{"id":17025,"date":"2015-01-18T00:28:15","date_gmt":"2015-01-18T07:28:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/danpeterson\/?p=17025"},"modified":"2015-01-18T00:28:15","modified_gmt":"2015-01-18T07:28:15","slug":"john-dehlin-and-the-manipulation-of-the-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/danpeterson\/2015\/01\/john-dehlin-and-the-manipulation-of-the-media.html","title":{"rendered":"John Dehlin and the manipulation of the media"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

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I have absolutely no interest in becoming bogged down\u00a0in the inevitable controversy that will swirl \u2014 that is already<\/em> swirling \u2014 about John Dehlin and his impending disciplinary council.<\/p>\n

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But I\u2019m 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 \u2014 things that will, if they\u2019re noticed, help to steer the unavoidable conversation in the direction of honesty and accuracy. \u00a0Which would be refreshing.<\/p>\n

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Here are a couple of items that are very much worth a look:<\/p>\n

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\u201cSatan and Satire: On the Narratives of Excommunication and \u2018Persecution'\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u201cJohn Dehlin and Media Manipulation\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

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