Blog Post Tres

The blog I used was call Muslims against Sharia; an Islamic Reform Movement. The blog promotes the reform of the Muslim stereotype. Themes promoted in the blog posts are “acknowledging mistakes”, “accepting responsibilities”, and “forward”. The Blog talks about different instances where the victim or instigator was a Muslim. At first glance, the blog appears to be professional. There are maps, pictures, well formatted paragraphs, and cited sources. The information presented is seemingly accurate and well written. Although each author is unique, it is clear that this blog is devoted to accurate and timely information rather than trash talking and gossip as blogs are sometimes known for. This blog is professional and seems to be dedicated to a real task; recreating the Muslim image. The part of the blog that makes it the most credible is the idea that they admit that, while it was not them or the majority of Muslims, other Muslims have committed horrible atrocities. They do not deny it or argue it, but rather try to inform the readers of the real Muslim religious beliefs. The authors of this blog make the Muslim religion look like more than the extremists that the Western culture seems to be familiar with.
http://muslimsagainstsharia.blogspot.com/



The video on youtube entitled The Unfunny Truth about Scientology is designed to uncover the conspiracy of scientology. It begins with startling music and some scary pictures, but transitions into short stories about people who have been killed by the churches practices, or extorted into poverty. The stories are not presented orally, but are written in white letters on a black screen. Important words such as “dead” or other important and shocking words are written in a bright red font and made to stand out. The music plays the entire video adding suspense and fear to the setting. The video also references specific events, people, dates, amounts of money, and events. In fact, the video also has actual crime scene pictures, and cites an actual case where scientologists infiltrated the US government, which, after some further research, is an actual event. The video concludes with sources cited and more of the same ominous music. The video seems to be a credible source as far as content, but the way it is presented makes it slightly less reliable and much more bias.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCGP-0545EU