Responsible Blogging

ThinkChristian.net points to an interesting article about blog rumors and gives an exhortation that would be good for most bloggers to keep in mind:

...it’s a good reminder that, despite the ease with which things can be quickly fact-checked online, it’s easy for rumors to take on a life of their own. When the subject is something more serious, like somebody’s theology or spiritual life, a little distortion could cause much more damage.

I saw this happen last week amist all the hype about Sen. Chuck Grassley's investigation of some prominent health-and-wealth churches. It was in reference to Joyce Meyer and some furniture that she supposedly purchased. You can read about it over at Phil Cooke's blog. I am no huge fan of Joyce's ministry, but this is unfortunate for her. I would have been very unhappy if this had happened to me. With the speed at which information is processed these days we have to be responsible with how we post.