I read critically. I refuse to be spoon fed "news" as truth. My gag reflex kicks in the moment I taste a hint of hypocrisy or distorted truth. It doesn't matter if it is liberal, conservative, trendy, or fringe writers. News used to be a reporting of events and happenings. Today it seems, everyone has an opinion. News reports are tweaked and twisted with clever words turning facts, even lies, into propaganda.
Growing up, I trusted adults. I trusted what I heard on the news or read in a newspaper. I knew the difference between an editorial and a news report. Those in authority were held in high esteem. If a president had proclaimed, "I did not have sex with that woman," it could be taken literally. In today's world, nothing is as it seems. Truth is much harder to find. I read and listen critically. It can be overwhelming and take on a cynical side if I'm not careful. I check facts and resources in search of the truth.
I was reading this text today:
"Consider the quarry from which you were mined, the rock from which you were cut! Yes, think about your ancestors Abraham and Sarah, from whom you came. You worry at being so small and few, but Abraham was only one when I called him..."
What? No way was Abraham one when God called him. He was an adult when God told him he'd make him a great nation. But actually God had planned for this even before Abraham was born, back before he was even Abram. What do you mean You called him when he was only one....oh, you don't mean one as in one years of age. You mean one as in one person. Okay. You should have said that.
It's time to get a better resource, apparently God's Word, the bible, isn't reliable.
Side note: I don't believe this version is still in print. I've had it for years, and find passages are sometimes poorly written, distorting the message. And that is my excuse for sounding a tad critical.
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