Media anti-Christian bias

Written by David Fletcher 26 Aug 2016
Media anti-Christian bias

David Robertson said he is reading or hearing about victorious Christian athletes every day - except on the BBC. Usain Bolt is a professing Christian. He prays and gives thanks to God, before and after each event. BBC News headlined with Bolt winning gold and went on with an in- depth interview about his background, with no mention at all of his faith. If Bolt was gay or transgender would the BBC ignore that? How would media cover Eric Liddell’s refusal to run on a Sunday? Have the BBC and other media outlets moved away from their Christian heritage and neutral and fair reporting, or are they airbrushing Christianity from mainstream culture? Is there an establishment bias against real Christianity and an encouragement of their own version of Christianity of nice religious organisations who know their place, providing appropriate non-challenging ceremonies and helping to provide social welfare in times of austerity?

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