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This is an example of bad journalism<\/a>.\u00a0 Agree with him or not, Jonah Goldberg barely had a chance to share his views on CNN\u2019s Piers Morgan show.<\/p>\n

Here is another example of bad journalism: Martin Bashir ambushing Rob Bell last year<\/a>.\u00a0 Not good, though I agreed with the stern critique of Bell.<\/p>\n

Christians stand for better journalism than these examples.\u00a0 We don\u2019t ambush people; we don\u2019t steamroll them to make our points; we listen respectfully and disagree respectfully.\u00a0 We stand up for truth, but we do it as those filled with grace.<\/p>\n

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