Comments on: Living in the present: a word in defence of Aaqil Ahmed http://clayboy.co.uk/2010/02/living-in-the-present-a-word-in-defence-of-aaqil-ahmed/ an everyday tale of stardust, spit and spirit Fri, 10 Sep 2010 08:15:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: pequod http://clayboy.co.uk/2010/02/living-in-the-present-a-word-in-defence-of-aaqil-ahmed/comment-page-1/#comment-3975 pequod Sun, 07 Feb 2010 21:18:45 +0000 http://clayboy.co.uk/2010/02/living-in-the-present-a-word-in-defence-of-aaqil-ahmed/#comment-3975 Spot on Clayboy. The complete absence from the article itself of the "quotation" used in the headline suggests the Sunday Telegraph - true to form - just made that one up. Sigh. And the idea that the BBC's Head of Religion would say Christianity doesn't merit or get preferential treatment, when his department across radio and TV delivers hours of Christian worship every week and ... er ... zero hours of any other kind of worship ... It does all start to look the sort of classic Wynne-Jones we're getting used to scraping off our shoes. Spot on Clayboy. The complete absence from the article itself of the “quotation” used in the headline suggests the Sunday Telegraph – true to form – just made that one up. Sigh. And the idea that the BBC’s Head of Religion would say Christianity doesn’t merit or get preferential treatment, when his department across radio and TV delivers hours of Christian worship every week and … er … zero hours of any other kind of worship … It does all start to look the sort of classic Wynne-Jones we’re getting used to scraping off our shoes.

]]> By: clayboy http://clayboy.co.uk/2010/02/living-in-the-present-a-word-in-defence-of-aaqil-ahmed/comment-page-1/#comment-3973 clayboy Sun, 07 Feb 2010 21:09:13 +0000 http://clayboy.co.uk/2010/02/living-in-the-present-a-word-in-defence-of-aaqil-ahmed/#comment-3973 I fear you are right, Mouse. I sometimes wonder if the religion correspondents feel that unless they're stoking a row, no-one will give think their subject matters. It is an intensification of a general attitude that unless there's a controversy, there's no news. I fear you are right, Mouse. I sometimes wonder if the religion correspondents feel that unless they’re stoking a row, no-one will give think their subject matters. It is an intensification of a general attitude that unless there’s a controversy, there’s no news.

]]> By: The Church Mouse http://clayboy.co.uk/2010/02/living-in-the-present-a-word-in-defence-of-aaqil-ahmed/comment-page-1/#comment-3972 The Church Mouse Sun, 07 Feb 2010 20:59:44 +0000 http://clayboy.co.uk/2010/02/living-in-the-present-a-word-in-defence-of-aaqil-ahmed/#comment-3972 Besides the accusation of knee-jerking (a matter the Mouse will stay out of), you are exactly right in your observation of Wynne-Jones's article. The headline gives a completely different impression from what was intended by Ahmed by taking a specific and implying it is a generalisation. No doubt there will be many such headlines in the coming days as actual events from General Synod are made more newsworthy by the mainstream media. Besides the accusation of knee-jerking (a matter the Mouse will stay out of), you are exactly right in your observation of Wynne-Jones’s article. The headline gives a completely different impression from what was intended by Ahmed by taking a specific and implying it is a generalisation. No doubt there will be many such headlines in the coming days as actual events from General Synod are made more newsworthy by the mainstream media.

]]> By: clayboy http://clayboy.co.uk/2010/02/living-in-the-present-a-word-in-defence-of-aaqil-ahmed/comment-page-1/#comment-3970 clayboy Sun, 07 Feb 2010 18:00:05 +0000 http://clayboy.co.uk/2010/02/living-in-the-present-a-word-in-defence-of-aaqil-ahmed/#comment-3970 In the interests of precision, my allegation was that you "tend to" knee-jerk reactions on those topics. I'm not yet convinced that's a misrepresentation, but perhaps the strength of feeling with which you express yourself on them misleads me. In the interests of precision, my allegation was that you “tend to” knee-jerk reactions on those topics. I’m not yet convinced that’s a misrepresentation, but perhaps the strength of feeling with which you express yourself on them misleads me.

]]> By: Archbishop Cranmer http://clayboy.co.uk/2010/02/living-in-the-present-a-word-in-defence-of-aaqil-ahmed/comment-page-1/#comment-3969 Archbishop Cranmer Sun, 07 Feb 2010 17:58:53 +0000 http://clayboy.co.uk/2010/02/living-in-the-present-a-word-in-defence-of-aaqil-ahmed/#comment-3969 Gosh, and what about: http://archbishop-cranmer.blogspot.com/2010/01/will-islam-save-united-kingdom-by-her.html Or http://archbishop-cranmer.blogspot.com/2009/09/muslim-women-oppose-sharia-councils-in.html There is a myriad of 'thoughtful' posts on Islam, and quite a few on the BBC. Gosh, and what about:

http://archbishop-cranmer.blogspot.com/2010/01/will-islam-save-united-kingdom-by-her.html

Or

http://archbishop-cranmer.blogspot.com/2009/09/muslim-women-oppose-sharia-councils-in.html

There is a myriad of ‘thoughtful’ posts on Islam, and quite a few on the BBC.

]]> By: Archbishop Cranmer http://clayboy.co.uk/2010/02/living-in-the-present-a-word-in-defence-of-aaqil-ahmed/comment-page-1/#comment-3968 Archbishop Cranmer Sun, 07 Feb 2010 17:53:59 +0000 http://clayboy.co.uk/2010/02/living-in-the-present-a-word-in-defence-of-aaqil-ahmed/#comment-3968 Your precise allegation was of a knee-jerk reaction whenever the BBC and Islam are mentioned. Since you now appear to concede that the linked article is 'more thoughtful', your allegation is (at best) a misrepresentation. Your precise allegation was of a knee-jerk reaction whenever the BBC and Islam are mentioned.

Since you now appear to concede that the linked article is ‘more thoughtful’, your allegation is (at best) a misrepresentation.

]]> By: clayboy http://clayboy.co.uk/2010/02/living-in-the-present-a-word-in-defence-of-aaqil-ahmed/comment-page-1/#comment-3967 clayboy Sun, 07 Feb 2010 17:52:51 +0000 http://clayboy.co.uk/2010/02/living-in-the-present-a-word-in-defence-of-aaqil-ahmed/#comment-3967 Sorry the lack of preview is giving you problems. I did copy and paste the original and read it, and responded! Sorry the lack of preview is giving you problems. I did copy and paste the original and read it, and responded!

]]> By: Archbishop Cranmer http://clayboy.co.uk/2010/02/living-in-the-present-a-word-in-defence-of-aaqil-ahmed/comment-page-1/#comment-3966 Archbishop Cranmer Sun, 07 Feb 2010 17:51:13 +0000 http://clayboy.co.uk/2010/02/living-in-the-present-a-word-in-defence-of-aaqil-ahmed/#comment-3966 Aaarrrgghhhhh http://archbishop-cranmer.blogspot.com/2009/04/aaqil-ahmed-can-muslim-be-head-of-bbcs.html Just cut 'n' paste. Aaarrrgghhhhh

http://archbishop-cranmer.blogspot.com/2009/04/aaqil-ahmed-can-muslim-be-head-of-bbcs.html

Just cut ‘n’ paste.

]]> By: clayboy http://clayboy.co.uk/2010/02/living-in-the-present-a-word-in-defence-of-aaqil-ahmed/comment-page-1/#comment-3965 clayboy Sun, 07 Feb 2010 17:50:39 +0000 http://clayboy.co.uk/2010/02/living-in-the-present-a-word-in-defence-of-aaqil-ahmed/#comment-3965 Well, I'd say that earlier post you refer to is a lot more thoughtful than today's. I still think that what you wrote today looks like a knee-jerk reaction to the headline. Well, I’d say that earlier post you refer to is a lot more thoughtful than today’s. I still think that what you wrote today looks like a knee-jerk reaction to the headline.

]]> By: Archbishop Cranmer http://clayboy.co.uk/2010/02/living-in-the-present-a-word-in-defence-of-aaqil-ahmed/comment-page-1/#comment-3964 Archbishop Cranmer Sun, 07 Feb 2010 17:48:07 +0000 http://clayboy.co.uk/2010/02/living-in-the-present-a-word-in-defence-of-aaqil-ahmed/#comment-3964 Sorry, the URL is: <a>THIS</a> There was no preview facility. Sorry, the URL is:

THIS

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