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Sorry for being PC police. As for the topic; I don't see why it's an issue at all. I'm a staunch athiest....religion doesn't make sense to me. I have no problem with it, really, just doesn't make sense. Why is it an issue what company does this, as long as it provides a forum for like-minded people to gather? Does it REALLY matter if they, in some form, offer a forum for homosexuals too? I just don't see why it's anyones business.
- by markforstneger December 6, 2007 11:05 AM PST
- Would CNET have written the headline, "The Prophet Mohammad has a social network" or "Allah has a social network?" if this were about an Islamic social network instead of a Christian one? I have to wonder.
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- by JoshWolf December 6, 2007 11:41 AM PST
- Mark, thanks for the comment. CNET doesn't exercise any editorial control over my copy or my headlines. To be honest, I'm not sure whether I would've used either of your suggested headlines or not around an Islamic Social Network site.
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(5 Comments)When I wrote the headline, I was brought back to the whole WWJD bracelets and that was in many ways the inspiration. Unlike in Islam, there is not quite the same sanctity attached to the name Jesus (when compared to that of the Prophet Mohammad), and I felt the headline was not particularly offensive.
It's a good point though, but the reality is that I spent a fraction of the time working on the headline that I did on the article itself.