Sunday, September 14, 2003
The latest challenge I've been handed is to write for the church newsletter on the Christian take on music downloading. Now, having been a downloader myself and Berkeley raised hater of instituations, this was a hard question. But I came up with these points:
- This may be the same as getting extra change for something you paid for at the store and not going back to return it.
- Others may argue that the Gospel takes priority over how you heard the gospel – like if someone found God through downloaded music, then what? Or if someone found God after they stole a Bible, then what? Wouldn’t that be the beginnings of a shaky foundation? Like a plant that takes root in garbage versus fertile ground?
- Or would this all be on the same level as a an ex-spouse who makes a killing off the divorce, taking everything; or even a partner in a relationship who expects everything but gives nothing back?
- This defies two commandment: thou shall not steal, and the greatest one love: How are we showing love by avenging record companies, showing friends we have no respect for institutions or witnessing through a wrongdoing?
if you have further ideas, please email me, b/c I spent the nite raking my poor html knowledge and have not figured out how to do a comment page.
- This may be the same as getting extra change for something you paid for at the store and not going back to return it.
- Others may argue that the Gospel takes priority over how you heard the gospel – like if someone found God through downloaded music, then what? Or if someone found God after they stole a Bible, then what? Wouldn’t that be the beginnings of a shaky foundation? Like a plant that takes root in garbage versus fertile ground?
- Or would this all be on the same level as a an ex-spouse who makes a killing off the divorce, taking everything; or even a partner in a relationship who expects everything but gives nothing back?
- This defies two commandment: thou shall not steal, and the greatest one love: How are we showing love by avenging record companies, showing friends we have no respect for institutions or witnessing through a wrongdoing?
if you have further ideas, please email me, b/c I spent the nite raking my poor html knowledge and have not figured out how to do a comment page.
# posted by Marian @ 1:00 AM 
