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Lost in Translation, Part 2
Last week, I wrote about the challenge of communicating relationally in the blogosphere. Now I will discuss the importance of applying this same principle in understanding the Christian faith.
Disclaimer: I do not believe Christianity can be fully communicated in this medium, but I do believe that some understanding can be obtained with hard work and patience. I certainly do not hold to an agnostic epistemology (belief that one cannot know truth or knowledge). However, there are relational limitations to this medium.
In truth, I am ecstatic to be confronted with these limitations! Here’s why…
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Christian Stereotypes
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Many people that I have had conversations with in person or in the blogosphere have a distorted image of what Christians believe, how they act, and how they interact with those who believe differently than they do. This video is a fun look at why that may be. Some issues that are brought to light by the two Christian shows captured in this video will be discussed in the next two entries I make over the course of the next week or two, so stay tuned. For the full length, original versions of the videos I borrowed, you can find them here:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8274583680980043774&q=vintage+21&total=175&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=1
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2910527690395612393&q=war+on+everything&total=4443&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=1
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5469244831587327869&q=farting+preacher+4&total=44&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=0
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