One of the reasons personal weblogs have made news headlines is because child predators and pedophiles use these pages to chat with and get to know young people. These sick criminals will often portray themselves as fellow teens trying to build friendships with other teenagers. Their schemes are so elaborate that a predator will sometimes script webcam (camera) footage of a real teenager so he appears as if he is that young person! Before long deceived teenagers become comfortable with this other “teen” and agree to meet with him.
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If you post mundane details of your life, you are in effect saying that your life is important and that people should read about it. Also, whether or not you admit it, having a blog with your name, your picture and your opinions strokes the human ego—it lifts you up. It essentially advertises the self! Many teenagers say, “Listen to me, world, and what I have to say,” when they should be focused on changing and cleaning up their lives.
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Many teenagers do not stop and think about what they are to represent. Some have their tongues sticking out; others are dressed inappropriately. One young person who apparently attends a splinter group actually states on her blog, “I used to wait tables at Hooters”! Although she may not have been familiar with God’s Way at the time of that employment, and so may not have known that this was wrong, she still should be discreet. This is a perfect example of speaking (posting) before thinking.
Some teens and young adults come into The Restored Church of God with old information on their blogs—such as a favorite movie filled with sex, drugs and violence. I ask: What are they thinking? The answer—they aren’t.
