If it’s not Christian, it’s secular propaganda
Bishop Philip Tartaglia, president of the National Communications Commission of the Bishops’ Conference of Scotland, has written a letter to every parish in Scotland decrying the media for pushing a “secular and humanistic agenda”.
Repeating the dubious statistics produced by the last census, Tartaglia believes that “over two thirds” of Scots are actually Christians, and that the proportion of people who work the media does not reflect this, leading to a “fundamental disconnection between the provider and the consumer”.
Whether this is true or not, the Bishop endorses a peculiar, Orwellian-sounding policy of “info-ethics”:
It is crucial that those who work in this field seek to understand the moral and ethical view of humanity shared by those of us who believe in God.
He didn’t explain what believing in god had to do with ethics.
(Hat tip, The Pink Triangle Trust)
April 29th, 2008 at 1:25 pm
Hell, he believes some much wackier things than that.
April 29th, 2008 at 1:58 pm
I think many of ‘those who work in this field’ already ‘understand the moral and ethical view of humanity shared by those of us who believe in God’.
We know they’re dangerous misanthropic freaks who should never be allowed near vulnerable people.
April 29th, 2008 at 8:11 pm
The Bishop has forgotten that his - and other - god squads already have unfettered access to the media, in particular the Bible Broadcasting Corporation [BBC] and some newspapers. Also let us not forget the unelected religous nutters in the house of Lords who interfere with Parliamentary process and the previous and current Prime Ministers, both religious nutters.
May 2nd, 2008 at 8:58 am
“He didn’t explain what believing in god had to do with ethics.” Nor I note why it is so important we know what the faith based community has to say. I mean, if a man believes morality derives from an invisible man in the sky who the hell cares what his moral attitudes actually are. They’re simply not relevant except anthropologically (”Wow. There are people who actually think that?”)