Religion
The Legacy of the Protestant Reformation
26/09/2007 23:44 Filed in: Around
And About
There is a short series on TV about the
Protestant Reformation, and how it shaped
our modern world. The premise is
interesting, which is why I've tried to
watch it. The presenter presents a
problem - most of his expressions seem
unnatural, as if his producer has said
into his earpiece that he should look
interested now, or tilt his head a
different way, and his style of
presenting is, for me, far too shallow to
do the material any justice.
That aside, he made a comment about how Protestants were the first serious diarists, writing down every moment of their life, the better to work out if they had strayed from path of righteousness. So, in the manner of some of the rather tenuous links made elsewhere in the program, I propose that without the Protestant Reformation we would have no bloggers.
(I also deeply objected to his comparing Protestants with storm troopers, and to the Concerned Woman of America he interviewed who had a very weasel way with words (apologies to any weasels who read this)
That aside, he made a comment about how Protestants were the first serious diarists, writing down every moment of their life, the better to work out if they had strayed from path of righteousness. So, in the manner of some of the rather tenuous links made elsewhere in the program, I propose that without the Protestant Reformation we would have no bloggers.
(I also deeply objected to his comparing Protestants with storm troopers, and to the Concerned Woman of America he interviewed who had a very weasel way with words (apologies to any weasels who read this)
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