Over this Christmas Break, my family had an interesting discussion about Facebook. There were some avid proponents and some sworn enemies. Interestingly, my oldest brother, who may be a slightly more liberal voice in my conservative family, was the primary sworn enemy. He didn't like the idea that he couldn't control what people posted on his page. He specifically mentioned that he didn't want some high school friend (apparently he had some rowdy high school friends) posting something inappropriate on his page and then have one of his young men (he was a bishop until just a few months ago) see it. A sister-in-law rebutted that with explaining how she had some neat missionary experiences through Facebook.
I don't use Facebook much, but I can see both of their points. I have also been able to use Facebook to sort of check up on my little sister and see if she's doing okay since she has been struggling some lately. However, a month or two ago I got two random friend requests from girls I don't know and when I went to see their request, both of them had close to no clothes on in their profile picture. So, Facebook definitely has pros and cons. Facebook is one example of a form of media that can be used for good and evil. It's not inherently good or bad. Its merit depends on its users use of it.
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