{"id":5941,"date":"2012-05-03T14:19:25","date_gmt":"2012-05-03T19:19:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/tonyjones\/?p=5941"},"modified":"2015-03-13T16:51:31","modified_gmt":"2015-03-13T21:51:31","slug":"christians-suck-at-politics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/tonyjones\/2012\/05\/03\/christians-suck-at-politics\/","title":{"rendered":"Christians Suck at Politics"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

At least, that\u2019s the conclusion of Bob Robinson:<\/p>\n

We Christians are complicit in this demise of political public discourse in the media.<\/p>\n

Instead of taking the time to read deeply and widely about policy, we watch the claptrap that the media serves and parrot it back to each other. We rarely seek to understand the opposition\u2019s arguments. Instead, we act like simpletons, watching only the shows that we think we already agree with so that we don\u2019t have to think too deeply.<\/p>\n

Instead of debating with civility with others about issues, we mimic the talking heads on our favorite cable talk shows by attacking the opposition\u2019s character. We take this easy route since it is so much easier to dismiss those we disagree with by portraying them as utterly evil.<\/p>\n

Instead of demanding that mass media coverage dive deeper into public policy issues, we continue to watch the junk the media shows, providing them with high ratings and little incentive to change their ways.<\/p>\n

via VanguardChurch.com: How the Media Wastes Our Time During Political Campaigns<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

At least, that\u2019s the conclusion of Bob Robinson: We Christians are complicit in this demise of political public discourse in the media. Instead of taking the time to read deeply and widely about policy, we watch the claptrap that the media serves and parrot it back to each other. We rarely seek to understand the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5941","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-christianity-in-america","category-politics"],"yoast_head":"\nChristians Suck at Politics<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"At least, that's the conclusion of Bob Robinson: We Christians are complicit in this demise of political public discourse in the media. 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