On the Values of Silicon Valley

BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

You shall not go about as a slanderer among your people; and you are not to [a]jeopardize the [b]life of your neighbor. I am the Lord. Leviticus 19:16 NASB Slanderer – Leviticus 19:16 is the foundation for the prohibition against lashon hara.  What is lashon hara?  “Lashon Hara is any derogatory or damaging statement against an individual. In Hilchot Deot 7:5,…

Biblical Social Media

BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

In You, Lord, I have taken refuge; let me never be put to shame.  Psalm 71:1  NASB Put to shame – It isn’t surprising to find out that social media is one of the sources of psychological distress in young people.  A recent study confirms the negative effects on teenagers,[1] but I suspect that we adults…