http://www.religionnewsblog.com Religion news about religious cults, sects, world religions, and related issues Mon, 13 Feb 2012 16:58:39 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/24527/bbc-boss-mark-thompson-tells-head-of-religion-aaqil-ahmed-not-to-discuss-his-faith http://www.religionnewsblog.com/24527/bbc-boss-mark-thompson-tells-head-of-religion-aaqil-ahmed-not-to-discuss-his-faith#comments Sun, 27 Jun 2010 11:24:50 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=24527 When Aaqil Ahmed became the first Muslim to be the BBC's head of religious broadcasting, he probably anticipated the controversy that it would cause among some Christians. What he did not expect, however, was that his faith would be an issue with the director-general of the corporation, Mark Thompson. Ahmed has, though, let it be known that he was told not to discuss his religion by his boss. "Mark Thompson said to me, 'you must stop talking about this Muslim thing'," Ahmed disclosed.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/24527/bbc-boss-mark-thompson-tells-head-of-religion-aaqil-ahmed-not-to-discuss-his-faith/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23474/rnbs-religion-news-roundup http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23474/rnbs-religion-news-roundup#comments Mon, 18 May 2009 14:53:12 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=23474 In today's RNB Religion News Roundup we've got items about religious radio/tv programming, the Grand Prix Priest does Britain's Got Talent, and human rights abuser Donald Rumsfeld quoting the Bible.

Imagine playing John Lennon's anti-religious Imagine at church...

And then there's a Catholic spokesman whose quotes newspapers have to ---- out. ]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23474/rnbs-religion-news-roundup/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23462/muslim-bbc-head-religion http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23462/muslim-bbc-head-religion#comments Tue, 12 May 2009 11:23:12 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=23462 The BBC has appointed its first Muslim head of religion.

Aaqil Ahmed will move to the corporation from Channel Four, where he upset Roman Catholic priests by commissioning documentaries that appeared to contain a pro-Islam bias.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23462/muslim-bbc-head-religion/feed 0