Facebook!  As a friend said, “Xanga is yesterday.”  Now it’s Facebook.  😀

As we have become more aware of Facebook, I’ve been able to see some friends pages, etc.  Being the social person I am, I think it would be a LOT of fun to have one!  However………

As I’m sure you’ve noticed, Facebook puts some interesting ads on people’s pages.  These ads, namely dieting ads, openly show pictures of partially bare bodies.  Because of these ads, I will not be getting a Facebook account.  I believe, however, that it’s not enough to be merely discontent with things of the world, but to take action against it.  Therefore, I sent the following email to Facebook…

Hi, there,

I just wanted to send you an email and let you know why I will not be getting a Facebook account. While I think the idea is very neat and I love the way to keep in touch with friends, there is one major thing holding me back.

On the pages of friends, I have seen some ads that have bothered me. I believe most of them (if not all of them) are dieting ads. They blatantly show the bodies of other people, whether it’s a woman’s midriff or a bare-chested man. While this may not seem like a very big deal to some people, I know that there are many others who do not want to see the bare bodies of other people, much less have them advertised on their personal Facebook. There are still people who believe that a person’s body is private and a special thing not to be on display for hundreds of other people. I have seen a Facebook group that actually is a group of people against these dieting ads.

I do not want to have such pictures on a site I have. For this reason, I will not be getting a Facebook. I ask you to please reconsider your policy and give this issue thought. If you ever change your policy, I will be very glad to get an account with you!

Thank you so much for considering this.

God bless.
-Bonnie

So….why am I posting about this on our wordpress?

I am asking each of you to write to Facebook as well.  I’m not asking you to shut down your account if you have one or to commit to never ever getting one.  I simply ask that you write to Facebook and express your concern.

As Christians, we must take a stand against immodesty….even in seemingly “small” things like these dieting ads.  If we’re going to stand up against the bigger issues in today’s world, we should not merely look the other way on the small issues.  Facebook might read my email….but they’ll be more likely to heed an army of emails.

Some of you may remember a similar post when I shut down my xanga.  For more information as to why this whole Facebook thing is such a big deal, feel free to read my Xanga post.

Thank you so much.  If you do decide to email Facebook, I would love to hear about it.  Email me at DailyWalkwithHim(at)gmail(dot)com.  Prayers are also appreciated…you can email me there to let me know you’re praying.  You don’t have to commit to pray every day at noon or anything (although if you do, that would be great!); even one prayer would be amazing.

God bless.

-Bonnie