iMurphy

    I subscribe to many RSS feeds in my attempt to not have to re-surf the entire internet each day. Even so, I can still end up with way too many feeds and too many posts to read, everyday. Recently, I removed my old favorite, VersionTracker, from my RSS reader (NetNewsWire Lite) and decided to just go with Apple’s Mac OS X downloads page, so as to not get the same stuff twice. I am currently wrestling with several news site’s feeds in an attempt to whittle down the four mountains of stuff I get every hour. I could probably simplify further in other areas as well.

    I have just decided to no longer subscribe to Christdot anymore. For one thing, their name reveals that they are just a reinterpretation of Slashdot, which itself is often 1800 pounds of lame opinions per teaspoon of usefulness. No issue is approached with the assuredness of Truth that is our’s as Christians to claim. I assume that they are attempting to cater to Catholics, Pentacostals, Anglicans, Homophiles, Universalists and Mormons all at once, so they end up sounding no different than the liberal media. A moment ago, while scanning their FAQ, I was appalled to discover that they cannot even answer such basic questions as to the meaning of our lives. Yuck!

    The World Magazine Blog is not as expansive, and doesn’t cover every issue that Christdot touches on, but what they do cover, they cover from the Christian perspective. I wish I still got the magazine, but the wallet is thin and there’s enough free stuff on the Net to satisfy anyone. World’s sub-blogs on the evils of the TNIV and movies are worthwhile too. I think their RSS feed will keep me busy enough.

    As an aside, the one thing Christdot said that I agreed with concerned the use of ‘X’, as in X-mas or Xian. I have heard people decry this practice for a long time, saying that those who write this way, even for shorthand purposes, are “as bad as heathens trying to take Christ out of Christmas”. Give me a break! TheΙΧΘΥΣ (fish) bumper-sticker we all support abbreviates Christ with the Greek ‘X’. Ban the bumper sticker before you ban ‘X-mas’.