The Dissemination of Distorted Information
October 16, 2023 | 113 words | Religion, Politics
Those of us who attend religious services on the weekends are routinely instructed by our clergy to show love for the “stranger,” with an emphasis on extending such love no matter how unusual or off-putting that stranger may initially appear to us.
It is a noble aim, as so many old-timey religious nostrums are. But this one tends to go by the wayside at the first sign of trouble.
Also undermining the cause is the way many of the podcasts we listen to and YouTube videos we watch and twitter feeds we check on tend to work against developing a better understanding of the “other,” and serve instead as disseminators of distorted information.
Robert J. Cavanaugh, Jr.
bobcavjr@gmail.com