At times, I’m torn between citing my sources (giving credit where credit is due), and respecting the privacy of my sources. This happens most often when I want to quote out of a personal conversation, the conversation is private and the person I’m talking to or emailing, does not expect to be quoted on a blog. (At the same time, it is silly to always ask about it.)
Withholding information is power. You can always provide information later, but you cannot take back information you have already shared. As such, my policy will be to rather err on the side of privacy.
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1 thinktoomuch.net » Blog Archive » Atheism and Jesus // Jun 28, 2007 at 11:15 am
[...] A “man of the cloth” I respect very much (there are a dozen or so), writes: Give me a seeking atheist who is passionate, in love with Christ, and willing to give his or her life to being a disciple over the “typical” American evangelical who sits in church, yawning, and is nothing more or less than a standard member of our culture. [...]
2 The Gullible Organ (2 of ##) // Sep 30, 2007 at 10:09 am
[...] expressed at how the fundies swallow absolutely anything they are told, no questions asked. Writes a Christian I met there: Die ergste vir my was om te sien hoe die mense daar alles wat hy te sê gehad het net so vir [...]
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