Some Prayers May Not Be Valid!

[Xamonas Chegwé]

This made me laugh - the fucking bollocks of it!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle ... 984556.stm

[Gawdzilla Sama]

"In any case, it does not affect the prayers."

Very, very true. But not for the reason he believes.

[AshtonBlack]

You know (slight derail) that the BBC, in the last year or so, has had a LOT more religious TV/Radio progs and news stories. I'm sure there's a little confirmation bias but it's a large trend I see. (could it be because the controller is a devout xian?)

[Animavore]

No comment just

[Faithfree]

"In any case, it does not affect the prayers."

Very, very true. But not for the reason he believes.

You beat me too it.

[Xamonas Chegwé]

You know (slight derail) that the BBC, in the last year or so, has had a LOT more religious TV/Radio progs and news stories. I'm sure there's a little confirmation bias but it's a large trend I see. (could it be because the controller is a devout xian?)

There has also been a lot of recent programming involving atheism or skeptical/satirical views of religion - including Jonathan Miller's Brief History of Disbelief in 2004, Jerry Springer: The Opera in 2005 and numerous documentaries to mark the Darwin bicentennial. Overall, I think the BBC is remarkably unbiased on the subject of religion.

BTW, who are you referring to when you mention the 'controller'. Each of the BBC channels has its own controller and there is no position of overall controller.

[charlou]

There have been suggestions that laser beams could be used to make an exact measurement.

The irony ...

[AshtonBlack]

You know (slight derail) that the BBC, in the last year or so, has had a LOT more religious TV/Radio progs and news stories. I'm sure there's a little confirmation bias but it's a large trend I see. (could it be because the controller is a devout xian?)

There has also been a lot of recent programming involving atheism or skeptical/satirical views of religion - including Jonathan Miller's Brief History of Disbelief in 2004, Jerry Springer: The Opera in 2005 and numerous documentaries to mark the Darwin bicentennial. Overall, I think the BBC is remarkably unbiased on the subject of religion.

BTW, who are you referring to when you mention the 'controller'. Each of the BBC channels has its own controller and there is no position of overall controller.

Like I said it's probably confirmation bias, since there are weekly/daily religious programming.

[klr]

There have been suggestions that laser beams could be used to make an exact measurement.

The irony ...

When I first read that line in the report, I had a Frankie Goes To Hollywood moment for some reason - Hit me with your laser beams ...

Somehow, I don't think the folks at Mecca would appreciate that particular aside.

[Hermit]

Apparently that god thingy is very selective indeed: "With all due respect to those dear people, my friend, God Almighty does not hear the prayer of a Jew." - Bailey Smith

All religions are a load of bollocks.

[Tigger]

If the fucking Muslims hadn't spent so much time over the last few hundred years with their butts in the air, they could have invented their own lasers to align their primitive little arses to.

[Thinking Aloud]

If the fucking Muslims hadn't spent so much time over the last few hundred years with their butts in the air, they could have invented their own lasers to align their primitive little arses to.

Has anyone else noticed just how many religious "positions" are ... um ... just a little suggestive? On one's knees, arse in air, repeated back-and-forth head or body motions... (And some of those creepy "under the priest's robes" ones that someone posted on TAF a while back... )

[Arse]

BTW, who are you referring to when you mention the 'controller'. Each of the BBC channels has its own controller and there is no position of overall controller.

There is a Director General of the BBC though, isn't there?

[Arse]

If the fucking Muslims hadn't spent so much time over the last few hundred years with their butts in the air, they could have invented their own lasers to align their primitive little arses to.

Has anyone else noticed just how many religious "positions" are ... um ... just a little suggestive? On one's knees, arse in air, repeated back-and-forth head or body motions... (And some of those creepy "under the priest's robes" ones that someone posted on TAF a while back... )

Its not just the praying positions either. There are a whole load of S+M undertones to the religious mindset - confession and penance, flogging, face masks for the subs. Yukkity yuk.

[Xamonas Chegwé]

BTW, who are you referring to when you mention the 'controller'. Each of the BBC channels has its own controller and there is no position of overall controller.

There is a Director General of the BBC though, isn't there?

Mark Thompson - a catholic - but I don't see a religious bias in programming. One could hardly accuse the man that was in charge when Jerry Springer: The Opera was screened of allowing his religious views to influence his programming decisions.