VERSION|0.5.1|NAME|Steve|DATE|1378457349|CONTENT|From the BBC’s description of what TFTD is:

 [blockquote]…offering reflections from a faith perspective on issues and people in the news[/blockquote] 

The funny part is that this is the very last thing TFTD is about. It is not a reflection from any perspective, it is a pure plug. Almost all TFTDs are based on the same general structure:

• Some news / TV programme / fantasy corner of Anne Atkins “brain”
• The moral question that arises
• An (often reasonable) answer to that moral question
• OH LOOK, THAT’S WHAT JESUS / MOHAMMED / GURU NUNCHUCK / L RON HUBBARD SAID ONCE (maybe with some shoehorn “interpretation” to make it fit, as with today’s effort)
• See, idiots, my religion was right all along

If the ideas and morals “from a faith perspective” are truly universal, as almost all religions claim, they would resonate with everyone without the reference to god. The “reflection from a faith perspective” goal is entirely served without the “look at Jesus, wasn’t he clever” bit, but that would be to miss the point. It’s like an article discussing detergent technology with a representative of Persil as the expert – from his perspective it wouldn’t be about the general ideas, only about getting one over on Daz. TFTD is nothing more than free advertising.|IP-ADDRESS|10.0.119.108, 217.36.222.79, 10.37.47.201|MODERATIONFLAG|