Christians in Journalism

Christians' involvement in media today is a must, but have they taken it too far?

Christians, especially gung ho ones that feel the need to be extremely forward with what they believe, have often gone too far with how they go about journalism. I believe that yes, we do need Christian publications, but we also Christians planted in the secular world who can be a light to everyone who does not read religious publications. Christians have perspectives that are unique to this world and they do not need to mention God to portray a view that displays the attributes or the work of God.

I really appreciated Paste Magazine, which we analyzed today in class. They have shown that it is possible to write articles from a Christian perspective without throwing God's name out there. God can be displayed in everything, so we do not always need to bombard people with his name.

We need Christian writers in unchristian places so that they can be a light not only to the people around them, but also give the people who read their publications a view that reflects the view of God, without shoving religion down their throat. People need to see the love of God more than anything else in this world, if they want to eventually understand who he is. It is crucial in the world of journalism to have both Christians writing Christian articles, and Christians writing articles that do not necessarily scream God's name.