tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post5238512347507607800..comments2024-03-22T10:51:23.567-05:00Comments on Faith, Fiction, Friends: Propaganda and The Whole SelfGlynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10802111972232088511noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-90256421567342729772011-09-01T11:10:24.642-05:002011-09-01T11:10:24.642-05:00Bias seems to be expected these days. Sad.Bias seems to be expected these days. Sad.Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18070555200892952455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-40792272276875069172011-08-31T21:17:22.400-05:002011-08-31T21:17:22.400-05:00i like how you can take the good parts from what y...i like how you can take the good parts from what you read and make a great post.<br /><br />perhaps i can learn to focus better. the last few chapters will be good practice.<br /><br />i am guessing that many in the lime light regard any attention in the media as good for their career...and it is probably true.<br /><br />anything questionable or outlandish is used to manipulate and get people's attention. it reminds me of a circus. and yet, it can also be done in much more calculated and less visible ways.<br /><br />there are certain known mags and programs that hold themselves to a higher standard. most of the people that care about the truth know these. but, still, it doesn't take much to make the mistake of saying something that is not true, or to believe something that is in writing. <br /><br /><br />i am glad that there exists such a thing as desire for truth.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-27573717810831650852011-08-31T15:55:55.324-05:002011-08-31T15:55:55.324-05:00As observers of journalism, we see how maniupluate...As observers of journalism, we see how maniupluated we can be. Just take the latest hurricane. It was big and yes people did suffer, but the media hype surrounding it was much more than it should have been.<br /><br />And our faith...Oh Boy! Christian is always a propogandized word - meaning racist, rich, judgemental etc.<br /><br />I guess we can fight the misconceptoins, or just live our faith in a genuine way and let God sort it out.David Ruperthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04765017700988820676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-7713047142136475892011-08-31T12:17:11.768-05:002011-08-31T12:17:11.768-05:00Journalism in my high school (I'm talking late...Journalism in my high school (I'm talking late 1960s) emphasized the most rigorous application of standards of intellect, fact-checking, and probity. I would have been horrified and deeply embarrassed to have handed in a story with the errors, misstatements, and opinions parading as facts that are found in many articles today. I don't know to what to attribute it. Intellectual laziness? Lack of editorial standards? Poor training? It all feeds a system that needs correcting.<br /><br />On the matter of labels: I can't think of a label that isn't suspect, that isn't short-hand for a judgment that otherwise would not be acceptable or justifiable. It saddens me that we continue describing others in terms that add nothing to our knowledge or understanding of issues.Maureenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13290283101378474845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-16197960706379926392011-08-31T10:53:19.151-05:002011-08-31T10:53:19.151-05:00There's a lot to think about here, Glynn. Tha...There's a lot to think about here, Glynn. Thank you.Maude Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03669688074743095866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-89802302768527940892011-08-31T10:50:35.998-05:002011-08-31T10:50:35.998-05:00JofIndia -- generally, the "Christian Left&qu...JofIndia -- generally, the "Christian Left" in the U.S. is associated with some of the mainline Protestant denominations and groups like Sojourners. I can't say I like any of the labels people apply -- "Christian Left" is as misleading as "Christian Right." The right and the left is each label applies to political positions as opposed to "Christian."Glynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10802111972232088511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-64148554177615909972011-08-31T10:30:06.629-05:002011-08-31T10:30:06.629-05:00You are so good to remind me to be oh, so careful,...You are so good to remind me to be oh, so careful, especially in my columns. Thank you.Megan Willomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11494508400178014999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-24036355191427531132011-08-31T09:43:58.412-05:002011-08-31T09:43:58.412-05:00Christianity seems more of an experiential, than e...Christianity seems more of an <i>experiential</i>, than experimental science to me. Though observing how alterations in how we approach belief can affect our hearts and actions might prove interesting.<br /><br />And, apropos absolutely nothing, why is it that Christians are generally considered right of centre in the USA, whilst in Britain the "mainstream" churches are often thought of as left-wing? Where is your Christian Left?!JofIndiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05091187070268922483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-29781672911328392612011-08-31T08:30:39.700-05:002011-08-31T08:30:39.700-05:00How amazing.
We both wrote on the same 'subj...How amazing. <br /><br />We both wrote on the same 'subject' but from different viewpoints.<br /><br />Great article Glynn. Filled, as yours always are, with solid fact and prose.Louise Gallagherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13522775693728655487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-21794771737817179112011-08-31T06:52:41.598-05:002011-08-31T06:52:41.598-05:00As you know I love it when you bring a part of the...As you know I love it when you bring a part of the discussion on Mere Christianity and your thoughts on it and blog about it.<br /><br />I still read The New Yorker, not for its politics but for its fiction, movie and book reviews [not that it matters], and I have to be careful about what I take from some of what I read. <br /><br />I liked being reminded here of how any of us can be lead down a wrong path and believe something that is simply unfounded.<br /><br />Thanks. :)H. Gillhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16866823621648796335noreply@blogger.com