For my coursework I wish to analyses explain the rule of religion within the media.
Zubair Norat
Religion and the Media.
For my coursework I wish to analyses explain the rule of religion within the media.
Now I am going to describe the variety of specifically religious programmes on the 4 main channels BBC 1, BBC 2, ITV and Channel 4. The religious programmes on the main channel are
The Haven and Earth show on BBC 1, Islam Season on BBC 2, and Holy Smoke on ITV and Witness on Channel 4. All these programmes fall into the “god slot”. The god slot is time given to religious programmes that can be shown on TV on Sunday. As well as a range of religious programmes which reflect religion.
A soap opera on channel 4 Brookside has dealt with a religious issue. The issues they dealt with were abortion and the religious issue of whether or not god existed if he allowed Diane the mum to suffer with infertility and Adele to have an abortion. The storyline in the soap was quit controversial it involved the following characters: Adele the teenager who is pregnant, Marty Adele’s dad, Diana Adele’s mum and Anthony Adele’s brother. This was the storyline. Adele has slept with Leo and as a result she is pregnant. Her dad Marty wants her to have an abortion as he thinks it will ruin her life. He is an atheist he dose not believe in god so there for he thinks it is acceptable to abort the child. Her mum Diane is a catholic and believes she should have a baby as it is “murder” in her eyes to abort the child. She has also been trying for a baby using IVF and calls upon her mother to help stop Adele aborting the child. I think they dealt with the issue in a good way because that showed all the point of views for example the dad’s view because he said it was her life and he did not believe in god. So he showed a none religious view. The mum’s view also showed a Christian view. I think they dealt with the issue in a good way. As they showed both views on abortion and both views on how god’s existence affects people’s behaviour e.g. Diane the mum didn’t want her to abort the child because of belief in god.
