To what degree should a Christian engage with the news?

Karen Soole  |  Comment
Date posted:  16 Mar 2026
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To what degree should a Christian engage with the news?

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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.

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