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E_Pluribus_Unitarian

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Thu Dec 26, 2013, 04:49 PM Dec 2013

Atheist Presents alternative Thought for the Day, thanks to Tim Berners-Lee (BBC Radio 4)

"The atheist minister told The Independent that he had been invited by the founder of the world wide web to present the main Thought for the Day but had been blocked by BBC management. “It’s almost as if they are afraid that if they let me do it, they will have to let [Richard] Dawkins do it,” he said...."


http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/radio-4-today-programme-and-now-its-time-for-thought-for-the-day-there-is-no-such-thing-as-god-9026037.html

-- Also now in the Guardian...

http://www.theguardian.com/media/2013/dec/26/atheist-radio-4-thought-day-tim-berners-lee?CMP=twt_fd

-- And, here's the message that Rev. Pakula shared this morning:

http://throwyourselflikeseed.blogspot.co.uk/2013/12/why-atheist-celebrates-christmas.html
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Atheist Presents alternative Thought for the Day, thanks to Tim Berners-Lee (BBC Radio 4) (Original Post) E_Pluribus_Unitarian Dec 2013 OP
I am glad they changed their policy on this and find his message very positive. cbayer Dec 2013 #1
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