A lot of it stems from the culture that American Christianity has created. If there's one thing American Christianity excels at it's being reactionary. Often the things being reacted against are science, logic, well-formed arguments, and quality. And of course, trying to legislate the US into becoming the "Christian Nation" it never was. It's unfortunate that the face Christianity shows to the nation is all too often close-minded, judgmental, and often ignorant
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"From what I've heard, Christianity Today does a good job with their print edition. But once you get into anything at all to do with blogging apparently without much editorial oversight it's a crap shoot."
YES. The blogging doesn't have the same degree (or any?) of research and documentation, although I know there is an editor b/c my friend has to submit her work to someone for posting. At least I think...
Even if a blog IS very opinionated about a moral issue, which is totally a valid use of a blog, I think it needs to be written from a personal perspective that shows the writer's passion. When it's that and written as a journalistic news piece, I want to see documentation and sources. And then it's become something different. I think a lot of bloggers want to do both and end up making a mess of things.
Sounds like some poorly done propaganda. Now, I don't mean that all Christianese writing is propaganda. But I've read some things that surely made my blood boil, my stomach churn and my mind thinking (somewhat guiltily), "you mean I have to spend eternity with *them*!!"
I get the idea of feeling very strongly about a moral issue or a political concern. I think again it goes back to amateurish writing; it reminds me of when I was in high school and was part of the young editorial staff for my town's newspaper. My writing was definitely high school level and I wasn't exactly changing the world with what I wrote. Maybe I expect too much out of people
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YES. The blogging doesn't have the same degree (or any?) of research and documentation, although I know there is an editor b/c my friend has to submit her work to someone for posting. At least I think...
Even if a blog IS very opinionated about a moral issue, which is totally a valid use of a blog, I think it needs to be written from a personal perspective that shows the writer's passion. When it's that and written as a journalistic news piece, I want to see documentation and sources. And then it's become something different. I think a lot of bloggers want to do both and end up making a mess of things.
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you are smart.
long time no see.
dear stephanie,
srsly, wtf JC peepz?
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