Humphrey's on God

John Humphrey, the infamous radio journalist and presenter of the Today programme, has prompted much comment and interest in his new series 'In search of God' on Radio 4. In fact, he says it has caused more of a stir than anything he has done in his career. In it he interviewed various folk, including Rowan Williams and today in the Telegraph (23rd Dec) he reflects on the experience. He is an agnostic and found little in his spiritual quest to convince him otherwise. So much suffering, so little intervention and so much to prove to us the seeming indifference of God affirms his agnostic stance. In the article he remembered one of his first interviews on the Today programme when he tried his best to catch out the then PM, Margaret Thatcher. He asked what she thought the essense of Christianity was expecting her to say 'love' or 'charity' with him then able to pull her up on her causing unemployment or poverty to the miners. The old girl, by his own admission, was too good to fall into his trap. Instead, she snapped back one word: "Choice!" and he says " I hit the canvas". Choice. There you have it. I wonder if D L Moody would be happy with that? Check out the Telegraph website for the full story "What I found out about God".