As evangelical as this sounds, it is true. The Evangelical Alliance in London has come up with ten commandments that should be followed by faithful (read Christian) bloggers.

The Evangelical Alliance is an umbrella group founded in 1846 that represents thousands of churches of most denominations in the United Kingdom.

So here are the “Ten Commandments” that bloggers must follow:

#1. You shall not put your blog before your integrity

#2. You shall not make an idol of your blog

#3. You shall not misuse your screen name by using your anonymity to sin

#4. Remember the Sabbath day by taking one day off a week from your blog

#5. Honour your fellow-bloggers above yourselves and do not give undue significance to their mistakes

#6. You shall not murder someone else’s honour, reputation or feelings

#7. You shall not use the web to commit or permit adultery in your mind

#8. You shall not steal another person’s content

#9. You shall not give false testimony against your fellow-blogger

#10. You shall not covet your neighbour’s blog ranking. Be content with your own content

I know that #4 is a bit difficult to follow, considering that most bread and butter bloggers cannot take a day off. But all other commandments are useful, and well thought out.

A few days back, I was involved in a discussion on blogging guidelines. This set of commandments, in my opinion, is a very good guideline set that every blogger must absolutely follow.

Krish Kandiah, executive director of Churches in Mission, said: “These commandments are virtual rather than set in stone, but are offered to the blogging community as a way to link the Ten Commandments with the art of blogging.

“In the ever-changing information age, what we need is wisdom for life, and God communicates wisdom to our culture through the Bible on every issue from social justice to social networking.”

 

I sincerely hope these guidelines are followed not only by Christians, but also by bloggers of other faiths as these will really lead to a more cultured and civilized online interaction amongst bloggers and internet users.

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1. Quotes taken from The Telegraph

FIA has once again put Formula 1 to shame. They have proved to the motor-sport community, and all its fans, that all that matters to them is if Ferrari are happy. The stewards’ decision to penalize Lewis Hamilton 25 seconds just proves this point beyond all doubt.

What did Lewis do to earn this penalty? 2 laps before the race ended, he tried an overtaking move on Kimi Raikkonen’s Ferrari but Kimi pushed him out. Lewis took the safer route, cut the corner but let Kimi move back ahead of him as regulation suggests. Once he did that, Lewis got back to his job of racing and trying to overtake Kimi. And overtake he did, with a bit of flair. What followed was a patch of rain, and some stupid driving by Kimi that led to his crashing in the barriers in the same lap.

Now the stewards think that the “corner cutting” gave Hamilton an advantage, and thus he needs to be penalized. What they have totally forgotten is that Lewis was pushed out by Kimi to cut the corner. There was NO intent to cut the corner on Lewis’ part, and it was either that or a shunt in Kimi’s Ferrari.

Hamilton & McLaren will appeal in the FIA appeals court, but we all know nothing will come out of it. After all, this is the same FIA that let Massa go clean after the Ferrari pit-lane messed up in the last race and led to a crash with the Force India car.

FIA and its bosses have kissed Ferrari a** for years now. And it seems that they aren’t bothered about fairness, sporting spirit and the fans love for the sport.

I don’t think I’ll ever cheer for Ferrari, ever! First it was Schumacher’s cheat-driving to win, and now its the FIA molly-coddling Ferrari to make them win every second race!!! I’d rather cheer the honest drivers and teams who know what the true spirit of F1 is all about.

Update(10-Sept): Steve Slater, the voice of Formula 1 has written an excellent column on this incident. Click here to read.

Its been quite some time since I’ve published a post. Not for the dearth of topics, there is the sectarian violence in Orissa, the senseless stand-off in J&K, the mindless protest against the nano in West Bengal etcetera etcetera.

I haven’t written a thing because there’s too many things that are happening at the same time in my life. There’s too much hectic activity in my professional life, and I hardly get time to sit and form a post properly in my head.

A few more days, then I will respond to the tag so graciously given by Miss Feline Musings, and also churn out a couple of ad reviews. But till then, don’t forget the empty head