At this year's Edinburgh fringe Oliver Mann created a play from blogs - ten to be exact. The result "Bloggers: Real Internet Diaries" is created from the blogs of a mother of three who discusses her nymphomania, Eva an agoraphobic who works for a sex chat line, a young man in the throes of a break up with his girl friend etc. The play's producer, Simon Raven, a blogger himself believes that blogging is a contemporary version of confession "Previously, one would confess one's sins to the local wiseman or priest. These days you confess to the community at large in the blogosphere". Feedback comes from other bloggers.
The differences, as well as the similarities, are important.
Christian confession is never simply person to person but also person to God. Repenting before the God who hears, loves, and forgives is all important. With blogging there is no joy of absolution. "Go in peace your sins are forgiven".
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