There's a catastrophe happening in the world \u2014 particularly prominently in Brazil \u2014 and its name is functional illiteracy!
I only truly experienced this when I stopped running away and, without intending to please or cater to any particular person or institution, agreed to commit myself to spreading the gospel and begin by teaching the Bible to so many "Christians" who, in the end, are completely ignorant of the Scriptures!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
With the goal of expanding my solid knowledge of the Word of God and with absolutely no intention of directing people to churches, I joined some communities that were supposedly built around Christian virtues, wanting to collaborate in the edification of the invisible Body of Christ through the sharing of links to the content I publish here, in The Worst Gospel in the World.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
If I was once a fiercely confrontational person, I now recognize that I have gained at least some maturity over time: I no longer debate, I avoid using the term "\u201cilliterate<\/a>\u201d"And I even learned to restrain my reactions to some public pronouncements, however \u2014 duly concealing the authors \u2014 I have been collecting spontaneous comments and various posts to use as 'objects of analysis,' that is, aiming to reach and enlighten everyone who acts in the same way, but never with the intention of exposing or highlighting the individual who provided me with the 'pearl'.". A functionally illiterate person can be anyone with limited reading and writing skills, even if they have a diploma hanging on the wall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Researchers generally agree that the late 1930s were the most likely time for the emergence of the concept of functional illiteracy: in the midst of World War II, it was a way for American commanders to differentiate between soldiers who could understand written instructions and those who could not. If it's already difficult to understand short and simple texts, imagine when these creatures encounter biblical references that require somewhat more elaborate reasoning!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Three out of every ten Brazilians are considered functionally illiterate and have limitations in reading, interpreting texts, identifying irony, and performing mathematical operations in everyday life situations. However, the lack of vocabulary among functionally illiterate individuals means that access to these platforms is more limited. One of the consequences of low levels of digital literacy is that these people become more vulnerable to misinformation, especially memes (manipulated images used in false contexts) \u2014 says Christine Nyirjesy Bragale, vice president of communications at The News Literacy Project \u2014 and, obviously, they have a limited capacity to check through research and parallel reading, and their access to quality print journalism is limited.\u201d<\/p>\nBBC Brazil<\/a><\/strong><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n Now, we cannot say that all of this is solely the fault of the many actions implemented by communist ideologies\u2014especially the equipping educational establishments<\/a> \u2014 because there is also a strong factor of complacency, of the laziness that most people have to make an effort, even for their own benefit, in addition to the increasingly watered-down food that is demanded by schools and universities\u2026
But, Te\u00f3philo\u2026 what is it?<\/p>\n\n\n\nFunctional illiteracy?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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The term began to extend beyond the military sphere due to the persistent efforts of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), which, in 1958, proposed defining literacy as the ability to understand what one is reading or to write a short and simple statement.<\/p>\nMulti Rio<\/a><\/strong><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n\n
Currently, they represent 30% of the population between 15 and 64 years old, but, even with their difficulties, functionally illiterate people are frequent users of social networks: 86% use WhatsApp, 72% are Facebook users, and 31% have an Instagram account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThese people won\u2019t take advantage of social media to obtain information or guarantee rights because they can\u2019t discern content. They would have the same limitation with a printed newspaper, for example\u2026 the difference is that they won\u2019t access that,\u201d says researcher Ana Lima, responsible for developing the study. INAF<\/a><\/strong> (Functional Literacy Indicator).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Unfortunately, Christians have not escaped this project of brain degradation either.<\/p>\n\n\n\nTOO FAR FROM THE BEREANS<\/h3>\n\n\n