This year the Queen's speech on Christmas Day was broadcast from Hampton Court because it was there in 1604 that King James I convened the conference that was to lead to the translation of the Authorised or King James Version of the Bible. The Authorised Version was published in 1611 and next year is the 400th anniversary of that important event.In her speech the Queen spoke about the relevance of the Christian faith and the contribution of the King James Bible to the culture of our nation.
She also referred to sport but that accounted for just one third of the speech, about 2 min 41 seconds out of 7 min 18 seconds. Nevertheless most media reports, both before and after, preferred to ignore her comments on Christianity and the Bible and instead they focused on her comments about sport.
Is this not a reflection of the way in which the media today marginalise the Christian faith?
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