Of politics, algorithms, Krazy Kat, social media brickbats and the hope of redemption (Sundays@6 journal 5)

Krazy Kat1 (CC-BY-SA. Public Domain Super Heroes). As we get deeper into The After Party by Gordon Chang and Nancy French2 for Sundays@6, our autumn parish book study, I'm beginning to see how some of the main concepts fit together. Either their curriculum -- for evangelical Protestant congregations split by political hot-button issues -- is … Continue reading Of politics, algorithms, Krazy Kat, social media brickbats and the hope of redemption (Sundays@6 journal 5)

Let’s see if a bland headline on a story about Christians in Gaza will be anodyne enough for social media

Screen shot, Jordan Times, Aug 12, 2024 (Photo Agence France-Presse). Well, well, well, it looks like I'm on Facebook's naughty list. Here's how I got there. I tried to copy an article in The Jordan Times, an English-language newspaper published in Amman, the capital of Jordan, on the plight of Christians in Gaza. Written by … Continue reading Let’s see if a bland headline on a story about Christians in Gaza will be anodyne enough for social media

Well, apparently I’m still on FB but this latest false alarm has me hitting the reset button on how I use social media

Screen grab of official-looking false alarm I received, Dec. 9, 2022 This is embarrassing: After getting repeated warnings, like the one shown above, that if I didn't turn on "Facebook Protect" I would be locked out of my Facebook account Tuesday, Dec. 20, I made copies of the files I wanted to save, said my … Continue reading Well, apparently I’m still on FB but this latest false alarm has me hitting the reset button on how I use social media