Heather's Response to Previous Facebook Article

[pam]

Thought I would share with you a response made to Meridian Magazines recent article concerning facebook. By our very own Heather.

Meridian Magazine :: Arts: How I use Facebook to Share the Gospel of Jesus Christ

[marts1]

Interesting how many people say the internet is something to stay away from because of the evil which is available just at your fingertips. They need to think again. I am slowly starting to see it can be an amazing tool to promote the church and all that is good. For many, who might have a hard time getting out such as the elderly or the handicapped, it would be a great opportunity for service and contribution.

[Wingnut]

You go, girl!

[Maureen]

Yay Heather! Rational minds will prevail.

M.

[Iggy]

You go, girl!

Exactly what I was going to say :)

(pumps fist in air) Yeah, Heather!

[Heather]

Wow thanks Pam for posting this. Hilarious I just asked if you had seen it. I should know that Pam is always two steps ahead. :) I'm glad that all of you liked it. Some of the email feedback from the Meridian website has made me realize there is definitely a need for education. It's not that people don't want to share the gospel online, they're just unsure how and nervous about internet safety. I'm glad that it was received so positively.

[havejoy]

This article and the previous one were brought up in RS today. Cool beans.

[rayhale]

Does anyone know the web page for “Why I’m Wary of Facebook”, the article that Heather responded to?

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I’m in the middle with whether Facebook, or any other site on the internet is good or bad. Yes, I’ve heard horror stories of people getting addicted to porn from porn sites, or use the internet for their sole source of social interactions, but what about the good side of it? You can look at www.lds.org and read, and watch, all you want, about the Church, before you have the missionaries come to your house. As Heather pointed out, there is a huge gap between being curious, asking a few questions, to really searching for questions. Here are my list of pros and cons of internet:

　

Pros: There are sites for EVERYTHING, every religion, faith, form of politics, group, in short EVERYTHING!

　

There are sites, like this one, that has A LOT of people participating in, it really makes it a small world after all.

　

There sites like http://www.allexperts.com/ that has self proclaimed ‘experts’ in most all fields of expertise, such as religion, politics, government, sports, tv/movies, etc.

　

Cons: there are sites for EVERYTHING, every sick and twisted, demented thing that you can’t even imagined that existed, exists right in the palm of your hand.

　

Forum sites, like this, has different people, with different views of the world, and since its written, it’s not always clear what’s meant, which leads to confusion, hurt feelings, and misunderstandings.

There are more good and bad things about the internet, this is just a small taste.

[pam]

Meridian Magazine:: Ideas and Society: Why I’m Wary of Facebook