I'll start nice, simple, and straightforward. This website: "The Good News, A Magazine for Understanding," is quite possibly the dumbest thing I have ever seen. Now, I do not say this lightly. I have seen many dumb things in my time, but I am almost certain that there has been nothing this side of the bible that so irresponsibly combines poor writing with religious ignorance. Take a look at the mission statement:
The goal of The Good News is to provide understanding. Many other magazines report the news, whether current events, social trends or the lighter fare of sports or personalities. They provide information, but not answers. They don't address the really big, really important questions: Why are we here? What is our purpose in life? Where are we going? What lies ahead for our families, loved ones and friends?
Why, in spite of astounding technological progress, can we not solve our long-standing, basic problems? Why is the world tormented with war, crime, violence and misery? Why are so many marriages, families and other relationships-and ultimately even whole societies-breaking down? Why can't the best and brightest find solutions?
What other magazines don't tell you is why these events and trends take place, nor where they are leading us. It's a paradox that in this information age, a time characterized by an explosion of knowledge, data and communication, we are still so lacking in understanding of what it all means. We ache for answers to questions we can't quite put into words.
To bridge the gap in understanding, we seek out the source of information so many ignore-the Bible. Most writers, editors and publishers completely disregard this source of true, lasting knowledge. Although they can report what's happening -the who, what, when, where and how-they cannot explain why.
It's one thing to report the news. It's quite a different matter to dissect and explain world trends and events in light of the Bible and its many prophecies. The Good News fills that crucial gap in understanding.
The Good News is a magazine of understanding only because our primary source is a book of understanding. We encourage you to study its pages, and the pages of The Good News, to gain the insight so sadly lacking in our world.
I'm going to take this point by point.
This statement starts by identifying what these people see as the major problem with mainstream news: it does not tell us why we are here or what the purpose of life is. Of all the problems with mainstream media, the fact that they do not give us their opinions on what has to be the most subjective thing in the universe is almost definately not one of them.
Good News then identifies a stunningly obvious thing called a, "paradox." According to Good News, isn't it ironic that despite all of our progress, that we have yet to solve every problem in the world? Yes, I suppose, it is ironic. But the irony goes further than this.
What does Good News suggest is the solution to this paradox, or the "gap in our understanding"? Why, the bible of course! So there you have it. Good News provides a unique service- it infuses its poor reporting with information from the original source of misinformation, the bible!
The appeal is obviously this: if a bullshit account of everyday events is not enough for you, then come on down to Good News, where current bullshit is put in the context of ancient bullshit. Logically speaking, this actually makes a lot of sense.
At least we've identified an enduring function of the bible; when people are in need of an explanation for how the world works, they will prefer a conspiracy theory to no theory at all.
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