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John Humphrys : TGIF - Can't wait so many party's to attend. :) TGIF - Can't wait so many party's to attend. :) 13 hours ago - Via Google+ - View - Mickey Williams : Jolly rogered How The Pirate Bay ban was hijacked by the anti-smut brigade Something for the Weekend, Sir? I note with dismay that the recent High Court ruling to force some ISPs to ban access to The Pirate Bay has been hijacked by lobbyists who are confused about what the interweb does. A classic example was heard on Radio 4's Today on Tuesday, which devoted eight minutes to John Humphrys inexpertly tying himself into a mesh of cross-purposes while his guests patiently try to untangle him.… 14 days ago - Via Google Reader - View - Ali Alsabbagh : Must read this! Well done +Fahad Al Binali Must read this! Well done +Fahad Al Binali Bahrain: an example of clear communication during a crisis | The Media Coach John Humphrys' BBC Today Programme interview (this morning) with Fahad al-Binali, the Bahraini Information Authority Affairs spokesman provides some useful lessons for organisations that find them... 15 days ago - Via Google+ - View - Lee Jackson : Good for you David. Making time for your family is so important! Keep modelling these values! htt... Good for you David. Making time for your family is so important! Keep modelling these values! http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_9715000/9715349.stm BBC News - Today - David Cameron: 'I'm not lazy' David Cameron has rejected accusations that he is lazy: "It's got to be possible to be a decent husband, a good father and a good prime minister at the same time," he tells John Humphrys. 25 days ago - Via Google+ - View - Press Gazette : McGibbon takes to London stage to grill John Humphrys - Press Gazette Freelance national press interviewer Rob McGibbon is taking to the stage to host a series of live celebrity interviews at Chelsea's Canogan Hall. For the “In Conversation With" series, McGibb... 1 month ago - Via Google+ - View - Luis Cabral : Today: One hospital, 4 doctors and 4 ambulances for for 350k people For every 100 children born today in Liberia, ten of them will be dead in five year's time. There's a few reasons for that: Money, the civil war that did so much damage and killed so many health workers, and tradition means that many people still take their children to local healers. John Humphrys went to visit Bong county's single hospital which serves 350,000 people. 1 month ago - Via Google Reader - View - Tarun R : Viewing Africa as ‘Mostly Harmful’ Due to sleep deprivation, it took me a while to work out why John Humphrys was talking about Liberia on Radio 4′s Today Programme this morning (reason: he was broadcasting from there). One of the responses to this came from Richard Dowden, Director of the Royal African Society. As Dowden is a bit of a heavyweight in commentary on African affairs, his sometimes scathing remarks are worth mulling over: For the past ten years many African countries have been growing at rates we in the West can o... 1 month ago - Via Google Reader - View - Jonathan Lah : A lot of sadness in his reporting but overall true. But you can never take away hope from the peo... A lot of sadness in his reporting but overall true. But you can never take away hope from the people. A great series by John Humphrys. Seeing Liberia through billboards As the BBC Radio 4's Today programme begins a year-long focus on Liberia, presenter John Humphrys considers what its colourful billboards can reveal about the country. 1 month ago - Via Google+ - View - John Humphrys : 1 month ago - Via Google+ - View - John Humphrys : 1 month ago - Via Google+ - View - John Humphrys : 1 month ago - Via Google+ - View - Paul Taylor : John Humphrys: Your interview with David Milliband would have been far more interesting if you'd ... John Humphrys: Your interview with David Milliband would have been far more interesting if you'd explored the issues instead of trying to trick him into criticizing his brother so you could get a cheap headline. 3 months ago - Via Google+ - View - Zdenka Pregelj : On this day in 1901, the funeral of Queen Victoria took place! On this day in 1901, the funeral of Queen Victoria took place! Watch the video: Queen Victoria's Funeral, 1901 - A Day that Shook the World [HD] Queen Victoria's Funeral, 1901 - A Day that Shook the World [HD]. Queen Victoria's Funeral was one of the earliest events recorded by British Pathe. After 63 years on the throne, Victoria died at the age of 81 at Osborne House on The Isle of Wight. Her military state funeral was held on Saturday 2 February 1901 in St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle. John Humphrys narrates. A Day That Shook The World is the classic series that recalls the days of the 20th century that proved to be era-defining and pivotal in the course of modern history. Check out our A Day That Shook the World playlist: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oeP790px1FE&feature=autoplay&list=PL40A6146642DEAF47&index=9&playnext=3 Subscribe to British Pathe: http://www.youtube.com/britishpathe Follow us on Twitter: @britishpathe.com Join us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-British-Path%C3%A9-Film-Archive/11304874870... From: http://britishpathe.com 3 months ago - Via Google+ - View - Barry Dawber : "When it comes to education in the UK, we can't help ourselves: if it sounds a bit common, then i... "When it comes to education in the UK, we can't help ourselves: if it sounds a bit common, then it's not a proper subject." 'Your kids aren't smart, posh, upper-class, whatever': a very British snobbery Sarah Ditum: John Humphrys' conflation of brains and social status speaks volumes about attitudes to vocational education 3 months ago - Via Google+ - View - Nick Phillips : Reshared post from David Hood That there's fighting talk, mister. That there's fighting talk, mister. Michael Rosen: The Politics (and lies) of the Apostrophe Waterstone's are now Waterstones. They've decided to drop the apostrophe. I was asked to go on World at One today to discuss this with John Humphrys. John's position is that the apostrophe... 3 months ago - Via Google+ - View - James Puntney : Is Christianity Just a Crutch? Thursday, January 19, 2012 Simon Wenham In Mere Apologetics, Alist... Is Christianity Just a Crutch? Thursday, January 19, 2012 Simon Wenham In Mere Apologetics, Alister McGrath points out that "one of the most familiar criticisms of Christianity is that it offers consolation to life's losers."(1) Believers are often caricatured as being somewhat weak and naïve—the kind of people who need their faith as a "crutch" just to get them through life. In new atheist literature, this depiction is often contrasted with the image of a hardier intellectual atheist who has no need for such infantile, yet comforting, nonsense. This type of portrayal may resonate with some, but does it really make sense?(2) Firstly, it is helpful to define what we mean by a "crutch." In a medical setting, the word obviously means an implement used by people for support when they are injured. The analogy implies, therefore, that those who need one are somehow deficient or wounded. In a sense, it is fairly obvious that the most vulnerable might need support, but as the agnostic John Humphrys points out, "Don't we all? Some use booze rather than the Bible."(3) As this suggests, it is not so much a question of whether you have one, but it is more of a question of what your particular crutch is. This is an important point to make, as people rely on all kinds of things for their comfort or self-esteem, ranging from material possessions, money, food, and aesthetics to cigarettes, drugs, alcohol, and sex. Rather than being viewed as signs of weakness, many of these are even considered to be relatively normal in society, provided they don't turn into the more destructive behavior associated with strong addiction. Nevertheless, many of these only offer a short-term release from the struggles of life and they sometimes only cover up deeper problems that a person might be suffering from. To suggest, therefore, that atheists are somehow stronger than believers is to deny the darker side of humanity, which is only too apparent if we look at the world around us. As McGrath explains: "[I]f you have a broken leg, you need a crutch. If you're ill you need medicine. That's just the way things are. The Christian understanding of human nature is that we are damaged, wounded and disabled by sin. That's just the way things are."(4) Moreover, Augustine of Hippo compared the church to a hospital, because it is full of wounded and ill people in the process of being healed.(5) As is the case with any illness, this treatment cannot begin, however, until someone has admitted they are sick or need help. There is plenty of evidence to suggest that religious belief does have an advantageous effect on both mental and physical health. Andrew Sims, former President of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, writes that a "huge volume of research" confirms this, making it "one of the best-kept secrets in psychiatry and medicine generally."(6) In a culture that often seems to exalt health, well-being, and happiness above other things, this would seem to render religious belief very appealing both to the weak and the strong in society. Many believers testify to the transformative effect that becoming a Christian has had on their lives and this can include being delivered from some of the crutches they had previously relied upon. Yet, the idea that coming to faith is somehow either liberating or empowering is, of course, anathema to many people. Christopher Hitchens, for example, speaks of the totalitarian nature of Christianity that keeps its followers in a state of constant subservience.(7) G. K. Chesterton saw it differently, however, as he suggested that the "dignity of man" and the "smallness of man" was held in perfect tension, allowing people to have a strong sense of self-worth without becoming big-headed.(8) Yet God clearly offers much more than this. In 1 Corinthians 12:9 it says, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." The idea of strength flowing from human powerlessness may seem counter-intuitive in today's risk-averse culture, but as Simon Guillebaud points out, "Paradoxically, our waving the white flag of submission to God's right over our lives is the key that unlocks the gate to many future victories in his name."(9) Nevertheless, as C. S. Lewis observed, people will still choose to cling on to their crutches, even though something much better is being offered to them: "We are half-hearted creatures, fooling about with drink and sex and ambition when infinite joy is offered us, like an ignorant child who wants to go on making mud pies in a slum because he cannot imagine what is meant by the offer of a holiday at the sea. We are far too easily pleased."(10) It can be helpful, therefore, to reflect on what we really rely upon in our own lives and what impact this has upon us. As the blogger and former atheist, Daniel Rodgers, reminds us, we do not want to miss out on the fullness of life that God offers all of us, whether we think we need it or not: "The truth of the matter is that Jesus never offered a crutch, only a cross; it wasn't a call to be a better person with high self-esteem or a plan to help us scrape through our existence. It was a call to acknowledge that the forgiveness we all seek is to be found in him by following him onto the cross... It's because Christianity is true that it has something to offer every person in every circumstance, regardless of their background or intellectual capabilities."(11) Simon Wenham is research coordinator for Ravi Zacharias International Ministries in Europe. (1) A. McGrath, Mere Apologetics (Grand Rapids, 2012), 167. (2) Article adapted from Simon Wenham's "Is Christianity Just a Crutch?” Pulse, Issue 10 (Spring 2012), 14-16. (3) J. Humphrys, In God We Doubt (London, 2007), in J. C. Lennox, Gunning for God (Oxford, 2011), 24. (4) McGrath, Mere Apologetics, 170. (5) Idem. (6) A. Sims, Is Faith Delusion? (London, 2009), in Lennox, Gunning, 77-78. (7) C. Hitchens, God is Not Great (London, 2007), 232-234. (8) G. K. Chesterton, Orthodoxy (Chicago, 2009), 143. (9) S. Guillebaud, For What It's Worth (Oxford, 1999), 171. (10) C. S. Lewis, The Weight of Glory and Other Addresses (Grand Rapids, 1949), 1-2. (11) D. Rodger, "Is Christianity a Psychological Crutch?" (from www.bethinking.org). © 2008 Ravi Zacharias International Ministries. All Rights Reserved. http://www.rzim.org/resources/read/asliceofinfinity/todaysslice.aspx?aid=11076 3 months ago - Via Google+ - View - Martin Broadhurst : Someone should tell John Humphrys that piracy will not kill the entertainment industry. Avatar wa... Someone should tell John Humphrys that piracy will not kill the entertainment industry. Avatar was the most pirated film in 2010. It was also one of the highest grossing films of all time. There is much to be said about the impact on smaller, independent artists (film, music or literary). On the one hand, they reach a much wider audience than they would otherwise thus raising their profile. But a raised profile doesn't pay the bills in itself. It simply increases the awareness of their work to people who may or may not buy future work. My opinion: the entertainment industry needs to cut the hangers on, of which there are reportedly plenty, out of the process. I believe Steve Jobs more or less had it right when he said people are largely good and are prepared to pay for video, music, books etc if the price is right. Digital distribution is reducing costs and barriers to entry. As a result, the large mega corporations of the entertainment industry need to seriously trim the fat, embrace the new age of media consumption and accept the fact that charging £15.99 for a new film on Blu-Ray will lead to some people downloading it instead and each one of the those downloads does not equate to a lost sale. People downloading the same film in HD for £0 from a torrent site are making economically rational decisions based on cost vs risk. The risk of getting caught downloading ten films is low while the price of buying them at £159.99 is high, so people are prepared to download many films for free and pay for far fewer. The record industry is clearly trying to increase the risks involved in pirating as well as making it more difficult to obtain pirated material in order to increase sales despite the somewhat obvious alternative being to create better means of distribution with lower price points. Who is going to bother torrenting a film on a slow, ISP choked P2P connection from a dodgy site with the possibility of downloading an awful quality film when they could pay a few quid and have legal, high speed, guaranteed high quality file transfers? Far fewer people, I'm sure. See Louis C.K. for an example of sensible pricing. While his recent experiment would not have worked if he did not already have a solid fan base, it does show that people are prepared to pay for material in recognition of the work that it takes to produce it so long as they do not feel they are being ripped off. 3 months ago - Via Google+ - View - Daily Mail : Did BBC Radio 4's John Humphrys go too far or are some politicians really 'too ugly' to lead? Did BBC Radio 4's John Humphrys go too far or are some politicians really 'too ugly' to lead? Radio 4 gaffe as Ed Miliband quizzed whether his appearance might hurt chances with voters In prickly exchanges, John Humphrys had tried to cast doubts on the Labour leader's prospects with the voters in an era in which 'politics has changed'. 4 months ago - Via Google+ - View -