BBC presenter under fire for saying Jesus Christ has had two dad

The presenter has received criticism for
accusing Christians of hypocrisy, by saying
Jesus had ‘two dads’ and ‘turned out
alright’.

Host Ciaran Varley, 28, made the comments on BBC Raw,
an online platform launched by the broadcaster in February,
in a bid to develop new talent and engage younger viewers
in current affairs.
BBC Raw is led by Mr Varley’s mother, Cheryl Varley, the
BBC’s social mobility executive.
During one episode fronted by Varley, he accuses the
Christian community of hypocrisy, due to their opposition to
same-sex marriage.
“Jesus himself had two dads [and] turned out alright”, he
says.
The same episode pokes fun at the Bible with an image of a
dinosaur in white robes and a halo, above a tagline about
God’s supposed views on sex.
Other episodes on the website show Varley – a comedian
who also works for CBBC – claim the Queen does not have
the right to discuss austerity, because she has “never done
a day’s graft in her life” and call Prime Minister David
Cameron a “f***ing idiot”.
His comments have come under criticism from a number of
MPs, including Tory MP Damian Collins, of the Commons
culture, media and sport committee, who said: ‘This is the
type of content the BBC should have nothing to do with, let
alone commission.
‘I can’t understand how this was allowed to happen,” an
outraged Collins told the Mail Online.
“It brings the BBC into disrepute … the BBC needs to explain
why money from [its] budget has been used to benefit
[family of staff].”
Labour MP Helen Goodman added that Ofcom should
consider looking “at whether they have breached the
broadcasting code.”
A BBC spokesman responded to the furore, saying: “We are
urgently working with the people involved in running the
scheme to ensure [BBC Raw] fully adheres to the BBC’s
rigorous editorial standards.