What Is A Christian Social Justice Blog

By Marci Nielsen


The message of Christ as captured in the gospel emphasizes a great deal on social justice. This means that a Christian social justice blog must remain faithful to the message of Christ despite addressing contemporary issues. The perspective adopted by such blogs should resonate with what Christ would advocate for were he to be living in the present day. This fidelity to Christianity must be maintained throughout.

The basic tenet of defining a blogger as oriented to the gospel of Christ is fidelity to the Word. Some bloggers have been known to skew the Word of God to suit their intentions. This means that the interpretation of the Word does not meet the standards required of Christianity and its teachings. In some cases, the aim is to achieve an end that is different from what the gospel intended.

The issues handled on a blog are also used to accord identity to the platform. Societal justice issues that capture the attention of bloggers include environmental degradation and conservation, health, education and war. Christians are involved in advocacy to ensure that all humanity achieves equality in resource allocation and distribution.

Advances in societies have led to inventions and technology that can be useful or misused. Experts in technology highlight beneficial inventions and their application in changing the lives of populations. Blogs focus on innovations and technology that can transform the lives of individuals as well as be misused to their disadvantage.

The individual or organization running a blog can give an indication of the credibility of a blogging platform. Religious leaders have taken on blogging to reach to a growing internet savvy population. The contributors are experts in particular fields who adopt a Christ informed perspective. This enables the readers to understand issues as Jesus would have handled them were he alive.

It is impossible to mention social justice without focusing on politics. Leaders have a significant influence on policies that affect the daily lives of millions of citizens. As such, religious leaders and organizations endeavor to ensure that these leaders make responsible decisions. They use the forums to scrutinize policies to ascertain that they do not benefit a few at the expense of the majority.

As the society changes, traditional Christian values are put under pressure. For instance, lobby groups are pushing for recognition of homosexuals and gays as legally married. Such a subject is divisive and has split the church and religious groups. Blogs are a perfect platform to express opinion and capture the views of a majority of people. The opinion of church leaders is also spread very fast through blogging.

Blogs are also being used to highlight the exemplary work of leaders and groups around the world. Groups and individuals are engaged in missions to different areas around the world with the aim alleviating the plight of afflicted populations. Blogs highlight the works and the results of their work. Blogging is changing approach to advocacy and ensuring that more people have access to justice. The credibility of blogs will depend on the person or institution in charge.




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