Christian seeks to bring blasphemy case vs BBC
By Mike Collett-White
Reuters
Tuesday, November 20, 2007

LONDON (Reuters) - A Christian activist sought on Tuesday to use blasphemy laws to prosecute a top BBC executive over the broadcaster's decision to screen "Jerry Springer-The Opera," a musical many Christians found offensive.

Stephen Green of Christian Voice said he was at High Court to try to overturn a decision by a district judge not to allow him to pursue his case against BBC director-general Mark Thompson and Jon Thoday, the musical's producer.

Green joined protests against the BBC in 2005 over its decision to air "Jerry Springer - The Opera," which he has said likened Jesus to "the perv in a nappy." the rest