Christwire

Christwire

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URL	christwire.org
Slogan	Conservative values for an unsaved world
Commercial?	No
Registration	Optional
Alexa rank	42272
Current status	Active

Christwire is a satirical website that publishes blog style articles that highlight perceived excesses of Un-christlike hypocritical Christian conservatives along with derogative slang, homophobic references, and hints at child abuse.^{[1][2][3][4] [5]}

Like similar satire websites, Christwire's stories have sometimes erroneously been taken at face value.^[2] This may be an example of "Poe's law", an adage regarding the difficulty of distinguishing some parodies from serious material.

See also

• Poe's law
• The Onion

References

1. ^ "www.theatlanticwire.com/opinions/view/opinion/Satirical-Christian-Site-Hoodwinks-the-Huffington-Post-4766". http://www.theatlanticwire.com/opinions/view/opinion/Satirical-Christian-Site-Hoodwinks-the-Huffington-Post-4766. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "www.theatlanticwire.com/opinions/view/opinion/Rachel-Maddow-and-NBC-Struggle-With-Satire-6795". http://www.theatlanticwire.com/opinions/view/opinion/Rachel-Maddow-and-NBC-Struggle-With-Satire-6795. 
3. ^ "www.cracked.com/funny-2203-christ-wire/". http://www.cracked.com/funny-2203-christ-wire/. 
4. ^ "www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/08/18/signs-your-husband-is-gay_n_687160.html". http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/08/18/signs-your-husband-is-gay_n_687160.html. 
5. ^ "www.smh.com.au/national/the-diary/line-of-inquiry-crosses-a-line-20100818-12f98.html". The Sydney Morning Herald. August 19, 2010. http://www.smh.com.au/national/the-diary/line-of-inquiry-crosses-a-line-20100818-12f98.html. 

Further reading

• Mark Oppenheimer (September 3, 2010) A Niche of the Unreal in a World of Credulity, New York Times (on page A13 of the September 4, 2010 New York edition)
• Michael Hirschorn (Nov 2010) Truth Lies Here, The Atlantic
• Adam Pasick (September 3, 2010) The Guys Behind Christwire, Creating Parody From ‘Glenn Beck on Steroids’, New York Magazine

External links

• Official website