Comments on: A new Dispatches affair?

By: Richard Harvey

Richard Harvey — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 22:15:32 +0000

Andrea Williams and Stephen Green did and are doing a fantastic job standing for what is right and opposing the degeneration on British society, unlike the scum who set up this web site and most of those who have posted comments. You all think you are so smart and sophisticated mocking Andrea as she seeks to stand forGod and righteousness You’re all a bunch of retards compared to her.

By: mediawatchwatch.org.uk » In God’s Name - the backlash begins

mediawatchwatch.org.uk » In God’s Name - the backlash begins — Thu, 29 May 2008 14:26:51 +0000

[...] 4’s Dispatches show last week exposed the growth of Christian fundamentalism in the UK. The predicted backlash has begun, with [...]

By: BSE

BSE — Fri, 23 May 2008 12:46:11 +0000

For those of you who have mentioned the children as featured in this documentary. What this documentary failed to include, and could / should have were the number of children who were dragged along to their homophobic hate rally protest outside the house of commons to protest against the SORs. To engage in the political process is one thing but to demonise a group of people in the fashion they did with their children present was frankly deeply disturbing. One such child burst into tears whilst her parents were shouting homophobic abuse at my friend and her girlfriend and another woman went up to the child and tried to calm her down by saying “Its ok I am a christian too.” These children are being brainwashed to hate and it is that which I find the most disturbing… that said its a shame they didn’t use any footage of our very small counter protest. There would have been some nice footage of Paisley surrounded by a bunch of poofs and dykes waving a rainbow flag…

By: TigerDunc

TigerDunc — Fri, 23 May 2008 11:56:16 +0000

John – I visit SA quite regularly and am no longer suprised to be asked “what church do you go to” as if it is as normal as asking “what do you do for a living”. Answers vary according to how drunk I am, how long I’ve been there or how fanciable the questioner is. Standard response though is “The Church of Satan and all his minions”. Usually followed by an embarassed silence and a deathly hush in the conversation. I’ve been known to tell people that I’m a vicar before as well, which is fun. I went to a church school (but was taught science not fundamentalist shit)so I can carry it off for a while as well. Not good for getting laid though.

By: Nick Pullar

Nick Pullar — Thu, 22 May 2008 15:49:54 +0000

I wasn’t offended by the Christians engaging with the political process, they live here too, and they have the right to organise and lobby just as we do. In fact, I have helped organise free speech demos, and we were just like Andrea, wanting to get our message out in the best way.

I was also a bit taken aback that I am on the same side a Stephen Green about Islam! Not for the mad religious *reasons* he uses, but because Sharia if implemented would be a disaster for atheists like me. Islam as a political ideology needs to be opposed, but Islam the personal faith is just as wacky (and allowed) as Christianity the personal faith.

The most horrifying bit was that school – it hardly seemed real! I felt that it almost amounted to child abuse!

By: marc draco

marc draco — Thu, 22 May 2008 09:10:20 +0000

@John: Very religious people seem to proliferate in states where the welfare system is poor: e.g. the USA [in spite of its wealth] and are rare in countries with a strong social security system (France, UK, etc.)

This has led some to suggest that money (or rather lack of it) is what drives a lot of people to God(s). The most famous atheists are usually rich – Bill Gates being a classic example; but I doubt Alan Sugar or Richard Branson ever attend prayer meetings.

Of course, there are exceptions like the vomit-making Peter Vardy and his ilk, but they are rare.

Could this explain the situation in S/A?

By: John

John — Wed, 21 May 2008 13:34:41 +0000

@TigerDunc – for some odd reason most (white) South Africans (my own relatives unfortunately included) are really, really religious, in a really scary way. One family “friend” even supports some nut-job faith healer who is a known scam artist, in the “name of Jeesus!” Scares the fark out of me…

By: TigerDunc

TigerDunc — Wed, 21 May 2008 13:21:07 +0000

The clips of that school made my blood boil. Why are they all South Africans? I’m with Richard Dawkins on this – teaching the old testament (and new) to children as fact is fucking criminal. I’d lock them up with the paedos and the nonces, their abuse is psychological, not physical, but it is abuse all the same.

By: marc draco

marc draco — Wed, 21 May 2008 11:25:09 +0000

For me the best parts are the bits when Green gets all “uppity”. Are Xains supposed to turn the other cheek? Someone should remind him of that… Maybe we should bring some pidgeons to the next demo? They shit every 20 odd mins IIRC so it should be fun!

By: Stuart

Stuart — Wed, 21 May 2008 00:10:05 +0000

#4 – if you have or know someone with Virgin cable TV you can watch it again on there for the next week