Here are a few of the stories that I've been following over the past weeks:
Ads appear on school websites
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2010-03-17-school-website-ads_N.htm
Break Media's collection of websites knows guys http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2010-03-17-break17_ST_N.htm
FCC's National Broadband Plan raises divisive issues
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2010-03-17-fcc17_ST_N.htm
If you read through these articles, you'll quickly see that many of my predictions from Virtual Integrity are happening right now (faster than I expected).
One interesting question is this: if the government is advocating broadband connectivity as a virtual mandate for all, are they partially responsible for the bad things that happen as well? I'm not sure.
However, think of state lotteries and the free 800 lines for gambling addicts, etc. With the many good things online come the bad, so the government may be getting even more involved in these online topics as well.
This can be a good or bad thing - depending on many factors. But there is little doubt that this is a developing trend. There are already many government run websites like www.ftc.gov/idtheft that help in the fight against ID Theft, but what I'm talking about goes much further than consumer advice.
Nevertheless, we'll never eliminate the need for personal responsibility and godly character. Our trust is not in man but in the Lord. Psalm 73:26-28 says this:
My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my life and my portion forever. For behold, those who are far from you shall perish; you put an end to everyone who is unfaithful to you. But for me it is good to be near God; I have made the Lord God my refuge, that I may tell of your works.
What are your thoughts on these articles?