"'Don’t be quick to take up someone else's offendedness,' a wise elder told me over 40 years ago, long before the internet existed. I had become emotionally embroiled in a matter that had more back story and moving parts than were disclosed.
"His advice seems particularly relevant to our current social media 'outrage' culture, which is fueled by our ability to publicize perceived offenses to the world with a click of a keyboard rather than one person at a time, face to face.
"The corollary to that is that each day we have the ability to see and hear about dozens of offensive situations and issues that demand a reaction from us: Like? Care? Sad? Angry? . . ."
In a recent commentary, writer Steve Robinson
reflected on the importance of taking a "step back from playing God and a step forward to being more godly in our social media presence."
To access Mr. Robinson's complete post, please visit:
Aleteia: Steve Robinson: The spiritual sickness many of us don't even know we have (31 AUG 22)
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