We here in Husborne Crawley can't see any reason why non-believers qua non-believers should have any right to contribute. Non-belief has no unique morals that I am aware of, no higher purpose, and on the whole is profoundly uninteresting. Listening to scientists is always interesting, presuming they can speak clearly and without sounding like Mr Bean, but then their faith or lack of it is of no consequence either way. And science programmes abound. This is especially true for those that deal with evolution and the natural world, presumably because Newton's Laws of Motion aren't particularly exciting once you've thrown a ball about a bit and String Theory is unproven and too hard. Whereas seals are cute and reconstructions of dinosaurs eating other dinosaurs are exciting.
But what about a religious group that has been excluded from mainstream opinion too long - marginalised and ignored, without ever an invitation to Thought for the Day, no appearances on Songs of Praise, not even particularly exciting scandals to make the evening news? I refer of course to the Beaker People. After 2500 years of Celtic and Anglo-Saxon oppression, now would be the time to give us a voice.
In the meantime, my support for a religious Thought for the Day continues. And I will continue to turn over to Radio 5 Live each morning, the moment the slot begins.
So should we petition the BBC to make room for a Beaker spokesperson (the Archdruid), at least once a quarter?
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