VERSION|0.5.1|NAME|James|DATE|1363983667|CONTENT|I too would have gladly passed over this &#039;idiot&#039;s guide&#039; to the passover. 

This is actually the BBC&#039;s own description of what TFTD is meant to be, as taken from their podcast download website: 

&quot;A unique reflection from a faith perspective on topical issues and news events. Speakers from across the world&#039;s major faiths offer a spiritual insight rooted in the theology of their own tradition.&quot;

This week&#039;s five attempts so far have been very vague in their respective attempts to grasp this week&#039;s news topics and events, and they have utterly failed to offer anything resembling &#039;spiritual insight&#039;. We&#039;ve just had vagueness and platitudes and none has constituted an attempt to tackle key events head on. 

Today&#039;s example was classic. Obama is in Israel, and you would have thought the Chief Rabbi would have seen fit to say something based on this. But no, we get a basic rundown of what passover is and what it&#039;s meant to signify. 

Was he warned off? Has he exercised self-censorship. given his off-the-cuff comments on Iran a couple of years ago? Does the BBC&#039;s religious affairs department completely lack editorial nous and direction? 

I&#039;m almost ready to give up, except that I&#039;m holding on to hear what Babbling Brook has to say about the homeless bloke who&#039;s been dossing down on his sofa. 

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