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Christianity Today released an article this month titled,
Willow Creek's 'Huge Shift'. Since a friend asked what I thought about this, I thought I'd share it with you, my faithful readers and random visitors with hope that you will further sharpen my thinking. Or (gasp!) correct me. This is
my big-picture view — and not necessarily the right one, at that — So, enjoy! (Then comment!)
The study by Willow Creek was been years in the making but only splashed across the blogosphere with its sensational headlines late last year. (Read: "Mind-Blowing!" - "Painful!" - "Revolutionary!") I'm not sure why CT is still doing stories on it at this late date except that their publishing schedule is generally 3-6 months out. (I first heard about the Reveal study in
These are a few of the things I've recently found interesting, but don't have the time to properly blog on. I don't necessarily like or agree with the links here, I just think they're interesting. And just in case you do, too, enjoy.
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Okay, this is just irresponsible.
ChristiaNet, billing itself as "the world's most visited Christian website" recently offered a web-based survey asking visitors to answer "eleven questions about their personal sexual conduct." A press release from ChistiaNet trumpeted the results.
After receiving 1,000 results, ChristaNet asked Second Glance Ministries to help evaluate the responses:
"The poll results indicate that 50% of all Christian men and 20% of all Christian women are addicted to pornography."
Further:
- 60% of the women have significant struggles with lust
- 40% of the women committed sexual sin in the past year
- 20% of church-going women struggle with looking at pornography on an ongoing basis
This is nuts. These survey results are not scientific data. I don't believe for a second that one of every two Christian men are addicted to porn, and I certainly don't buy the assertion that one of every
According to WebUser.co.uk, PlusNet (a UK ISP) has released a study concluding what many have said for years:
Nearly a third of people say their relationships have suffered because their use of digital technology means they ‘talk less’.
Among other “ground-breaking” conclusions:
- 90% said email, text, and IMs make communication less personal;
- 41% said they’d rather get a phone call;
- 40% say email, text, and IM are less confrontational;
- 27% use email, text, and IM to flirt;
- 22% use email, text, and IM to apologize for missed birthdays;
- 19% use email, text, and IM to call in sick to work.
I mentioned some of my thoughts on this in my interview with Garrick the other day. The Internet “mediates” relationships, like postal mail does, or sending messages to your spouse via the kids. But the almost “real-time” immediacy of the Net conceals it’s mediating
