Media

Question 1

What are four points?

Answer 1

Gay Vicars is a Channel 4 television documentary about civil partnerships and homosexual vicars in the Anglican Church
The documentary follows, among others, Debbie and her partner Elaine of whom are both lesbians and Christians
Gay Vicars presents Richard Haggis, a homosexual vicar , who wrote an article for the Guardian promising not to remain celibate after obtaining a civil partnership
The tele-documentary also presented how this issue could ‘split’ the Anglican Church

Question 2

Gay Vicars is a Channel 4 television documentary about civil partnerships and homosexual vicars in the Anglican Church

Answer 2

Although presenting both sides of the argument, the documentary is biased in support of those championing homosexual inclusion and acceptance

Question 3

The documentary follows, among others, Debbie and her partner Elaine of whom are both lesbians and Christians

Answer 3

Debbie says that, growing up in a Christian community, she “desperately wanted to be straight because then the Church would accept me and God would accept me.”
Debbie denied how she felt until she learned that her sexuality and religion were compatible
She and Elaine became among the first to obtain a civil partnership in the UK

Question 4

Gay Vicars presents Richard Haggis, a homosexual vicar , who wrote an article for the Guardian promising not to remain celibate after obtaining a civil partnership

Answer 4

He was fired as result of this

Although the Church denies it, it is implied that it was because of the context of the article

Question 5

The tele-documentary also presented how this issue could ‘split’ the Anglican Church

Answer 5

Liberal Anglicans wanted to be more accepting but Global South, for example, which makes up half of the Anglican Church, campaigned for biblical orthodoxy
The documentary displayed how conflicting opinions on such issues were threatening the unity of the Anglican Church

Question 6

Is this media biased?

Answer 6

It shows both sides of the argument; those in favour of gay vicars and those who are not
However, we follow more personally those in favour and so the audience wishes them to succeed; there is definitely a bias
It presents people within Christianity having different views, not just one negative one