by Michelle Lentz
I had no idea that blogging was now taken so seriously by churches. Apparently the Evangelical Alliance in London has created the Blogging Ten Commandments, based on those original ten we all learned about as kids. The Blogging Commandments aren’t as silly as I had expected (or sort of hoped).
Why, you ask? Apparently religious bloggers were starting to snipe at each other and it was getting out of hand. If you ask me, these commandments are really just blogging etiquette, but what do I know.
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Ten commandments for bloggers: (as seen in the Telegraph)
1 You shall not put your blog before your integrity
2 You shall not make an idol of your blog
3 You shall not misuse your screen name by using your anonymity to sin
4 Remember the Sabbath day by taking one day off a week from your blog
5 Honour your fellow-bloggers above yourselves and do not give undue significance to their mistakes
6 You shall not murder someone else’s honour, reputation or feelings
7 You shall not use the web to commit or permit adultery in your mind
8 You shall not steal another person’s content
9 You shall not give false testimony against your fellow-blogger
10 You shall not covet your neighbour’s blog ranking. Be content with your own content
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