I think this article is short-sighted. It’s a long article, and I won’t debate all of it. And I won’t ridicule the whole thing like BoingBoing. However, I think they’re overlooking at least one wonderful aspect of the Internet and blogs: the emergence of the Internet and blogs has greatly increased the awareness of minority opinions and private realities. While there are plenty of blogs that say steretypical things like “I love Brittney Spears” and “iPods are cool,” there are plenty other that say rarely talked about things like “I have a balloon fetish” and “feel tired after my chemo” and “pastor to flirt at church“. With the Internet, many people who previously thought they were alone in the world can discover that there are thousands or millions of other people who are like them in a particular aspect. Without the Internet, we would only know about these things if they happened among our relatively small circles of direct contact or if they were in the media. Stopping blogs is not a good solution; it would be wrong to throw the baby out with the bathwater. In response to the many Bible verses cited in the article, I would like to respond with “Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.“