{"id":542,"date":"2006-03-09T13:57:24","date_gmt":"2006-03-09T20:57:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ourthoughts.ca\/2006\/03\/09\/stop-the-bloggernacle\/"},"modified":"2006-03-09T18:59:57","modified_gmt":"2006-03-10T01:59:57","slug":"stop-the-bloggernacle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ourthoughts.ca\/2006\/03\/09\/stop-the-bloggernacle\/","title":{"rendered":"Stop the Bloggernacle"},"content":{"rendered":"

Or to counter Rusty<\/a>, what if President Hinckley says this next month?<\/p>\n

\n

?\u00a2\u201a\u00c7\u00a8\u00ac\u00b6brothers and sisters, there is another matter of which I?\u00a2\u201a\u00c7\u00a8\u201a\u00d1\u00a2d like to mention before we close this glorious conference. We live in a new age. A time where information surrounds us. The internet has grown to be a regular part of many people?\u00a2\u201a\u00c7\u00a8\u201a\u00d1\u00a2s lives. Email makes it easier to communicate?\u00a2\u201a\u00c7\u00a8\u00ac\u00b6 but I?\u00a2\u201a\u00c7\u00a8\u201a\u00d1\u00a2m not going to give you my email address (crowd erupts with laughter). Like all other forms of media the internet can be used for both good and evil. Pornography is the great plague of our times, it enslaves those caught in it?\u00a2\u201a\u00c7\u00a8\u201a\u00d1\u00a2s web of deceit and pain.<\/p>\n

But this free flow of information has also provided opportunities for us to learn and grow. The Church has many websites devoted to helping us grow our testimonies of Jesus Christ and becoming better people. You may also know that the Church publications are available online for the growing internet populous. You can find these through lds.org and mormon.org.<\/p>\n

However, the Internet has also been the source of much hurt, deceit and unorthodoxy in recent years. Many of you in attendance today are probably familiar with the idea that former members of our Church have created websites that hurt the Church and present falsehoods. Even less threatening but still a concern are active members of the Church who criticise Church leaders and the practices and doctrines of the Church. Commonly known as the Bloggernacle, this loosely connected collection of blogs is a detriment to the spiritual growth of our members and several have left the Church as a result<\/p>\n

We are thus stating now that no member in good standing should participate, let alone organize, such websites. We strongly discourage the practise of blogging to criticise church leadership, doctrine and practices.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Would the Bloggernacle stop?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Or to counter Rusty, what if President Hinckley says this next month? ?\u00a2\u201a\u00c7\u00a8\u00ac\u00b6brothers and sisters, there is another matter of … Continue reading Stop the Bloggernacle<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-542","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\nStop the Bloggernacle<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ourthoughts.ca\/2006\/03\/09\/stop-the-bloggernacle\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Stop the Bloggernacle\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Or to counter Rusty, what if President Hinckley says this next month? ?\u00a2\u201a\u00c7\u00a8\u00ac\u00b6brothers and sisters, there is another matter of …\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.ourthoughts.ca\/2006\/03\/09\/stop-the-bloggernacle\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Our Thoughts\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2006-03-09T20:57:24+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2006-03-10T01:59:57+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Kim Siever\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Kim Siever\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ourthoughts.ca\/2006\/03\/09\/stop-the-bloggernacle\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.ourthoughts.ca\/2006\/03\/09\/stop-the-bloggernacle\/\",\"name\":\"Stop the Bloggernacle\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ourthoughts.ca\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2006-03-09T20:57:24+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2006-03-10T01:59:57+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ourthoughts.ca\/#\/schema\/person\/99e996edc89affe5206808d3f65869d1\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.ourthoughts.ca\/2006\/03\/09\/stop-the-bloggernacle\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ourthoughts.ca\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.ourthoughts.ca\/\",\"name\":\"Our Thoughts\",\"description\":\"Thought-provoking commentary on life, politics, religion and social issues.\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.ourthoughts.ca\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ourthoughts.ca\/#\/schema\/person\/99e996edc89affe5206808d3f65869d1\",\"name\":\"Kim Siever\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ourthoughts.ca\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/417c7b5f55d329bdd0f64ef4396831db?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/417c7b5f55d329bdd0f64ef4396831db?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Kim Siever\"},\"description\":\"Queer Mormon poet with radical political views. I have been married 27 years, and we have 6 children. Sunday school president. Served in the Utah Provo Mission.\",\"sameAs\":[\"http:\/\/www.hotpepper.ca\/\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.ourthoughts.ca\/author\/kim-siever\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Stop the Bloggernacle","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.ourthoughts.ca\/2006\/03\/09\/stop-the-bloggernacle\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Stop the Bloggernacle","og_description":"Or to counter Rusty, what if President Hinckley says this next month? ?\u00a2\u201a\u00c7\u00a8\u00ac\u00b6brothers and sisters, there is another matter of …","og_url":"https:\/\/www.ourthoughts.ca\/2006\/03\/09\/stop-the-bloggernacle\/","og_site_name":"Our Thoughts","article_published_time":"2006-03-09T20:57:24+00:00","article_modified_time":"2006-03-10T01:59:57+00:00","author":"Kim Siever","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Kim Siever","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.ourthoughts.ca\/2006\/03\/09\/stop-the-bloggernacle\/","url":"https:\/\/www.ourthoughts.ca\/2006\/03\/09\/stop-the-bloggernacle\/","name":"Stop the Bloggernacle","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ourthoughts.ca\/#website"},"datePublished":"2006-03-09T20:57:24+00:00","dateModified":"2006-03-10T01:59:57+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ourthoughts.ca\/#\/schema\/person\/99e996edc89affe5206808d3f65869d1"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.ourthoughts.ca\/2006\/03\/09\/stop-the-bloggernacle\/"]}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.ourthoughts.ca\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.ourthoughts.ca\/","name":"Our Thoughts","description":"Thought-provoking commentary on life, politics, religion and social issues.","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.ourthoughts.ca\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.ourthoughts.ca\/#\/schema\/person\/99e996edc89affe5206808d3f65869d1","name":"Kim Siever","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.ourthoughts.ca\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/417c7b5f55d329bdd0f64ef4396831db?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/417c7b5f55d329bdd0f64ef4396831db?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Kim Siever"},"description":"Queer Mormon poet with radical political views. I have been married 27 years, and we have 6 children. Sunday school president. Served in the Utah Provo Mission.","sameAs":["http:\/\/www.hotpepper.ca\/"],"url":"https:\/\/www.ourthoughts.ca\/author\/kim-siever\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ourthoughts.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/542"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ourthoughts.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ourthoughts.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ourthoughts.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ourthoughts.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=542"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.ourthoughts.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/542\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ourthoughts.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=542"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ourthoughts.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=542"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ourthoughts.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=542"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}