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Why is it that christians feel the need to come up with twee names? Now you can find any "christian and other family friendly" mp3s you like at The Godcast Network. I'd have to say that there is a significant percentage of scripture which wouldn't rate all that well under the "family-friendly" rubric...
Posted by gary at November 6, 2006 09:20 AM
Why is it that Christians feel the need to criticize the efforts of other Christians to spread the Word? I'm the founder of the GodCast Network and the guy who coined the term "GodCast," which is a play on "podcast" (audio or video files delivered to your computer automatically as they're released) two years ago. The content presented on the network is primarily designed to reach out to those who are interested in Christianity but who want the safety of an anonymous environment to get their feet we before venturing into a church. It also draws a large audience from Christians who want to supplement their weekly services and from those who are unable to attend a service due to physical, geographical, or political restrictions. The name fits, draws people to the site, and has become synonymous with religious podcasts.
As for your "family-friendly" comment, we tend to stay away from those scriptures that would be inappropriate for a family audience, and which might also might be misunderstood or taken out of context by someone outside the faith.
Craig Patchett
The GodCast Network
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at November 7, 2006 05:48 AM
Hi Craig,
"Spreading the Word" is a great idea - I'm all for it! I do have a problem with linking "the Word" exclusively with "family-friendly" - it's not something I find in Scripture. Is it Christianity, or family-friendly spirituality which is being promoted? Some of the commands of Jesus are literally unfriendly to modern notions of family.
Would your site publish podcasts which challenge the hijacking of the christian faith for party-political purposes? Would it allow the prophetic voices on environment, economics, power and war to be broadcast? Can it truly claim to be the voice of God when it is silent in the face of such things?
At another level it seems to reinforce a form of dualism which suggests that God is in one place and not another, that there are certain things that God is not interested in, or that are somehow less important than others. There is no doubting that the name is a clever pun, but it seems (to me, at least) to feed on some unhealthy aspects of modern Western Christianity.
Shalom!
Gary
Posted by: Gary at November 7, 2006 08:02 PM
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