There have been in recent months occasions on which the media, particularly the broadcast media, have caused great offence to Christians on a number of grounds, including standards of taste and decency, and blasphemy.

Amongst these was 'Jerry Spinger - The Opera' , broadcast on January 8th AD2005 by the BBC despite more than 40,000 complaints in advance from individuals and groups on grounds of taste, decency, blasphemy and religious offence and low artistic standards.

Those who are offended by the conduct of the media have the option to exercise their freedom of expression by making protest to the appropriate people and bodies, amongst them:

Broadcasters
BBC Tel.: 0870 0100222. (Those who contat the BBC may want to make mention of the status and purpose of the BBC's Royal Charter, the BBC's use of the Licence Fee, and the BBC's role as a public-service broadcaster.)
ITV
ITN
Channel 4
Channel 5 - 08457 050505

The Rt Hon Tessa Jowell MP, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
at tessa.jowell@culture.gsi.gov.uk
(and individual MPs, whose email addresses and other contact details can be found on the web sites of the Houses of Parliament, the political parties and local information providers.)

OFCOM - the post-broadcast communications regulator
via the form that can be reached and completed by following this link or by email at contact@ofcom.org.uk.

Press Complaints Commission

Those who comtact these bodies should make mention of the particular grounds of their complaint, which may include aggresseive and sectarian secularism; deep religious offence; blasphemy; standards of taste and decency; and artistic standards.

The Bishop of Ebbsfleet
Bishop's House, Dry Sandford, Abingdon, OXON OX13 6JP
Tel: +44 (0) 1865 390746

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