John Dehlin and the manipulation of the media

I have absolutely no interest in becoming bogged down in the inevitable controversy that will swirl — that is already swirling — about John Dehlin and his impending disciplinary council.

But I’m sadly aware of the distortions that will surely appear in the media and across the Web about his case, and I think it worthwhile to call attention to some relevantly valuable things that have recently been and are still being posted — things that will, if they’re noticed, help to steer the unavoidable conversation in the direction of honesty and accuracy.  Which would be refreshing.

Here are a couple of items that are very much worth a look:

“Satan and Satire: On the Narratives of Excommunication and ‘Persecution'”

“John Dehlin and Media Manipulation”