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Posted in Creativity, Humanity, Relationships, Society, Television on Apr 1st, 2009
I’ve watched too many reality TV programmes. I can recognise the architecture behind many of them only too clearly. Most now follow a pattern. Their predictability is boring me and the genre appears to be exhausted. They are crafted so tightly that the notion of ‘reality’ is absurd.
The key to all good [...]
Posted in Humanity, Morality, Society, Television on Nov 24th, 2008
I hate bullying and hypocrisy.
Now that the furore is dying down, I feel compelled to vent my feelings about the John Sergeant debacle that has dominated the UK press in the past week.
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For those of you who don’t know, John Sergeant started life as a comedian when an undergraduate at Oxford, and grew into a [...]
Posted in Censorship, Human Rights, Language, Religion, Society, Television on May 8th, 2008
It’s about control, control, control! Why won’t they leave us alone?
It seems that almost everywhere you look religious authorities are trying to impose their conclusions about how they think people should behave, what they should say, how they should dress, what they should or should not do with their sexual desires on people who [...]
Posted in Isolation, Religion, Society, Television on May 4th, 2008
Dr Who has been summonsed in an attempt to ward off the imminent threat of extermination.
The Telegraph carried a story today about a conference which was held last week in order to revitalize the Church of England. Doctor Who has caught the attention of Anglican leaders, who are encouraging clergy to study the science fiction [...]
Posted in Censorship, Existential, Faith, Human Rights, Humanity, Literature, Religion, Science, Society, Technology, Television on Feb 3rd, 2008
It is a strange world - one after the flood. Many foolishly thought the flood was the result of global warming, but those at the Temple knew differently. It was divine retribution for those who doubted Him and tried to use science to thwart His wishes. It was retribution for those who [...]
Posted in Humor, Humour, Television, Uncategorized on Jan 22nd, 2008
Posted in Health, Human Rights, Humanity, Isolation, Morality, Relationships, Religion, Television on Jan 14th, 2008
Authority has more authority when it comes soaked in credibility.
If you were learning to drive, you wouldn’t want to be taught by someone with very limited experience of the road - someone who had only trundled up and down a straight piece of tarmac in a very limited and safe environment. You would hope [...]
Posted in Censorship, Human Rights, Morality, Religion, Society, Television on Dec 31st, 2007
It is strange, I know, but I found myself drawn towards a story about the newly crowned Miss France 2008. At this time of year, with the blood pressure higher than normal because of change of diet and lack of exercise, it would have been wise to have chosen something less exciting, but then, [...]
Posted in Faith, Isolation, Psychology, Religion, Television on Dec 27th, 2007
On 13 December 2007 I posted a review of Ben Anthony’s Channel 4 documentary of the End of the World Cult, featuring Michael Travesser (Wayne Bent) and some of his followers in Strong City, New Mexico. After thousands of hits, and over 300 comments (including some from Michael himself and many from his followers) I [...]
Posted in Faith, Health, Human Rights, Isolation, Morality, Psychology, Religion, Television on Dec 16th, 2007
Since I wrote my original post reflecting on Ben Anthony’s UK Channel 4 documentary on The End of the World Cult and its leader, Michael Travesser, a lot has been happening. Michael himself has been responding to criticisms, as have several cult members, and at least one ex-member.
Why not revisit the original post, read the [...]
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