How much responsibility do we have to know what is happening around us?
I have a relative in Australia who never listens to the news on TV or the radio and never scrolls through social media. He did not hear about the shooting at Bondi Beach until days after the event. When he did hear, he did not engage or find out more about it. Does it matter?
He is not a Christian, and he would rather not know about things outside of his control; they make him sad, so he shuts them out.
We live in a culture of deception – so what?
The phrase "it does what it says on the tin" suggests transparency and, certainly, no surprises. But if you buy …