Following my observations of yesterday, about how hard it is for an evolving Chimp to divide truth from fiction, I read today about a book exposing the bias of the English BBC. No doubt our ABC has followed in the same footsteps! Although “Liberal” has a different meaning over there.

Philip Bell, an Englishman, and head of Creation Ministries UK, writes of Robin Aitken’s book, Noble Liar:

Impartial or prejudicial?

The BBC’s own editorial guidelines state, “Impartiality lies at the heart of public service and is the core of the BBC’s commitment to its audiences” (p. 95). However, on a raft of issues, Aitken’s book convincingly demonstrates that the BBC’s claim is a bald one, even “a lie” (p. 163). This includes subjects like political correctness, racism and xenophobia, doctrinaire multiculturalism (the idea that all cultures’ values are of equal worth), radical feminism, euthanasia, pornography, abortion, transgender, divorce, same sex marriage, scientism (as espoused by Richard Dawkins), militant Islam, the rise in polygamy among Muslim men, the fact that “Christianity is now the most persecuted religion in the world” (p. 229), ‘fake news’ and more. In fact, while still in the BBC’s employ, Aitken presented its governors and the Director General with a dossier of glaring examples of its biased broadcasting. This leading journalist was pensioned off for his pains.⁸

All of this is deeply concerning for many ordinary citizens, not least sincere Christians. There is far too much helpful material in The Noble Liar to even list, let alone discuss in an article of this length. Nevertheless, it will have escaped the notice of few readers that the BBC has increasingly engaged in the belittling of Biblical Christianity—and of course, it continually exhibits strong anti-Creation (pro-evolution) bias; all of which is a far cry from the spirit of its founders. A Latin inscription in an old entrance foyer of the BBC’s well-known London building translates as follows:

“This Temple of the Arts and Muses is dedicated to Almighty God by the first Governors of Broadcasting House in the year 1931, Sir John Reith being Director-General. It is their prayer that the good seeds sown may bring forth a good harvest, that all things hostile to peace or purity be banished from this house, and that the people, inclining their ear to whatsoever things are beautiful and honest and of good report [a clear reference to Philippians 4:8], may tread the path of wisdom and uprightness” (p. 280).

Gibber! Gibber!

Chugley

Book Critic