Archive for July 17th, 2008

Christians & Politics, Rd. 6: Al Jazeera

Just saw these on the Ordinary Radicals blog.  Their the two parts of an Al Jazeera English special titled “Inside USA: Christianity, Politics and Power.”  I think this is fabulously done.  Maybe it takes a news organization from a slightly different worldview to frame the questions in such a way that an actual story emerges…

Given our conversation over the past few weeks, I’d love to hear your general thoughts on these two videos, as well as your opinions on the following questions:

– How well are all of the major platforms in this debate characterized or represented in this piece?

– What did you learn that you didn’t know before?

– What are your outstanding questions after watching this?

– Did anything about this piece unsettle you? Comfort you?

– Who made the most sense in this piece? (doesn’t have to be the person you agree with)

– Did the questions raised, images shone, or interviews conducted in this piece raise any new questions about your own opinions?

OK, I’ll let you watch the videos now.  Enjoy.

Part 1

Part 2