Posts Tagged ‘faith’
Thursday, November 19th, 2009
Refresh FM Manchester: how I was stopped from presenting because I was gay.
I worked with Ian Eyan at Greenbelt FM and was shocked when I read an article in The Guardian’s Comment is Free today that he had been sacked from presenting on a community radio station because he is gay.
I was not stopped from being a radio presenter because I was turning up drunk. I was not stopped from being a radio presenter because I was saying offensive things on air. I wish it was that clear cut, because Ofcom have clear guidelines on that.
I was stopped from being a radio presenter because I am homosexual.
I don’t need to go into a long explantation because Ian explains it all very graciously on his blog. He and others like him who have been treated unjustly should be supported, listened to and valued.
Ian Eyan starts presenting on another radio station on Sunday – I wish him all the best.
Tags: evangelical, faith, gay, homosexuality, presenter, radio, refresh, sacked
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Saturday, September 5th, 2009
delicious thoughts for September 4th from 09:30 to 09:30:
- PeterRollins.net – Peter Rollins of Ikon in Belfast. Always popular at Greenbelt – long queues outside the venue where he's speaking.
Tags: books, church, dawn, faith, inspiration
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Tuesday, July 14th, 2009
delicious thoughts for July 13th from 13:36 to 13:36:
- BBC Trust considering non-religious Thought for the Day – Isn't most of the BBCs output non-religious? Do they now want to rid us a bit more faith. Colin Morris, a former Head of Religious Broadcasting at the BBC said that Thought for the Day was to "Lift our eyes from the mundane to the transcendent" – It seems we are doomed to more "eyes down". Hopeless.
Tags: BBC, dawn, faith, media
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Monday, April 20th, 2009
delicious thoughts for April 19th from 21:24 to 21:24:
- Offering a welcome for all: church accessibility guidance updated | Church of England – The issue of accessibility in church buildings was highlighted for us on Easter Sunday morning. Three wheelchair users and their friends attempted to squeeze into the single pew space created in our church building. The building may be accessible but is it useable for people with mobility problems?. Access to a building that is stacked full of fixed pews and narrow aisles isn't much use to people like my 35 year old son who require flexible spaces to enjoy many activities. Apparently there would be a full scale battle with conservation groups if an application was made to change the Victorian interior to the the building.
Perhaps this new guide from the Church of England will help them to take up the cause on behalf of those who are unable to do it for themselves.
Tags: church, disability, faith
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Saturday, April 18th, 2009
delicious thoughts for April 17th from 06:26 to 07:22:
- Nostalgia on the Settle to Carlisle line – Steam on the Settle Carlisle line this summer
- Critics' Reviews – Planet Narnia – The BBC1 Programme The Narnia Code both delighted and challenged me. Michael Ward's discovery of a third layer of meaning in the Narnia Series by CS Lewis is clearly and stylishly analysed in this documentary by Norman Stone. A must see.
Tags: Christianity, documentary, faith, railways, TV, writing, Yorkshire
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Saturday, April 4th, 2009
delicious thoughts for April 3rd from 08:49 to 19:12:
Tags: blog, blogging, Christianity, church, faith, illuminations, internet, journalism, media, news, newspaper, newstor, York
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Monday, March 30th, 2009
delicious thoughts for March 29th from 19:32 to 22:49:
Tags: disability, faith, history, inspiration, museum, music, York
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Thursday, March 26th, 2009
delicious thoughts for March 25th from 11:29 to 11:34:
Tags: bible, church, crime, faith, history, missing, news, York
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Sunday, March 15th, 2009
delicious thoughts for March 14th from 08:10 to 08:10:
- Atheists call for 'debaptism' – If baptism is an historical event initiated by well intentioned parents then I fail to see how it can be removed. The words may be erased but the event is history. Trying to ignore significant events in our lives – and the choices of our parents are significant – is possibly more damaging that letting them exist on record – even if later choices leave those things behind.
Tags: church, faith, family
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