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Posting our real selves

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To stand honest before the world both frightens and excites us. Confessing means to be real. Many people think that the church’s call to confess is somehow outdated, weird and strange. Yet, how do ones explain the success of postsecret.com, one of the world’s most visited blogs, which doesn't show any ads. Further, how can the large amount of secrets that people send to the site be explained other need to be honest and safe?

Topics: Culture, Arts & Media
Beliefs: Christian - Protestant/Other
Tags: confession, frank warren, honesty, keeping secrets, postsecret.com, revealing true self, secrets

Ernesto Tinajero

Because he grew up in El Paso, Texas, on the edge of Juarez, Mexico, Ernesto Tinajero understands what it means to live on the border. Art, he says, comes from the border of what has come before and what is coming next. Tinajero uses his experience studying poetry and theology to write about the...
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