Adam4d.com has done it again.
Another punch-funny strip of awesome.
Remember the book, The Boy Who Came Back from Heaven?
Well, apparently it went something like this…
Ouch.
That’s not exactly how it went.
In fact, the whole story is a little sad (as told by Phil Johnson).
What do you think?
I think this situation should cause the entire ‘Christian’ genre of media makers to re-think their approach to what they publish.
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Adam Shields says
Publishing is no longer a ministry for most, it is a business. They are for profit business owned by media conglomerates and we can expect more unethical behavior based on profits.
That being said, the reason this didn’t come out sooner was that this wasn’t as sexy for the blogging world as some of the other scandals. Christians need to figure out whether they want to encourage ethical behavior (which requires the ability to call out unethical behavior) or if they want ‘nice’ Christian blogs and news sources that only talk about good news.
Of course that is over simplifying and there are lots of bad examples of ‘nice’ news and muck-raking discernment blogs. But Christian investigative journalism has to be a part of the Christian world.
Adam Shields says
This story in CT about buying your way onto best seller lists (and whether it is appropriate or not) is just another in a long line of stories similar to the The Boy Who Came Back From Heaven.
The ‘how we accomplish’ thing matters if we actually believe that Christianity contains ethics. This modernist ideal of any means necessary to reach the most people is fundamentally not acceptable to a real Christianity that is first and foremost about Christ being king.
Adam Shields says
Sorry forgot the link http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2015/januaryfebruary/buying-bestsellers-resultsource.html
Eric Dye says
As usual, Adam, well said.