UK Publication on Marginalisation of Christians
Barnabas Fund Publication: "Many popular dramas caricature committed Christians and their leaders andless and malevolent, while recent storylines in a number of TV soaps have sent the clear message that Christians are ridiculous. Such disinformation and ridicule create mistrust and ill will and pave the way for outright discrimination."
"As society becomes increasingly secular, it is considered irrational, even intellectually suicidal, to refer to the spiritual and supernatural as a means of explaining the world and humas minitiy´s place in it." ... "Thus a variety of religious documentaries, especially on the UK´s BBC and Channel 4, have tended to challenge traditional Christian beliefs. Many popular dramas caricature committed Christians and their leaders andless and malevolent, while recent storylines in a number of TV soaps have sent the clear message that Christians are ridiculous. Such disinformation and ridicule create mistrust and ill will and pave the way for outright discrimination." Source: Publication "The Way Ahead", Patrick Sookhdeo, Ed. Barnabasfund, p. 24-25.