CofE Social Media Charter neuters the prophetic and subsumes truth to ‘respect’
from Archbishop Cranmer:
“I just signed up to #CofECharter,” tweeted the former Times religious affairs correspondent (and quite delightful) Ruth Gledhill, precisely 48 seconds after the Archbishop of Canterbury had announced his initiative to bring more love and peace to social media. “Fantastic and much-needed initiative. Please everyone sign up and follow through,” she urged. “Together we can make change and help bring about a kinder world. Thank you @churchofengland.”
And so they flocked, Anglicans from the four corners of the United Kingdom, to pledge their allegiance to this CofE Charter aimed at “tackling offensive behaviour and misleading content and encouraging a positive atmosphere for online conversations”. It is a wholesome, laudable pursuit.
Until you study the details (and ponder the implications). The Charter’s basic guidelines are perfectly straightforward:
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