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Anonymity is for cowards

Posted on September 16, 2009 by Pastor Tom

In one of my daily readings this AM I found this statement – “Anonymity is the last refuge for cowards.” I think that is a true statement. Take blogs, forums and discussion groups for example. They can be a great tool to facilitate discussion in our busy world. But people can hide behind false identities and screen names. So though they’re saying something, they might not have the courage to truly identify with that saying.

I sometimes read comments after sports articles. It’s quite humorous hearing fans from different teams blast each other or brag on their teams. Some of the comments are pretty outrageous. Some are funny. But some are downright rude. If these folks were face to face, the comments might be quite different.

Here’s a test this same article laid out – if I’m tempted to write something anonymously because I don’t really want to be identified with the words STOP! I need to read it again. Then I need to toss it or rewrite it in a way that would be helpful rather than hurtful.

The article concludes with this statement which is quite a dart to us Christians – “If you don’t want to be identified with your words, God probably doesn’t either.”

Lord, may the words of my mouth (and keyboard!) and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight!

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