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Truth At What Cost?Posted on Mar 07, 2007 - 10:38 PM
I have been contemplating a blog post on this for a while. It seems everywhere you turn there is backbiting, jealousy and even slander occuring over award nominations. I have written and re-written this entry a number of times and just can't seem to say what is on my heart. Everyone wants the truth, but some, in their so-called pursuit of truth have become dangerously close to slanderizing artists, record companies, radio promoters and organizations. Some have allowed this so-called "right to my opinion" to discolor people without any proof of their allegations (or opinions as they call them). This is where my question of "truth at what cost?" comes in, I am all for truth. But, let's be sure that we have the truth before we print it. If we have a question as to an impropriety on behalf of an artist nomination for an award let's get the facts before we allow our opinion to cloud the issue. Let's do the investigation necessary to know the truth. Let's go to those involved and get our questions answered. That is the least we are instructed to do according to scripture. Before we tarnish the reputation of someone in the eyes of others we owe it to ourselves, to those involved and to God, to at least have the truth behind us. As Christians we should be held to a higher standard than that of any secular media. We should be bound by the truth and not to sensationalism. Reading the SouthernGospelBlog today was a confirmation of my feelings on this issue. Daniel stated, "Those of you who read my blog for long enough know that I am an optimist at heart, and I look for the good side of the story." I commend Daniel for this and I pray that more people in their search for the truth will also lean to this direction. While we need to examine the negative within our industry and even within our own lives in order to learn from our mistakes. This negative should never be used to sensationalize the pursuit of truth. Remember the truth shall set you free! Page 1 of 1 pages CommentsPage 1 of 1 Comment Pages I totally agree, but why only include the awards nominees. I feel that all information should be checked out before printing something negative. Going straight to the person and getting all the facts straight would certainly cure a lot of evils in our industry. Some blogs, in my opinion, have become nothing more than The Gospel Star or SG Enquirer. I realize that the fleshly side of humans want to know the juice and gossip, but is this truly what God would have us do in a Christian industry. Even if it is true, could we not talk directly to the person ourselves, if we have ought against our brother, rather than airing our dirty laundry for all the world to see. Don't think that only saved people read what is on the internet concerning Christian artists. The enemy has his crew digging, reading and spreading less than factual information as well. Loving each other, as God would have us do, sometimes means not saying everything you would like to say for the good of the majority and so as not to be a stumbling block to others.  Christian Music Fan,I by no means mean this to only apply to award nomination discussions as it should apply to anything. Award nominations are what has been taking a direct hit lately by some so that was my focus. SGBlogNews
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Wow, good post. I agree.