{"id":13951,"date":"2013-05-17T01:49:28","date_gmt":"2013-05-16T14:49:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/imaginarydiocese.org\/bishopjohn\/?p=13951"},"modified":"2013-05-17T01:49:28","modified_gmt":"2013-05-16T14:49:28","slug":"insider-reflects-holy-switchers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/imaginarydiocese.org\/bishopjohn\/2013\/05\/17\/insider-reflects-holy-switchers\/","title":{"rendered":"Insider reflects: Holy Switchers"},"content":{"rendered":"

My wife and I watched last Sunday’s ABC1 TV Compass program, ‘Holy Switch’ with great anticipation. We were sorely let down! After our animated post-program conversation we pondered: How to respond to an unfair and biased program? What should and could be said to people struggling with this unfairness?<\/p>\n

Well, I have the answer thanks to Andy Goodacre who has responded in his article, Is there life after Holy Switch?!!<\/a><\/p>\n

This is an\u00a0excellent article and also excellent modelling of how to support your team when they have been through a tough time. Andy says in part,<\/p>\n

Well, it\u2019s been quite a week!\u00a0 Our community was on national TV on the Holy Switch<\/a> programme last Sunday night \u2013 and lots of us were left with really mixed feelings after the show.\u00a0 Quite a few of us feel misrepresented, unfairly treated, frustrated, angry, exhausted, confused \u2013 and in some cases all of the above!!<\/p>\n

\"Kim<\/a><\/p>\n

I\u2019m not really going to make much comment on the show itself, or the way it was edited.\u00a0 There is a really interesting conversation on the ABC facebook page<\/a> and a great interview with Kim<\/a> which both do a great job of that.\u00a0 They are well worth reading if you haven\u2019t done so yet (and great job those of you who have commented on there already!).<\/p>\n

What I do want to do, is reflect a little bit and ask what we can learn through this experience of Holy Switch \u2013 of living out our faith in the public sphere and of sharing and explaining what we believe to people who believe very different things?\u00a0 What is Jesus teaching us?\u00a0 And how can we respond?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Andy then sets out four thoughtful responses including a Scripture to accompany each response. The 4 response headings:<\/p>\n

Being visible Christians can be tough<\/b><\/p>\n

Show love and respect for others<\/b><\/p>\n

Be wise<\/b><\/p>\n

Always be prepared\u2026<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Excellent material and excellent modelling of how to support your team when they have been through a tough time.<\/p>\n

Please take the time to read the full article, Is there life after Holy Switch?!!<\/a>\u00a0and thank Andy!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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