Discernment Bloggers: Good or Bad?
I find myself contemplating the question in my title. With the flurry of accusations about sexual and other abuses in church organizations, There are a number of bloggers who have taken to examining what is going on, digging up evidence for their claims and exposing the evils they see. There are other well known Christians who do not appreciate this scrutiny and they have taken to denouncing these "discernment bloggers", admonishing their congregations or readers/listeners to not spend any time reading or listening to these people because they are spreading slander and gossip which is wrecking reputations of good men and impugning good Christian ministries and authors. So what is a person supposed to do with all of this? Who are we to believe? What are we to believe? I hope to bring some clarity to the topic. It might be a bit challenging, but I would like to do this if for nobody else but myself since I have been admonished to be careful with ...