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When I wrote this piece, all the news I\u2019d received on Jennifer Fulwiler\u2019s condition had been encouraging. For that reason, I gave myself leave to take a detour from the ongoing drama of her illness to broader questions of how social media affect the way people interact. However, since then, I\u2019ve learned she\u2019s taken a turn for the worse. How much worse I can\u2019t say. What is clear is that an angle that seemed appropriate a few minutes ago, no longer does. For that reason, I\u2019m removing the piece, and replacing it with my plea for prayers for the Fulwiler family.<\/p>\n
My thesis was that Christians, recognizing something unique in human beings that technology can\u2019t duplicate, can hope to resist the dehumanizing effects of social media use. Here\u2019s where I put my money where my mouth is. <\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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