I hate having to be mad at Amazon. I hated having to boycott them for a bit last year. And I hate having to tsk-tsk them now. Because I love Amazon. For so many reasons. Amazon has been nothing if not a true friend to writers and readers alike. For… [more]
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Screen images as neighbors
Sept. 7, 1927, is the date of the first electronic video image. Since then the electronic screen has evolved into the hottest commodity in Western culture. From the inaugural television programming (1948) to computers, digital cameras, smart phones and 3-D TVs, this phenomenon is what I and others call "screen… [more]
Should Christians use online pseudonyms?
Who are you? On the Internet, that's been a complicated question for a long time. Back in the Jurassic era of the Web, people signed on to AOL with screen names like "cubsfan72," "dancerdoreen" and "pastorbob." Many kept that habit when they signed up for Yahoo mail and Gmail, and… [more]
Whatever happened to the stem cell debate?
Last month, biotechnology company Geron announced the suspension of their highly publicized human clinical trial using human embryonic stem cells. The news didn’t make much of a splash, even though this was the first FDA-approved clinical trial testing the potential of embryonic stem cells. Much of the 2004 presidential campaign,… [more]
Alec Baldwin & online fellowship
I have at least two loves in common with Alec Baldwin: a love for the smartly kooky television comedy "30 Rock," in which he stars, and a love for the Scrabble-like smartphone game Words with Friends. He may be a wee more … passionate about the multiplayer word game than… [more]
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Mari-Anna Frangen Stalnacke I personally use Pinterest to do ministry. So let's not throw (out) the baby with the bath water. Authentic living is possible in social media, too.
Does Pinterest promote consumerism or community?
Jason Erik Summers I think another aspect Christians ought to consider is the framing of the ethical debate about freedom and justice. It's essentially a liberal/individualistic one, which Christians may want to reject on principle.
Christian wisdom and navigating SOPA/PIPA's muddy waters
Ken Leonard Using Price Check? I guess it's okay, though I'm among those who thinks that it's a lousy promotion. I'm not legalistic enough to call it sin, but it's classless, at least.
Should Christians use Amazon's Price Check app?
Tanny Thank you for putting into words exactly why I'm uncomfortable with how much time I (and others) spend on the internet, watching TV, etc. It's not that we've lost the ability to have conversations, it's that it's become easier to see real people as just another image to consume.
Screen images as neighbors
Dianna I stopped using pseudonyms years ago because I felt that, if I can't be comfortable putting my name on what I'm writing, then why am I writing it?
Should Christians use online pseudonyms?
Lydia Allen We live in a liberal democracy that guarantees us a right to practice our ethical convictions. Mine tell me that it is wrong not to develop any technology that helps people without harming other people. The key word here is "people," and embryos are not people.
Whatever happened to the stem cell debate?