have broadcast Jerry Springer The Opera — a controversial musical that mocked Jesus — if its target had been Muhammad. | |
| Media | The Christian Institute, Evangelicals Now Aril 2012 |
| The number of possible victims of phone hacking by the News of the World stands at close to 5,800, police have said. This is just under 2,000 more than the previous figure of 3,870 given at July’s Home Affairs Committee meeting. Metropolitan Police said in a statement: “Operation Weeting continues to analyse relevant material. “It is not possible to give a precise figure about the number of people whose phones have been ‘hacked’, but we can confirm that as of November 3 the current number of potentially-identifiable persons is 5,795.” | |
| Media | The Sentinel - November 4 2011 |
| Britain’s press is “in the dock” for abuses ranging from phone hacking to hounding celebrities and crime victims, the Leveson Enquiry heard yesterday. David Sherbourne representing 51 alleged victims of press intrusion, described the scale of “phone hacking” at the News of the World as an “Industrial Revolution” that was a cultural shift away from old-fashioned journalism. He said the charges also included getting private information through deception, intruding into the grief of crime victims and hounding celebrities. | |
| Media | The Sentinel - 17th November 2011 |
| The BBC has made further cuts to its specialist religion team at the World Service by closing the post of religion correspondent in its news team… This move is the latest stage in a radical reduction in coverage of religion by the network… Television and radio critic, the Rev David Bridge, said: `… At a time when the importance of religion in the world affairs is being widely recognised, it is extraordinary that the BBC should choose this moment to reduce the resources available to cover the topic.’ | |
| Media | Salvationist - 1st October 2011 |
| Justice Secretary Ken Clarke will overturn an 85-year-old ban on filming in courts – but warned theatrical displays will not be allowed. Broadcasters will be allowed to screen footage of judgments in England and Wales for the first time as part of “unprecedented plans to improve transparency”, Mr Clarke said, but critics warned the move risked turning justice into a reality show, providing a platform for “eccentric” legal professionals. | |
| Media | The Sentinel, September 7, 2011 |
| Jonathan Ross has claimed he was worth the near-£6 million he earned each year from the BBC – and said he had turned down millions more from rivals. The controversial presenter whose on-air antics led to the “Sachsgate” scandal, said he could have earned far more elsewhere for less work and felt that BBC bosses could have defended him when his salary was criticised in the media. | |
| Media | The Sentinel, September 1, 2011 |
| Danniella Westbrook spoke about her new Christian faith on ITV1’s Lorraine. Live from LA, the former EastEnders actress appeared alongside Pastor Jay Haizlip of The Sanctuary, the church which she attends. She explained: ‘I’d always believed in God, but nobody had ever told me about Jesus. I thought I was past saving, but I was completely wrong.’ She said that, through their becoming Christians, her family’s way of life and thinking had completely changed. Pastor Jay commented: ‘It’s amazing just to watch the transformation that has happened with her and her family. It’s just the beginning.’ | |
| Media | The War Cry, 17 September 2011 |
| Comedy legend Ken Dodd has criticised modern humour for being “aggressive” and cynical. He said: “When I started, the humour was that of Arthur Askey and Will Hay. Now it’s very different… and a lot of it is below the belt. | |
| Media | The Sentinel August 10 2011 |
| The complete Methodists’ Handwritten Bible, created by tens of thousands of people across Britain and Northern Ireland, is now online. The Handwritten Bible contains 7,000 pages of text and illustrations transcribed by people from every part of Britain and further afield. Verses in the Handwritten Bible have been written in English, Chinese, Welsh and Braille. The Methodists’ Handwritten Bible will be available for display. | |
| Media | Salvationist 20 August 2011 |
| Cinema and TV actor David Oyelowo – a star of the new Rise of the Planet of the Apes film – told The Times about his Christian faith. He said: ‘When I was 16 I struck a deal with God..”If you’re true, if you’re real, turn up within three months or I’m out!” Well, much to my chagrin at the time, he did.’ The actor also revealed that he had felt directed by God to play Martin Luther King in the forthcoming film Selma. | |
| Media | The War Cry 20 August 2011 |
| Comedy actress and scriptwriter Sally Phillips told Premier Christian radio how her faith affects her work. The star of the Bridget Jones films and TV sitcom 'Miranda' said that she was prepared to take on all kinds of roles reflecting various aspects of human nature and to write controversial material. She said: 'I don't think everyone should be doing neutral, family-friendly stuff. There is a role for the Christian as a kind of prophet. A comedian stands outside society and looks in and points out hypocrisy.' | |
| Media | The War Cry 13 August 2011 |
| ‘I always ask God to let me shine and radiate with His light. Sometimes if you get too overreligious you can’t draw people to God. People get put off by that. Nobody wants you to preach a sermon to them night and day. So you can do more good by just representing something good.’ Singer Dolly Parton in Radio Times. | |
| Media | The War Cry 30 July 2011 |
| The BBC has also announced that Professor Diarmaid MacCulloch is to present a series about how Christianity has helped to shape English identity. The Church history expert says of the project: ‘Now that Great Britain is so radically questioning its future, it’s all the more important to find out who the English really are. And what we’ve discovered as we’ve gone looking will surprise many: Christianity created Englishness and there was an English church before there was England. The three-part series is due to be shown on BBC Two later this year. | |
| Media | The War Cry 25 June 2011 |
| Mark Burnett, the British Hollywood producer of The Apprentice and Survivor, has announced his latest project: the Bible. The series of five two-hour shows, promising state of the art CGI, will be screened in 2013. | |
| Media | Third Way July/August 2011 |
| Popstar Robbie Williams has revealed that he regrets denying Jesus died for our sins in some of his lyrics, and said that God “might have found me”. Williams finishes the song ‘Bodies’ with the statement ‘Jesus didn’t die for you’ repeated several times. Released in 2009, the song discusses faith and God but denies the Christian faith. However, in a blog he penned in June, he said that the song was “gibberish”. “I haven’t found God or anything like that but she might have found me.” | |
| Media | Christianity August 2011 |
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