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Thought For The Day
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Thought For The Day
November 20, 2009 at 3:14 pm
Hello all

As a Radio 4 Listener (translation to non UK members: Boring individual) I end up listening to 'Thought for the day' and always wondered why only the religeous were given a voice.

I came accross this bit of news [Link: news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8365755.stm] (please type in adding manually with http:// on the front as I haven't done enough posts to post links)and my instinct is to go on a rant.

I won't do that but would be interested to hear what other people think.

All the best

Chris
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RE: Thought For The Day
November 20, 2009 at 3:36 pm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8365755.stm

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RE: Thought For The Day
November 20, 2009 at 4:25 pm
Injustice indeed. Religious and non-religious people should have their voices heard in this program.

No body should have special privilegeds, especially the religious. In matters of this.
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RE: Thought For The Day
November 20, 2009 at 4:44 pm
You are boring indeed Chris Tongue Big Grin ..I was forced to listen to Radio Four for a few years. There is some great stuff but some of that stuff is brain frying (see what happenned!!! Wink Tongue) haha)

Don't/ haven't they talk/ed about this a lot? On the rare occasion I tune in I don't like it. I seem to remember that on rare occasions it's been good.

Then maybe this is evidence of the way atheism is regarded. A humanist expressing their world view tends to be critical rather than purely positive as religion is... is the way the non religious are regarded. After all, atheism has no point other than a lack of something... not exactly a subject.
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RE: Thought For The Day
November 20, 2009 at 5:58 pm
Thanks for doing the link leo-rcc hope "Hug a Pastafarian" FSM Grin week was all you hoped for.

You didn't have to be so quick to agree with me fr0d0 re being boring LOL ROFLOL it's just one of those morning rituals of having the radio on while getting breakfast ready. I have managed to stop wearing anoraks and weaned myself off obsesively watching birds (ornithology), I was almost over the cancelation of "Dr Who" Worship (large) but that's not an issue any more.

Great to hear from you all.

All the best


Chris
Archeologists near mount Sinai have discovered what is believed to be a
missing page from the Bible. The page is currently being carbon dated in
Bonn. If genuine it belongs at the beginning of the Bible and is believed to
read "To my darling Candy. All characters portrayed within this book are
fictitous and any resemblance to persons living or dead is purely
coincidental." - Newsreader in 'Red Dwarf 2: Better Than Life'
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