Blogging for God; Christians in the Blogosphere score their 1st convention
The first God Blog Convention, 2005, was held at Biola University in La Mirada, California from Oct. 13-15:Bloggers Seek to Mix Faith and the Internet
Thursday, October 13, 2005
By Greg Simmons
WASHINGTON — When Johann Gutenberg's printing press began churning out Bibles in the 15th century, the new technology helped usher in a new era of religion in Europe.
Nearly 600 years later, some think that increasingly popular Web logs — the Internet's version of personal journals, pamphleteering and issue forums all wrapped in one — combined with traditional religious beliefs could once again take people on a new, uncharted course.
In what appears to be a first of its kind, a small evangelical Christian college in Southern California on Thursday will open the God Blog Convention, a conference on Christian blogging.
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SoCal university hosts nation's first 'God blogging' conference
By Gillian Flaccus
ASSOCIATED PRESS
10:28 a.m. October 15, 2005
LA MIRADA – What would Jesus blog?
That and other pressing questions drew dozens of Christians to a Southern California university this weekend for what was billed as the first-ever national conference for "God bloggers," a growing community of online writers who exchange information and analyze current events from a Christian perspective.
The three-day conference at Biola University marked an important organizational benchmark for Christian bloggers, who have worked behind the scenes for several years to spread the Gospel and infuse politics with religion. It was the first time many of the 135 bloggers met face-to-face, and organizers took the opportunity to address sometimes controversial questions surrounding the future of the Christian blogosphere.
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posted by Dr. Denice Hanley, DPM, M.Div. @ 8:14 PM
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