Every now and then I have to deal with a barrage of criticism over something I’ve written. During these times, my Ecosystem ranking increases, and traffic spikes. I find it slightly irritating yet fascinatingly fun that I can generate such blogospheric heat with a few strokes of the keyboard. Check Technorati and you’ll find new blog posts complaining about the same old stuff. It comes in waves.
I’m presently in the middle of wave brought on by the Koran post. Once people understand that no matter what they say or write, I’ll continue blogging the way I want and won’t tone down the message, they usually go away in a few days.
Sometimes a high-profile liberal blogger will link to a post, castigating me personally, and on occasion, the actual arguments in the post, and their minions scurry out of the woodwork to tug on my cape. Consequently, I have to deal with trolls and various bloggers and their trite ad hominem. It’s boring and predictable.
A common refrain among leftist non-Christian bloggers is the old “Aren’t Christians supposed to be nice?” routine. For too long the godless have believed that anger and strong opinions are somehow “anti-Christian.” Right. They get to attack me while I stand there…smiling? Preaching? The stereotype of the turn-the-other-cheek-mealy-mouthed Christian has always been wrong, but with the media’s contempt for Christians, rampant biblical illiteracy in the general population, and little access to real Christians in their own lives, leftists hold archaic and inaccurate impressions of who we are.
[Side note: Christians are commanded to tell unbelievers they're under God's righteous judgment and warn them of the wrath to come, which will be delivered when Christ returns. By man's standards, that's not "nice." But under God's perfect standard, it's the "nicest" thing imaginable because He graciously and lovingly offers reprieve, a way to avoid that wrath.]
Another problem arises when new visitors read one or two posts and start ranting about me in the comment section. If people actually read older posts, especially in the “Faith” section, many questions would be answered and presumptions rebutted.
I’m having so much fun riling people up that I think I’ll take a brief blogging break. I may return on Friday, Monday at the latest. In the meantime, as a courtesy to new readers or critics too busy or lazy to scan the archives, I’ve linked to a selection of posts that’ll give you some insight into why I’m out here blogging 5-6 days a week, subjecting myself to your juvenile ramblings:
- Comment Policy
- Queen of My Domain (Calling myself “Queen” and using a crown favicon is fun, and it irritates my critics.)
- Blowing-off-Steam Rerun
- Onward, Christian Soldiers (Useful as an explanation of “turn the other cheek”.)
- When Bloggers Attack
- All Condi All The Time
- Some “Holy Books” More Equal Than Others
- Courage Under Fire
- God and Man at CPAC (Also see Townhall version)
- Grace and You
- Jesus Was A Liberal
- The Enemy’s Influence
- Kerry Cites Scripture to Battle Bush View
- Kerry and James 2 (follow-up to previous)
Also see Update II of the Other Bloggers post. See you kids later!
