Thought for the Day reconsidered
The BBC Trust has launched an investigation into The Today programme's regular religious slot and the possibility allowing non-religious voices.
The Guardian and The Times reports.
And the Radio 4 controller, Mark Damazer, is also reconsidering. Here's what he said on Radio 4's Feedback on Friday (1.20 mins)
Mark Damazar wrote on this blog in January that 'it was a genuinely difficult question', but that 'we believe that broadening the brief would detract from the distinctiveness of the slot.'
Mark Damazer declined to come on the iPM programme earlier this year, but we had a huge response and your comments formed the basis of a discussion between the Rev. Prof Alister McGrath and Prof AC Grayling.
This is the edited version (8 mins) as it appeared on the programme, you can hear the full version (22 mins) on this earlier post.
Also today, The Today programme asked if TFTD should stay sacred.
UPDATE: Mark Damazer writes about appearing on Feedback.
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Great news that Thought for the Day is receiving publicity,I personally believe in God and value what one would call the sacred approach,but in this complex and increasingly complicated world,one has to be willing to listen to what others,including non-believers,have to say.
Prayer for the Day is often very powerful too.
From my point of view,the sooner Sahaja Yoga www.sahaja.org becomes mainstream the better.More people should be made aware of this wonderful gift to humanity.
It would be great to have speakers introducing BBC listeners to Sahaja Yoga.
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As a practicing Christian, [and a regular Radio4 listener] I have no objections whatever to those of other religions - or those of no religion at all contributing to Thought for the Day. I'm not, nor are many of my christian friends and acquaintances, nearly as narrow minded as many of no faith would imply! In fact I find it quite interesting finding out 'how others think' about many subjects. To those Christians who fear that we would be 'losing something' I point out that do we have very regular programs all to ourselves - and others do pay licence fees too, so are equally entitled to air their views. The more the merrier, so far as I am concerned!
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Thought For The Day is discriminatory and irritating. I know a lot of folk who listen to the Today programme and none of them can stand Thought For The Day. When it comes on I change station to Radio 3. I always change back; sometimes after 5 minutes, sometimes after 25 minutes.
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