1.0Mormon Inquiryhttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/mormoninquiryDave Banackhttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/mormoninquiry/author/dbanackSullivan on blogging - Mormon Inquiryrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="0HgMBDK6T6"><a href="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/mormoninquiry/2009/01/sullivan-on-blogging.html">Sullivan on blogging</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/mormoninquiry/2009/01/sullivan-on-blogging.html/embed#?secret=0HgMBDK6T6" width="600" height="338" title="“Sullivan on blogging” — Mormon Inquiry" data-secret="0HgMBDK6T6" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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I don’t always appreciate Andrew Sullivan’s approach, but I did enjoy his recent article in the Atlantic, “Why I Blog.” The intro blurb (and please, if you know the technical term for the italicized paragraph that appears between the headline and the first paragraph, post it) praises this new and evolving thing, the blog. As…