BBC

Late on Easter Day, BBC One aired a programme that asked, "Are Christians being persecuted?" (you have 6 days left to view it on i-Player). Presenter Nicky Campbell (of the Big Questions, Sunday's God-slot programme), implied that they are. There was no attempt to present a balanced report. Instead, we got the usual aggrieved BA crucifix wearer and nurse who was sacked for offering to pray for a patient - anecdotal "evidence" of people being mean to Christians. They introduced Polly Toynbee as "President of the National Secular Society", not the BHA, which was typical of the sloppy approach.

Jonathan Bartley of Ekklesia has blogged a fair assessment of the programme. I've complained to the BBC. Maybe you might do the same?

The church has been complaining again, this time about the BBC's religious programming. There's not enough of it, they say, or it's not the right sort. The Bishop of Manchester, the Rt Rev Nigel McCulloch, says,

There is also a danger of the ‘David Attenborough’ effect: religion always reported from the point of view of an observer of a fascinating and increasingly rare species, rather than explored as something of fundamental importance to the vast majority of the country.