The Now Show Preview - Marcus Brigstocke on The Other Terry Jones
On the last 'normal' show of the year (next week is The Now Show panto) Marcus Brigstocke talks about the English Defence League and the 'other' Terry Jones; Jon Holmes travels into the Matrix of real and unreal news; Mitch Benn assesses how happy we are this Christmas, and our audience reflect on the most memorable moments of 2010.
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Comment number 1.
At 17th Dec 2010, DG_Young wrote:Marcus Brigstocke's belief that civil dialogue is possible when Muslims are in charge would have been an interesting one to put to the test when the Taliban were running Afghanistan, or when Saddam Hussein was running Iraq, or when the Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini was running Iran.
I tell you what, when there are no longer any reasons for any ex-Muslims to request police protection from other Muslims, we can see if it works in Holland, or Denmark, or the United Kingdom, or Pakistan, or Sudan, or...
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Comment number 2.
At 17th Dec 2010, Mavarine Du-Marie wrote:Civil dialogue is always a possibility, to not even consider it, says there is no God in charge, and that is always put to the test.
In our local college there is an "All Faiths" (exact signage on door) prayer room. When you enter one finds a Koran on the table, but no Bible (we bring in our own), pray rugs, a fountain to cleanse thy feet, and a curtain that separates males from females.
The other day, I entered the prayer room, being a Methodist christian, and at the same moment a young adult muslim male also wanted to enter. He said "no you go in first", I said "thank you". He then sat on the chair in front and began to recite from the Koran. I sat neither in the female curtained off section, nor in the male section, but I sat on the edge of the fountain, saying my prayers for the day in silence from my Methodist pray book.
Interestingly enough belief and faith was being respected in the one tiny *All Faiths* room in an educational campus, in a everyday environment, in the United Kingdom.
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Comment number 3.
At 21st Dec 2010, minigee41 wrote:Considering I download the Now Show podcast under the title "Friday Night Comedy", I'm at a loss as to why they bother featuring Marcus Brigstocke so regularly. He's just not funny! Without a decent laugh occasionally, how is his segment any different to all the other aggressive, sanctimonious whingers in the world whining that everyone who disagrees with their world view is an idiot? I can get that on the talk radio I so studiously avoid. How about less Brigstocke, more laughs?
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