BBC and the cross
David Barnes
Date posted: 1 Oct 2014
Dear Sir,
Following my
letter which you kindly
published in the July edition of en about
the apparent absence of the atonement from
BBC religious programmes I had an unexpected opportunity to speak to one of their
presenters (a committed Christian) who was
absolutely clear (and I believed this person)
that the BBC puts no pressure whatsoever
on the programme to avoid the central
doctrines of the faith – atonement, resurrection, justification by faith, etc. I am unable
to put this together with my listening and
watching experience, but I thought I should
record what I was told for the benefit of
your readers.
Where’s the cross?
David Barnes
Date posted: 1 Jul 2014
Dear Sir
I have increasingly noticed an absence in
BBC religious broadcasting. I cannot claim
to be an avid follower, more an occasional
‘dipper in’ to the Sunday Service on Radio 4
and Songs of Praise
(my wife watches and I
sometimes keep her company). What seems
to me to be completely absent is any mention of the atonement.
