A member of the House of Lords has criticised the Radio 4 feature ‘Thought For The Day’, saying it has just become platitudes and limits religious people saying what they really believe.
Lord Singh has said he will no longer fill the slot, which happens every day on the Today programme at 7:45am and features religious leaders and thinkers sharing a short, topical reflection with a philosophical or religious angle.
The slot has often been criticised by former Today presenter John Humphrys, who, in his most recent tirade, told ITV’s Good Morning Britain that he thought Thought For The Day was pointless and discriminated against people without a religion and called for it to be scrapped.
Attacking it from the other end of the spectrum, Lord Indarjit Singh of Wimbledon, a Sikh and interfaith activist, said he was nearly prevented from broadcasting his thoughts about an executed Skih guru who opposed the forced conversion of Hindus to Islam “because it might offend Muslims” and claimed he got the same response when he wanted to suggest that there was just one God.
The cross-bench peer told The Times: “It was like saying to a Christian that he or she should not talk about Easter for fear of giving offence to the Jews”.
The 87 year old persuaded the BBC to let him say what he wanted and there were no complaints. However, he has now quit the slot because he feels he can’t represent his faith fairly.
He said: “The…
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