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Objectifying Morality in Fiction Pt 2
With the Bible as our guide to good storytelling, and just what is and isn’t permissible morality in stories, let’s take another look at how to interpret morality issues we face in fiction. Some well-meaning conservative people wish that fiction … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Movies/TV, The Arts, Worldview
Tagged bible, christian, harry potter, indiana jones, interpret, morality, religion, review, secularism, storytelling
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Jeckyll and Hyde Revisited in Teenage Vampire Tale
By popular demand, there is a new monster story on the rise to classic literature claim of fame. The Twilight saga, by Stephenie Meyer, is one of the more recent captivating tales about a world with vampires and werewolves. Already a completed series of books, with the potential of further expansion, this Twilight is recognized as a hit with young adult audiences everywhere. Of the four books in the series, one has already had a movie adaptation with sequel installments well under way. Continue reading
Posted in Books, Worldview
Tagged values, Worldview, conservative, book, fiction, novel, biblical, christian, twilight, stephenie meyer, vampires, edward cullen, bella swan, jekyll, hyde, morallity
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Google’s Chrome Ad – Upbeat Artistic Deliverance
In followup to my other post this week, something I forgot to mention is you don’t need inappropriate content in advertising to make it attractive. Suggesting, or pushing, temptation to evil is not conducive to a morally civilized society.
So, on the flip side to that, I think I can affirm that good, wholesome, clean advertising can get better results any day of the week anyway! Take this example from Google… Continue reading
Posted in The Arts, Worldview
Tagged advertising, character, christian, chrome, evil, google, morality, Morals, sin, technology, temptation, values, web
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Facebook Regulates Advertising Content
I’ve heard many friends uprise to give Facebook encouragement to keep their advertising clean and family-friendly. This is good. When people speak, the organization hears, and changes are made, and good policies will stay intact. So-called adult content on the web is rampant from all sorts of web surfers, and it’s not difficult to stumble upon stuff you don’t want to see or think about. Well, Facebook is one online community that strives to honor your request to keep the web clean. Here’s the lowdown. Continue reading
Posted in Worldview
Tagged activism, ads, adult content, advertising, children, christian, conservative, ethics, facebook, family friendly, morality, parents, smut, social network, spam, surfing, web community, web users
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