Talk:The Briefing

"The Beefing" not a parody, certainly not noteworthy
"The Beefing" (http://www.thebeefing.com/) was pegged as a satire of "The Briefing", however, they are counter-attacking on only one point: the magazine's view toward Charismatic theology.

Examples:
 * The "Couldn't help Bollocking" section has a disproportionate focus on Charismatics (if it wanted to be a good satirical reflection, there would be more focus on secular society).
 * It calls the author- and readership of the Briefing Puritans - a group about as far removed from the Charismatics as you will ever get. Puritan views were also emphasised in "and false are the bretheren who rejoiceth too much".
 * The multiple references to common pentecostal/charismatic phrases ("prophesysing", "worship", "glossia"), makes one suspect that the writer has a Pentecostal/Charismatic background. (S)He may be from Hillsong, as seen in the amazingly strong anti-anti-Hillsong sentiment.

Even if the site wasn't designed as a counter-attack by a charismatic church, it still consists of only one sattire, and is not yet noteworthy enough to be featured on Wikipedia.

I have since removed the link. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 58.172.202.106 (talk • contribs) 16:15, 2007 July 12

Defence of Briefing's notability
This doesn't really belong in the article proper, and in any case it isn't up for deletion anymore. Tonicthebrown 01:21, 24 August 2007 (UTC)

Other Christian organizations and authors consider the magazine's views significant; for example:
 * 1) Cross Rhythms has a substantial discussion about the magazine’s critique of a Hillsong Church event[].
 * 2) Ronald McCaulay’s paper ‘The Great Commissions’ (Cambridge Papers, Vol 7 No 2, June 1998) [] criticises an article in the magazine, clearly treating it as a significant and notable publication whose views (though in this case unhelpful) had to be considered.
 * 3) The campaign group ‘The Micah Challenge’ recommend it as a “gatekeeper for new ideas and approaches”[].

I'm wondering about the tone of this paragraph
''The magazine frequently criticises forms of Christianity with which conservative evangelicals (and particularly Sydney Anglicans) disagree. Various articles in the second half of 2006 have criticised liberal theology, Catholicism and Hillsong.''

I'm wondering if 'criticism' is the correct phrase to use here. The magazine critiques the teachings and practices of forms of Christianity with which it disagrees. As the paragraph reads now, it seems like they are attacking them, perhaps baselessly. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 124.189.69.52 (talk) 03:38, 7 September 2007 (UTC)

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