Where Did the New Calvinism Come From?
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“The New Calvinism is no exception. While the theological seeds had been planted in previous years and decades, the movement was awaiting a catalyst that would allow the isolated individuals to coalesce into a movement. The catalyst in this case was the Internet and social media.”
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Boasting goes viral
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“…the Internet has given us a global audience for our bombast, and social media sites encourage it… The result is more people carefully stage-managing their online image.”
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More than 40,000 Orthodox Jews Rally Against The Internet at New York Baseball Stadium
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The main thrust of the meeting, as espoused by spokesperson Eytan Kobre, was to identify and guard against the major threats posed by the internet, primary among them being ready access to pornography, which “has reached epidemic proportions” and is “eating away the fabric of society.”More than 40K Orthodox Jews Rally Against the Internet
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Citizenship Confusion: John Piper and Entertainment Addiction
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There is no simple, easy way to discern what is entertainment, and what is not; or what is edifying, and what is not, with modern technology. Which means that before we can begin to cut out our “entertainment” or break our addiction, we need to do the hard work of figuring out what those actions even mean.…The Market would lead us to believe that our purpose is to be happy and to experience wonderful things (read: products, or experiences facilitated by products).
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