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How I Was Moved To Support Same-Sex Marriage In The Church

Your beliefs don't shift in an instant. We research and agonize, bouncing between hope and despair, until one day we hear ourselves say something a former version of ourselves never would have said. That's how I came to support same-sex marriage in the church. When I came out as a teenager in Baptist circles in the Bible Belt, I never would've imagined God would still like me if I married a woman one day. And I want to try to explain, in theological(ish) terms, how I ended up here.

It seemed reasonable to be taken to an ex-gay ministry within days of coming out to my family my junior year in high school. At that point, gay people were hardly mentioned in the church, and when we were, we were told God thought gay people were gross. The main message from conservative Christians was that the Gospel would transform sexual minorities who sought the face of God, washing us, sanctifying us, and eventually making us straight.

A little lesbian who wanted so badly to be good, I abandoned my skepticism and latched onto the hope for "freedom from homosexuality." I stuck around for almost a decade, hopeful that God would show up and surprise me if I remained committed to the process. When Exodus International asked if I would join their speaking team, I jumped in with a message of hope in what God would likely do in the future.

Eventually, we learned that even the most dedicated wouldn't be able to change their orientation. Evangelical Christians shifted their theology a little at that point. Pastors and leaders decided that perhaps God's transforming work would not result in orientation change, but it would result in the grace to pursue lifelong celibacy. Initially, Christian leaders were troubled when those of us committed to lifelong celibacy referred to ourselves as gay. They insisted we refer to ourselves as "same-sex attracted," which implied we were basically straight people whose attractions happened to misfire from time to time. Then they realized it's a bit much to demand lifelong celibacy from this one group of people and to define the terms of how we were allowed to talk about it, so it became more acceptable for us to say we were gay.

Some of this made me uneasy but I tried to be a sport about it, assuming those in leadership were more theologically sound than me and that their intentions were likely holier than mine. When Evangelical leaders said their views were rooted in sincere theological beliefs rather than homophobia, I believed them. In their minds, that is true. In my mind, that was true.

Thoughtful Christians have taught that all of Scripture points to a theology of marriage that involves one man and one woman in a lifelong commitment with a green light for sex in that context alone. This is based on the idea that the Bible is our ultimate authority, but it's complicated by the fact that we bring an interpretive lens to the Bible. When we support women's equality in all areas of leadership in the church, we trust one interpretive lens over another. Both sides are sincere Christians and both view the Bible as authoritative--they just differ on how the Bible, which was written in a patriarchal context in the 1 st century, should apply to empowered women in the 21 st century.

Since we interpret in community, we ultimately choose to trust one group of leaders in their interpretive endeavor over another. There's safety in numbers, right? So I stuck with the crowd and assumed conservative pastors and Christian leaders probably brought a trustworthy lens to Scripture. Throughout my twenties I was committed to lifelong celibacy.

As the debate raged, I grew increasingly uncomfortable with the way the arguments shifted. Initially we were told we should become straight, so I tried to become straight. Then we were told a traditional theology meant lifelong celibacy, so I was on the celibate track. We were taught that a marriage between a man and a woman is primarily about sanctification: a place to learn how selfish we are in a sort of lifelong mini-monastery. We were taught that marriage is also about companionship because God said it's not good for humans to be alone. We heard that the marital bond creates an energizing love that overflows into the kind of hospitality that helps us to welcome the hurting into our homes.

As more LGBT people came out and more theologians said a Christian marriage could actually extend to same-sex couples, traditionalists grew anxious. Pastors realized there is no reason two gay or lesbian Christians could not live into the kind of marriage they've taught all along: one that's about sacrifice, sanctification, companionship, and reflecting God's faithful commitment to the church. So they scrambled for some sort of explanation for why we should continue to apply the text in a way that excludes same-sex couples from marriage, and many now say it's because the capacity for procreation is central to a traditional understanding of marriage.

The problem is that Protestants have never taught that procreation is central to marriage and we don't actually believe that or we wouldn't be cool with birth control. We suddenly adopted a quasi-Catholic view of sex and marriage but only when it comes to gay people--not when it might burden straight people.

For 13 years I was mostly on board with leaders who maintained that marriage was between a man and a woman, assuming they were onto something I was missing. I've been on board with this at a great cost--a cost that's been worth it because I deeply love the community I've come from, the community that I still consider my family. But I watched many people use their power to protect themselves rather than using it to protect the most vulnerable. I saw them make decisions about LGBT people while excluding us from the community of interpretation. Over the course of hundreds of conversations, with tears and prayers and vulnerable pleas, my heart was broken. Many Christian leaders have scrutinized the people they could've learned from all along, anxiously creating new arguments that kept sexual minorities from pursuing calls to ministry, playing the piano in the church, or building a home with someone they loved.

When you put that example next to someone like Eugene Rogers, you start to feel like there's something very life-giving and very Christian in the affirming view of marriage. He sees marriage as a school of virtue that nurtures generosity in gay and straight couples alike: "For marriage is an example of the concrete discipline that most of us (liberal and conservative) lack: in marriage we practice common discernment over self-interest. Marriage cultivates concern for one another: it offers lifelong hospitality; it enacts love; and it exposes our faults in order to heal them. It is the marital virtues that the church need, not only with respect to the Bridegroom, but with respect to one another."

He goes on to say: "The married know that they have learned moral virtues--patience or temperance or courage, fidelity, hopefulness, and charity--because of a vulnerability to their spouse that they could not learn from any other person. Eros makes a way to the heart; without the vulnerability it brings, charity grows cold. This is not a lesson of "sexual liberation," if sexual liberation involves evading commitment and discipline. This is a lesson of the incarnation."

He says marriage exposes our faults in order to heal them and the grace cultivated in a lifelong commitment nurtures moral growth. When I considered the fruit of that kind of teaching over and against the fruit of one that views LGBT people with suspicion, relegating us to lifelong singleness with very little tenderness, I came to believe that we should celebrate same-sex marriage. It became hard for me to understand what exactly was driving traditional teaching on marriage if it was not fear of change--a very particular kind of fear that's often expressed through homophobia.

But we don't have to live in fear any longer. Same-sex couples are getting married, and many of these couples are decisively Christian, and these Christian couples are a witness to a watching world that's been disillusioned by the hypocrisy they've seen in the church. No amount of disagreement with these marriages will invalidate their Christ-like example of love and faithfulness. It will not diminish the power of their testimony when their love creates an energy that welcomes in the hurting, the lonely, and the forgotten. These couples exemplify a vibrant faith fueled by a man from Nazareth who embodied love and forgiveness in the way He lived and died. That is, after all, what a Christian marriage is all about.

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How I Was Moved To Support Same-Sex Marriage In The Church

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Your beliefs don't shift in an instant. We research and agonize, bouncing between hope and despair, until one day we hear ourselves say something a former version of ourselves never would have said. That's how I came to support same-sex marriage in the church.

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What happened to the Australia that I love?

Oh, Australia, I thought that you were better than this. I live in Edinburgh and work near Calton Hill where, in 1570, two men were burned at the stake for the "crime" of sodomy. In those dark days, gay people like me feared for their lives amid such oppression. In 1993 I was living in London - but with a (actively homophobic) Conservative government recently elected, decided to leave the United Kingdom. I chose to travel to Australia because it was "then" a bastion of LGBT-friendly attitudes. I was delighted to live in Melbourne, a cosmopolitan, inclusive city that I still love.

But now that I am back in Scotland, I am astounded to find we are the shining light and Australia seems to be stuck in the Dark Ages. My wife and I married five years ago, and you know what? The sky has not caved in, nor have the harvests failed. We have shown and shared our love with family, friends and neighbours and our world is a better place for it. Why can't LGBT Australians be given this "fair go" by their own government? Just let people love.

Linda Bates, Edinburgh, Scotland
Opening up the contract of marriage to all

Marriage is a construct. A term first used by the early Romans for convenience. A term that described the contracts made when two people brought together their wealth, skills and worldly goods to be henceforth considered as one. Designed mainly to ensure wealth was maintained or secured within families or tribes, the word was not used generally until late medieval times. The clergy of the Catholic Church made the contracts "sacred" at the behest of the wealthy families in Italy and Europe generally. There is no godly pronouncement about joining wealth together. It is perfectly reasonable to open up such contracts - or marrying together of joint wealth and assets - to and for anyone.
Geraldine Colson, Mentone
It's just about two people deciding to marry

Supporters of the "no" campaign, please help me understand how marriage equality will lead to the breakdown of the family unit and challenge freedom of religion and freedom of speech. It is two people getting married, not an assault on society.
Steve Kline, Milawa
I just want to legally call him 'my husband'

I am a mature-age gay man who has been in a loving, caring "relationship" with my male partner for 42years. I hope that one day I can call him my husband. We are elderly, and hope to live a while longer. But as our status stands today, when one of us passes on, apart from our friends and family, there will not be one reference to my partner. Being married would allow us to place an inscription on a monument saying that we lived and loved together as husband and husband - the same right as officially married couples. A yes vote will be wonderful for so many couples. Imagine your family tree showing two same-sex partners as being legally married, rather than being invisible and hidden from history. A no vote would be cruel, keep us as a separate category of non-persons and invalidate our love.
Terry Sheehan, Wentworth Falls, NSW
The long, hard battle to achieve equality

It seems grossly unjust that we need to have a public opinion poll to decide if some members of the community have the right to marry. I will vote yes, but resent having to do so in order to get justice. However, all this may be futile as I live in the seat of Menzies which is represented by someone whose personal views are extremely unlikely to ever represent mine.
Irene Zalstein, East Doncaster
THE FORUM

A Mum and a Dad

Your editorial (The Age, 8/9) fails to adequately consider the other parties whose interests are at stake in this plebiscite. Foremost among them are children. I am so grateful that I was raised in a family with a father and a mother, and I urge all Australians who have enjoyed similar good fortune to ask themselves whether they would really be happy to have been brought up instead by two men or two women? As for Bill Shorten's promise that the ALP, if elected to government, will ignore any "no" victory, that suggests a bullying attitude and tramples on democratic principle.
Nigel Jackson, Belgrave
The broader questions

The postal survey has been ruled legal but how can we be sure that Australia Post will deliver the envelopes in timely fashion? Given that the ballot is voluntary, and non-binding on the politicians, what will we do with the answer? Perhaps other questions on climate change, education, renewable energy, diabetes, obesity levels, city traffic etc could be referred to the populace for deliberation, to make the exercise (and associated expense) somewhat worthwhile.
Mark Herrmann, Bentleigh East
Devil in the detail

Assuming the yes vote prevails and a motion is eventually put forward in the Parliament in favour of marriage equality, I wonder if there will be a plebiscite on the wording in the relevant private member's bill. Given the devil is always in the fine print, what are we actually voting for?
Ian Collings, Highton
Seeking real leadership

Now that the High Court has stated the government is within its legal rights to ask the public its views on same-sex marriage, will the government use the same powers to ask us about our ongoing commitment in the Middle East conflict? Not only are we devoid of political leadership, we are also devoid of MPs who are able to make decisions which reflect community attitudes.
John Tingiri, Mornington
Protecting the children

Rachel Carling-Jenkins' experience of her husband accessing online child sexual abuse material (The Age, 8/9) is all too common. She is right that people who want such material drive its production. Once the images are online, they are hard to find and remove. Victims have to live with the lifelong shadow that people will view these images, causing mental anguish.

The scale of the problem means the police cannot catch and prosecute everyone involved, so other measures have been used. For example, the credit card industry has prevented people from using their cards to purchase material from commercial child sexual abuse sites. However, digital currency providers have been slow to assist. In 2016, the British Internet Watch Foundation found 42 commercial online child sexual abuse businesses which were able to accept Bitcoin. The Turnbull government is to be commended for a bill, currently before parliament, which will require digital currency providers to report suspicious transactions to law enforcement agencies. Let us hope for speedy passage of this bill into law.
Mark Zirnsak, Uniting Church in Victoria and Tasmania
Undervalued, but why?

Childcare workers have, in their hands, our most valuable resource. Yet because they are predominantly women, they are the most undervalued sector in our society. Wake up, Australia. Other countries place a far higher value on early childhood education.
Janet Upcher, Hobart, Tas
Empty vows, again

I have recently returned from Rwanda, which included a visit to its confronting, yet deeply moving, genocide museum. I could not stop thinking about the futility of this senseless murder. What particularly stood out in my mind was where was the United Nations and the international community while innocent people were being slaughtered?

Now, as I read about what is happening to the Rohingya people in Myanmar, I think of Rwanda and the international community's utterance, "never again". Every time an atrocity takes place we use these words, yet it happens again and again. The world community must say enough is enough. All people have a right to live in peace, free from persecution.
Romy Woodford, Ormond
No welcome here

Attention Rohingya refugees: for years Labor and Liberal policy has been to turn back your boats and keep Australia "safe". Now you are a problem for Bangladesh - yes, Bangladesh. Expect no haven in our country.
Margaret Jacobs, Aireys Inlet
A gesture of respect

Bangladesh and its neighbours are facing a tragedy of horrendous proportions, with loss of life running into the hundreds if not thousands, agricultural livelihoods and villages destroyed, and being overwhelmed by refugees from Myanmar. Still the game of cricket goes on. When the rain stopped play on Wednesday, the match should have been called off in deference to Bangladesh, thus giving it the Series and Australia accepting with grace its fall in the world rankings.
Bruce MacKenzie, Kingsville
Where will it all end?

The government seems to want to regulate individuals in all sorts of unproductive ways. Drug testing of welfare recipients and now regulating bushwalkers. Who will be next? In the meantime, it has failed dismally to regulate large swags of the corporate world, to the disadvantage of the rest of us.

Economic rationalism obviously dictates the government's hands-off approach to big business, so its lust to regulate and control things has found an outlet in bossing individuals around.
Kaye Cole, Princes Hill
A political decision

By rejecting an 18-month trial of a supervised safe injecting room in Richmond (The Age, 8/9), it is the Andrews government which is "sending the wrong message": that the lives of our saddest children are expendable for base political expediency.
Carl Francoli, Ocean Grove
Don't press the button

It seems that Kim Jong-un saw the film The Mouse That Roared. I think the character that Peter Sellers played would have been proud of him but my worry is that his motives are to hold the world to ransom. Is it that Kim Jong-un wants to unify Korea under his rule, or does he just want respect and for the world to get off his case? I gather only time will tell - but I hope no one calls his bluff in the meantime.
John Thomson, New Gisborne
Humanitarian aid

The people of North Korea are living the most horrible of lives and need help from the outside world, maybe to rise up against the mad Kim Jong-un and his regime. With all the technology and brain power at our disposal, have we no way to inform them that a different world exists outside and that their dear leader is lying to them? Can't we drop, by parachute or other means, food, technology, information, clothing, etc in massive enough amounts to make a difference to the country? I see no reason to apologise for my "crackpot" idea.
Anne Bartak, Bayswater
Don't give up on DA

Yes, Michael Bromley (Letters, 7/9), DA's cryptic crosswords can be solved. Persevere, work backwards from the solutions, and join some of us fanatics on datrippers.com for hints and explanations. You will get there in the end, and it is very rewarding.
Vivienne Bond, Warburton
My glorious success

Some years ago I actually completed a DA cryptic crossword - with the clues "themed" about Mark Twain. I was so proud that I cut it out and put it on the fridge door. Alas, the years have taken their toll and I am pleased if I can complete his quick crossword these days.
Jennifer Teague, Wantirna South
Empty, racist words

Clearly the thinking of our time is that Indigenous Australians did not think. Could there be a more racist comment than "it was the thinking of the time"?
William Hennessy, Clifton Hill
Be quiet and listen

The picture on pages two and three (The Age, 7/9) epitomises what is amiss with today's politics. Daniel Andrews and Matthew Guy are depicted, each talking but neither listening. It is easily seen why respect for our politicians is so low.
Ralph Lewis, Canterbury
AND ANOTHER THING

Same-sex marriage

Two-thirds of the population have already said "yes". Let's waste $122 million. There's nothing else to spend it on.
Ross Barker, Lakes Entrance
Please deduct $122million from our MPs' salaries.
John Groom, Bentleigh
Consistency requires that surveys of this kind should become de rigueur.
Peter Drum, Coburg
I shall choose love for the children of the future and vote "no".
Wolfgang Grichting, Werribee
Zits addressed the inability of youth to deal with snail mail (5/9). I bet the Coalition knows this.
Phil Kininmonth, Armadale
$122million to save the prime minister? Embarrassing, to say the least.
Valerie Seal, North Fitzroy
Furthermore

None of the countries involved in the dual citizenship bunfight have asked for the return of their citizens. Why?
Peter McNicol, Sandringham
Our energy woes: too Liddell too late.
John Hoerner, South Yarra
Removing profit from power bills would work better than removing GST.
John Patrick, Wangaratta
Yes, snow news is good news, but not for climate alarmists.
John Vidovich, East Melbourne
How ironic. Debora Robertson devotes a column - "I don't care what you do or do not eat" (8/9) - to that subject.
David Mitchell, Moe
The ultimate pleasure is to solve DA's cryptics without aids. A computer helps, but is this cheating?
John Parkes, Myrtleford
For some of us, DA's crosswords are the undisputed favourite.
Deirdre Watson, Hawthorn
Confiscate the car, not the mobile phone (6/9). Guaranteed result.
Hylton Reid, Glen Waverley

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Same-sex marriage: What happened to the Australia that I love?

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Oh, Australia, I thought that you were better than this. I live in Edinburgh and work near Calton Hill where, in 1570, two men were burned at the stake for the "crime" of sodomy. In those dark days, gay people like me feared for their lives amid such oppression.

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Hurricane Irma has lashed Cuba as it roared toward Florida after hitting the eastern Caribbean with its devastatingly high winds, killing 21 people and leaving catastrophic destruction in its wake.

Irma, one of the most powerful Atlantic storms in a century, is expected to hit Florida on Sunday morning, bringing massive damage from wind and flooding to the fourth-largest state by population.

An evacuation, including from areas around Miami, has been made more difficult by clogged highways, gasoline shortages and the challenge of moving older people in the top retirement destination.

The storm could regain strength and hit the Florida Keys as a Category 5 hurricane, the most powerful designation by the National Hurricane Center, with sustained winds of 258 km per hour.

The United States has experienced only three Category 5 storms since 1851, and Irma is far larger than the last one to hit the United States in 1992, Hurricane Andrew, according to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

"We are running out of time. If you are in an evacuation zone, you need to go now. This is a catastrophic storm like our state has never seen," Governor Rick Scott told reporters, adding that the storm's effects would be felt from coast to coast in the state.

A total of 5.6 million people, or 25 per cent of the state's population, was ordered to evacuate Florida, the Associated Press reported, citing Andrew Sussman, the state's hurricane program manager.

US President Donald Trump said in a videotaped statement that Irma was "a storm of absolutely historic destructive potential" and called on people to heed recommendations from government officials and law enforcement. In Palm Beach, Trump's waterfront Mar-a-Lago estate was ordered evacuated.

Irma, currently a Category 4 storm with winds of 250 km/h, was about 510 km southeast of Miami, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said in its latest advisory.

After passing the Bahamas earlier in the day, Irma periodically drenched Cuba with rain and wind from the outer edge of the storm. Irma was forecast to bring dangerous storm surges of up to six metres to the southeastern and central Bahamas and up to three metres on parts of Cuba's northern coast.

Cuba's Communist government has traditionally made rigorous preparations when the island is threatened by storms, and the country was at a near standstill as Irma began to drive up the northern coast from east to west.

Irma was forecast to move closer to land as it passed the centre of Cuba later in the day and on Saturday, when it could seriously damage resorts on vulnerable keys. Tourists, and even the dolphins that entertain them, were evacuated. The storm was then predicted to veer north, sparing western Cuba and Havana.

Originally published as Millions in Florida evacuate as Irma looms

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Millions in Florida evacuate as Irma looms

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Hurricane Irma has lashed Cuba as it roared toward Florida after hitting the eastern Caribbean with its devastatingly high winds, killing 21 people and leaving catastrophic destruction in its wake. Irma, one of the most powerful Atlantic storms in a century, is expected to hit Florida on Sunday morning, bringing massive damage from wind and flooding to the fourth-largest state by population.

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It seems that nothing the West can do will persuade North Korea's leaders to reverse direction. Its latest missile test, which breached Japanese airspace, is yet another provocation, yet another needling of the United States, yet another step towards possible conflict.

The situation is rather like an onion: the event at the core is surrounded by layer upon layer of military, then regional, and then global politics.

Line of hurricanes hurtle west

At the core is the test of a long-range missile, a new weapon for North Korea's military to display. The next layer is the trajectory. North Korea has launched rockets before through Japanese airspace, but not ballistic missiles. By deliberately violating Japanese airspace, the North Koreans have tested Japan's and South Korea's responses, both military and diplomatic, to their aggression.

A small plus is that the test was not as provocative as it might have been. Instead of south-west towards Guam, the US base that North Korean rhetoric had singled out, the rocket was directed north-west over Hokkaido and on into the northern Pacific Ocean.

North Korea appears to have thought a Guam-directed test might push matters too near the brink, and has stepped back.

The next layer out is the challenge this test represents to the status quo on the Korean peninsula. The missile was fired as military exercises between US and South Korean forces were coming to an end. North Korea always reacts strongly to these regular tests of military preparedness, which it sees as a direct threat to its existence.

This year's manoeuvres involved smaller forces than in the past - a reduction that some have suggested was a conciliatory gesture by the United States to encourage the North to behave more reasonably. If that was the intention, it has not worked. By ignoring attempts to placate it, and persisting with its missile threat to its neighbours, Pyongyang apparently seeks to undermine Washington's alliances with Tokyo and Seoul and make its own position more secure. With each provocation that goes unanswered, it appears to move closer to that goal. President Donald Trump's past equivocations about the need for the nuclear umbrella protecting Japan and South Korea will only confirm it in that view.

The outermost layer is the global game. Why, many people will ask, is China not doing more to moderate its ally's extreme behaviour? China may not have complete leverage over its neighbour, but it could do more to reduce its belligerence. It may be sounding tougher now, but for years it has done little.

The answer would seem to be simple: it is not in China's interest. The collapse of the North with possibly millions of refugees and a reunified, probably pro-Western, Korea on its border would not suit Beijing at all. And if the United States' allies fall away under the present pressure, leaving the Pacific as a zone of Chinese influence, so much the better.

Our Foreign Minister, Julie Bishop, has said the latest round of sanctions imposed by the United Nations will be severe. This time, North Koreans will really feel the world's anger.

Well - perhaps. But if the past is any guide, this secretive and paranoid regime is more likely just to turn inwards once more. Its leaders do not seek prosperity for their people; they seek to retain power. And for that, Pyongyang's nuclear brinkmanship works.

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North Korea's calculated risks are working

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It seems that nothing the West can do will persuade North Korea's leaders to reverse direction. Its latest missile test, which breached Japanese airspace, is yet another provocation, yet another needling of the United States, yet another step towards possible conflict.

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IN Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, the marriage prospects of protagonist Elizabeth Bennet are based on whether her family's reputation is strong enough for her to marry into wealth and status.

Some 200 years later, women's reputations still have intrinsic value in society.

Look at Taylor Swift - her new song is a fightback against the 2016 assignation of her reputation as a snake, a liar, a self-described victim, man-eater and manipulator.

A Melbourne street artist depicted her reputation as dead - RIP Taylor Swift, the mural stated.

It all came from the latest chapter in her feud with rapper Kanye West, after she spoke out against him calling her a "bitch" in one of his songs; he claimed that she okayed the lyric and his wife released video of the two talking on the phone, with Swift apparently agreeing to it.

Cue Swift's fall from grace, which was met with delight and a chorus of "she had it coming".

But did she?

Swift's so-called crime appears to have been an excuse to brand her with a scarlet letter, such is society's demand that women be either good or bad.

Someone like Swift - who appears to simply have it all and have it too good - is the perfect candidate for the type of woman who deserves to be taken down a peg, for the worst to be believed of her.

Whether it's true or not seems to be irrelevant.

For all women, reputation still matters, whether it be to get a job, meet a partner and be considered the "right" type of woman who can pass go and collect $200.

There remains a narrow set of rules that women are expected to comply with in order to be gifted this "good reputation" badge. Acting outside of these rules gets you labelled a troublemaker in a way that men simply aren't.

Gender double standards still exist, and sex continues to be the harshest barometer.

Great work has been made in recent years to flip the narrative on how we judge women who take part in the same activities as men - society is slowing coming to grasp with how we have and continue to slut-shame women, while men get congratulated for "scoring".

Ruining a woman's reputation is the motivation of revenge porn, in which nude photos of people are uploaded to the internet without their consent, often by ex-lovers.

It's designed to humiliate its victims, ruin their relationships with family and friends, and destroy their professional reputations.

It is using 21st technology to enact an 18th century crime - the parallels with Pride and Prejudice's Lydia Bennet are uncanny.

In deliberately making her own reputation and declaring what the truth of it is, Swift challenges the long-held practices of society determining a woman's reputation. Swift is taking back control and that very act is considered radical.

And a damned woman who is confident and directly challenges her detractors will likely see her accused of the gendered crime of being ambitious and challenging.

Because it's easy to turn a swan into a snake, but it's much harder to do the reverse.

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'Bad reputations' seem to be reserved for women

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For white Americans, it means acknowledging that the effects of slavery and Jim Crow didn't suddenly vanish in the '60s; that when minority groups voice discontent, they're not just engaging in reverse racism or practicing political correctness; when they wage peaceful protest, they're not demanding special treatment, but the equal treatment that our founders promised.

(APPLAUSE)

For native-born Americans, it means reminding ourselves that the stereotypes about immigrants today were said, almost word for word, about the Irish, and Italians, and Poles, who it was said were going to destroy the fundamental character of America. And as it turned out, America wasn't weakened by the presence of these newcomers; these newcomers embraced this nation's creed, and this nation was strengthened.

(APPLAUSE)

So regardless of the station we occupy; we all have to try harder; we all have to start with the premise that each of our fellow citizens loves this country just as much as we do; that they value hard work and family just like we do; that their children are just as curious and hopeful and worthy of love as our own.

(APPLAUSE)

(CHEERING)

And that's not easy to do. For too many of us it's become safer to retreat into our own bubbles, whether in our neighborhoods, or on college campuses, or places of worship, or especially our social media feeds, surrounded by people who look like us and share the same political outlook and never challenge our assumptions. In the rise of naked partisanship and increasing economic and regional stratification, the splintering of our media into a channel for every taste, all this makes this great sorting seem natural, even inevitable.

And increasingly we become so secure in our bubbles that we start accepting only information, whether it's true or not, that fits our opinions, instead of basing our opinions on the evidence that is out there.

(APPLAUSE)

And this trend represents a third threat to our democracy. Look, politics is a battle of ideas. That's how our democracy was designed. In the course of a healthy debate, we prioritize different goals, and the different means of reaching them. But without some common baseline of facts, without a willingness to admit new information and concede that your opponent might be making a fair point, and that science and reason matter, then we're going to keep talking past each other.

(CROWD CHEERS)

And we'll make common ground and compromise impossible. And isn't that part of what so often makes politics dispiriting? How can elected officials rage about deficits when we propose to spend money on pre-school for kids, but not when we're cutting taxes for corporations?

How do we excuse ethical lapses in our own party, but pounce when the other party does the same thing? It's not just dishonest, it's selective sorting of the facts. It's self-defeating because, as my mom used to tell me, reality has a way of catching up with you.

Take the challenge of climate change. In just eight years we've halved our dependence on foreign oil, we've doubled our renewable energy, we've led the world to an agreement that (at) the promise to save this planet.

(APPLAUSE)

But without bolder action, our children won't have time to debate the existence of climate change. They'll be busy dealing with its effects. More environmental disasters, more economic disruptions, waves of climate refugees seeking sanctuary. Now we can and should argue about the best approach to solve the problem. But to simply deny the problem not only betrays future generations, it betrays the essential spirit of this country, the essential spirit of innovation and practical problem-solving that guided our founders.

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It is that spirit - it is that spirit born of the enlightenment that made us an economic powerhouse. The spirit that took flight at Kitty Hawk and Cape Canaveral, the spirit that cures disease and put a computer in every pocket, it's that spirit. A faith in reason and enterprise, and the primacy of right over might, that allowed us to resist the lure of fascism and tyranny during the Great Depression, that allowed us to build a post-World War II order with other democracies.

An order based not just on military power or national affiliations, but built on principles, the rule of law, human rights, freedom of religion and speech and assembly and an independent press.

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That order is now being challenged. First by violent fanatics who claim to speak for Islam. More recently by autocrats in foreign capitals who seek free markets in open democracies and civil society itself as a threat to their power.

The peril each poses to our democracy is more far reaching than a car bomb or a missile. They represent the fear of change. The fear of people who look or speak or pray differently. A contempt for the rule of law that holds leaders accountable. An intolerance of dissent and free thought. A belief that the sword or the gun or the bomb or the propaganda machine is the ultimate arbiter of what's true and what's right.

Because of the extraordinary courage of our men and women in uniform. Because of our intelligence officers and law enforcement and diplomats who support our troops...

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... no foreign terrorist organization has successfully planned and executed an attack on our homeland these past eight years.

(CHEERS)

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And although...

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... Boston and Orlando and San Bernardino and Fort Hood remind us of how dangerous radicalization can be, our law enforcement agencies are more effective and vigilant than ever. We have taken out tens of thousands of terrorists, including Bin Laden.

(CHEERS)

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The global coalition we're leading against ISIL has taken out their leaders and taken away about half their territory. ISIL will be destroyed. And no one who threatens America will ever be safe.

(CHEERS)

(APPLAUSE)

And all who serve or have served - it has been the honor of my lifetime to be your commander-in-chief.

(CHEERS)

And we all owe you a deep debt of gratitude.

(CHEERS)

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But, protecting our way of life, that's not just the job of our military. Democracy can buckle when it gives into fear. So just as we as citizens must remain vigilant against external aggression, we must guard against a weakening of the values that make us who we are.

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And that's why for the past eight years I've worked to put the fight against terrorism on a firmer legal footing. That's why we've ended torture, worked to close Gitmo, reformed our laws governing surveillance to protect privacy and civil liberties.

(APPLAUSE)

That's why I reject discrimination against Muslim Americans...

(CHEERS)

... who are just as patriotic as we are.

(CHEERS)

(APPLAUSE)

That's why...

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That's why we cannot withdraw...

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That's why we cannot withdraw from big global fights to expand democracy and human rights and women's rights and LGBT rights.

(APPLAUSE)

No matter how imperfect our efforts, no matter how expedient ignoring such values may seem, that's part of defending America. For the fight against extremism and intolerance and sectarianism and chauvinism are of a piece with the fight against authoritarianism and nationalist aggression. If the scope of freedom and respect for the rule of law shrinks around the world, the likelihood of war within and between nations increases, and our own freedoms will eventually be threatened.

So let's be vigilant, but not afraid. ISIL will try to kill innocent people. But they cannot defeat America unless we betray our Constitution and our principles in the fight.

(APPLAUSE)

Rivals like Russia or China cannot match our influence around the world - unless we give up what we stand for, and turn ourselves into just another big country that bullies smaller neighbors.

Which brings me to my final point - our democracy is threatened whenever we take it for granted.

(APPLAUSE)

All of us, regardless of party, should be throwing ourselves into the task of rebuilding our democratic institutions.

(APPLAUSE)

When voting rates in America are some of the lowest among advanced democracies, we should be making it easier, not harder, to vote.

(APPLAUSE)

When trust in our institutions is low, we should reduce the corrosive influence of money in our politics, and insist on the principles of transparency and ethics in public service. When Congress is dysfunctional, we should draw our districts to encourage politicians to cater to common sense and not rigid extremes.

(APPLAUSE)

But remember, none of this happens on its own. All of this depends on our participation; on each of us accepting the responsibility of citizenship, regardless of which way the pendulum of power happens to be swinging.

Our Constitution is a remarkable, beautiful gift. But it's really just a piece of parchment. It has no power on its own. We, the people, give it power. We, the people, give it meaning - with our participation, and with the choices that we make and the alliances that we forge.

Whether or not we stand up for our freedoms. Whether or not we respect and enforce the rule of law, that's up to us. America is no fragile thing. But the gains of our long journey to freedom are not assured.

In his own farewell address, George Washington wrote that self-government is the underpinning of our safety, prosperity, and liberty, but "from different causes and from different quarters much pains will be taken... to weaken in your minds the conviction of this truth."

And so we have to preserve this truth with "jealous anxiety;" that we should reject "the first dawning of every attempt to alienate any portion of our country from the rest or to enfeeble the sacred ties" that make us one.

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America, we weaken those ties when we allow our political dialogue to become so corrosive that people of good character aren't even willing to enter into public service. So course with rancor that Americans with whom we disagree are seen, not just as misguided, but as malevolent. We weaken those ties when we define some of us as more American than others.

(APPLAUSE)

When we write off the whole system as inevitably corrupt. And when we sit back and blame the leaders we elect without examining our own role in electing them.

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It falls to each of us to be those anxious, jealous guardians of our democracy. Embrace the joyous task we have been given to continually try to improve this great nation of ours because, for all our outward differences, we in fact all share the same proud type, the most important office in a democracy, citizen.

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Citizen. So, you see, that's what our democracy demands. It needs you. Not just when there's an election, not just when you own narrow interest is at stake, but over the full span of a lifetime. If you're tired of arguing with strangers on the Internet, try talking with one of them in real life.

(APPLAUSE)

If something needs fixing, then lace up your shoes and do some organizing.

(CROWD CHEERS)

If you're disappointed by your elected officials, grab a clip board, get some signatures, and run for office yourself.

(CROWD CHEERS)

Show up, dive in, stay at it. Sometimes you'll win, sometimes you'll lose. Presuming a reservoir in goodness, that can be a risk. And there will be times when the process will disappoint you. But for those of us fortunate enough to have been part of this one and to see it up close, let me tell you, it can energize and inspire. And more often than not, your faith in America and in Americans will be confirmed. Mine sure has been.

(APPLAUSE)

Over the course of these eight years, I've seen the hopeful faces of young graduates and our newest military officers. I have mourned with grieving families searching for answers, and found grace in a Charleston church. I've seen our scientists help a paralyzed man regain his sense of touch. I've seen Wounded Warriors who at points were given up for dead walk again.

I've seen our doctors and volunteers rebuild after earthquakes and stop pandemics in their tracks. I've seen the youngest of children remind us through their actions and through their generosity of our obligations to care for refugees or work for peace and, above all, to look out for each other. So that faith that I placed all those years ago, not far from here, in the power of ordinary Americans to bring about change, that faith has been rewarded in ways I could not have possibly imagined.

And I hope your faith has too. Some of you here tonight or watching at home, you were there with us in 2004 and 2008, 2012.

(CHEERS)

(APPLAUSE)

Maybe you still can't believe we pulled this whole thing off.

(CHEERS)

Let me tell you, you're not the only ones.

(LAUGHTER)

Michelle...

(CHEERS)

(APPLAUSE)

Michelle LaVaughn Robinson of the South Side...

(CHEERS)

(APPLAUSE)

... for the past 25 years you have not only been my wife and mother of my children, you have been my best friend.

(CHEERS)

(APPLAUSE)

You took on a role you didn't ask for. And you made it your own with grace and with grit and with style, and good humor.

(CHEERS)

(APPLAUSE)

You made the White House a place that belongs to everybody.

(CHEERS)

And a new generation sets its sights higher because it has you as a role model.

(CHEERS)

(APPLAUSE)

You have made me proud, and you have made the country proud.

(CHEERS)

(APPLAUSE)

Malia and Sasha...

(CHEERS)

... under the strangest of circumstances you have become two amazing young women.

(CHEERS)

You are smart and you are beautiful. But more importantly, you are kind and you are thoughtful and you are full of passion.

(CHEERS)

(APPLAUSE)

And...

(APPLAUSE)

... you wore the burden of years in the spotlight so easily. Of all that I have done in my life, I am most proud to be your dad.

(APPLAUSE)

To Joe Biden...

(CHEERS)

(APPLAUSE)

... the scrappy kid from Scranton...

(CHEERS)

... who became Delaware's favorite son. You were the first decision I made as a nominee, and it was the best.

(CHEERS)

(APPLAUSE)

Not just because you have been a great vice president, but because in the bargain I gained a brother. And we love you and Jill like family. And your friendship has been one of the great joys of our lives.

(APPLAUSE)

To my remarkable staff, for eight years, and for some of you a whole lot more, I have drawn from your energy. And every day I try to reflect back what you displayed. Heart and character. And idealism. I've watched you grow up, get married, have kids, start incredible new journeys of your own.

Even when times got tough and frustrating, you never let Washington get the better of you. You guarded against cynicism. And the only thing that makes me prouder than all the good that we've done is the thought of all the amazing things that you are going to achieve from here.

(APPLAUSE)

And to all of you out there - every organizer who moved to an unfamiliar town, every kind family who welcomed them in, every volunteer who knocked on doors, every young person who cast a ballot for the first time, every American who lived and breathed the hard work of change - you are the best supporters and organizers anybody could ever hope for, and I will forever be grateful. Because you did change the world.

(APPLAUSE)

You did.

And that's why I leave this stage tonight even more optimistic about this country than when we started. Because I know our work has not only helped so many Americans; it has inspired so many Americans - especially so many young people out there - to believe that you can make a difference; to hitch your wagon to something bigger than yourselves.

Let me tell you, this generation coming up - unselfish, altruistic, creative, patriotic - I've seen you in every corner of the country. You believe in a fair, and just, and inclusive America; you know that constant change has been America's hallmark, that it's not something to fear but something to embrace, you are willing to carry this hard work of democracy forward. You'll soon outnumber any of us, and I believe as a result the future is in good hands.

(APPLAUSE)

My fellow Americans, it has been the honor of my life to serve you. I won't stop; in fact, I will be right there with you, as a citizen, for all my remaining days. But for now, whether you are young or whether you're young at heart, I do have one final ask of you as your president - the same thing I asked when you took a chance on me eight years ago.

I am asking you to believe. Not in my ability to bring about change - but in yours.

I am asking you to hold fast to that faith written into our founding documents; that idea whispered by slaves and abolitionists; that spirit sung by immigrants and homesteaders and those who marched for justice; that creed reaffirmed by those who planted flags from foreign battlefields to the surface of the moon; a creed at the core of every American whose story is not yet written: Yes, we can.

(APPLAUSE)

Yes, we did.

(APPLAUSE)

Yes, we can.

(APPLAUSE)

Thank you. God bless you. And may God continue to bless the United States of America. Thank you.

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For white Americans, it means acknowledging that the effects of slavery and Jim Crow didn't suddenly vanish in the '60s; that when minority groups voice discontent, they're not just engaging in reverse racism or practicing political correctness; when they wage peaceful protest, they're not demanding special treatment, but the equal treatment that our founders promised.

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The past 12 months have been an eventful time for news stories, from the unpredictable and tumultuous U.S. presidential election, to continued war and terror in the Middle East and refugees fleeing to Europe, to a historic World Series win for the Chicago Cubs, ongoing protests demanding racial justice in the U.S., the Summer Olympics and Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, and so much more. Today, we present the Top 25 News Photos of 2016-and starting tomorrow will be presenting part one of a more comprehensive series, 2016: The Year in Photos, Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3. Warning, some of the photos may contain graphic or objectionable content.

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Writing catchy, effective headlines takes work. In fact, you might spend almost as much time coming up with the headline for an article or blog post as it takes to write the piece. Understanding why some headlines work - and why many fall flat - can help you hit the mark more often with your own headlines.

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Headline Gold: Article Titles That Pop

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The best headlines serve as irresistible invitations to read the rest of your content. They might evoke emotion or inspire curiosity, depending on the subject, but they should always elicit a reaction.

Specifically, you want the reader to click on the headline and view your content.

Here are a few headlines that get the job done:
1. Eminem Terrified As Daughter Begins Dating Man Raised On His Music
Referencing familiar emotions, such as a parent's worry for a growing child, can make a headline extremely effective. Add a celebrity's name for even more juice.
2. 7 Ways to Make Money While Waiting for Disability Benefits
This headline combines several useful strategies: it uses a number to suggest a listicle approach in the content, it promises a way to solve a common problem ("make money"), and it adds specificity to narrow the audience.
3. How to Have a Healthier and More Productive Home Office
Make a specific, actionable promise with your headlines. Unusual adjectives can help add interest.
4. A Little Mistake That Cost a Farmer $3,000 a Year
As long as you don't try to manipulate the reader, scare tactics can contribute to effective headlines.
5. Are You Making These Embarrassing Mistakes at Work?
Triggering a milder emotion can also encourage clicks, especially if you present a familiar situation for the reader.
6. Lose 8 Pounds in 2 Weeks
Don't promise too much in a headline like this, but if you can deliver on the headline's guarantee, you'll find that specific, deadline-oriented language works well.
7. How Many of These Italian Foods Have You Tried?
Questions prove particularly effective in headlines, especially if you can engage the reader's curiosity.
8. What's Scarier Than the Sex Talk? Talking About Food & Weight
Sensational headlines work well if you don't oversell them - or venture into crass territory. They can also add spice to otherwise dry news headlines.
9. More Than Half of Medical Advice on 'Dr. Oz' Lacks Proof or Contradicts Best Available Science
Statistics can add authority to your headlines and attract attention. Adding a celebrity name doesn't hurt, either.
10. Lack Time? Here Are 4 Convenient Ways to Keep Your Dog Fit
Set up the headline with a familiar problem, then offer a specific number of ways to complete a goal or task.
11. How One Stupid Tweet Blew Up Justine Sacco's Life
Combine a news story with a pervasive fear to create a great headline. Bonus points if it involves a cautionary tale.
12. 10 Signs That You Will NOT Make It As A Successful Photographer
You might anger a few folks, but confrontational headlines can encourage conversation and lead to clicks.
13. Sure-Fire Ways to Ruin Your Marriage
Turn around the common listicle approach to headlines by offering X reasons the reader can create an undesirable outcome.
14. 10 Different Types of Girlfriends - Which One Are You?
This headline plays on the same motivations that encourage people to take quizzes in magazines.
15. More of Us May Be "Almost Alcoholics"
Encourage people to click to find out if they're part of a group you mention in the headline. Both positive and negative associations can prove effective.

Content Killers: Headlines That Never Pan Out

Now let's take a look at a few headlines that won't do your content any favors.
16. Make One Million Dollars in One Day
Don't over-promise in your headlines and under-deliver in your content. That's a sure-fire way to lose a reader for good.
17. Study Shows Frequent Sex Enhances Pregnancy Chances
Headlines don't work if they state the obvious.
18. We Didn't Believe It. So We Fact-Checked It (Twice). Now Let's Talk About How to Take It Worldwide.
This headline works in 18 words and a parenthetical aside, but we still don't have any clue what it's about.
19. "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" Ultimate Guide
This type of headline can work well, but only if it's actually the ultimate guide. If you're just jotting down 500 words on the subject, rewrite the title.
20. Health Insurance Companies HATE This New Trick
Consumers get smarter every year. Clickbait headlines generate more irritation and resentment than intrigue.
21. The Weight Loss Trick That Everyone Is Talking About
If everyone is already talking about it, why does the subject deserve an article?
22. This Stick Of Butter Is Left Out At Room Temperature; You Won't Believe What Happens Next
Some headline formulas have been done to death. The "You Won't Believe What Happens Next" catchphrase has played out, so find a new way to hook readers.
23. The DOJ Just Released Its Ferguson Investigation - And What They Found Was Horrifying
Here's another example of clickbait. If readers don't actually find the content horrifying, they'll feel cheated.
24. 60 Photos From the Past That Will Blow Your Mind
Today's readers don't want you to tell them how they feel. Headlines like these suggest that the article's author knows people better than they know themselves.
25. What state has highest rate of rape in the country? It may surprise you.
CNN learned the hard way that using sensitive issues like rape as clickbait will turn readers against you.
26. 5 Reasons To Date A Girl With An Eating Disorder
Some people might still hate-read blogs, but most have cleansed their bookmark lists of offensive material.
27. Weight Loss Shakes Lose Weight Today
Keyword stuffing doesn't just plague content - it's also a problem for headlines. Often, you wind up with word salad.
28. No Results With Your Attempts to Stop Drinking?
This headline doesn't say anything. The best headlines tell you exactly what the article will offer.
29. The Importance of the Legal Aspects of Business Correspondence
Clarity is essential for headlines. If readers don't understand what the headline means, they won't read the article.
30. How to Tie Your Shoes
Teaching your audience how to do something ridiculously simple probably won't do you any favors.

Headline Fails: Cringe-Worthy Titles

Now we come to the ugly: headlines that could have been great if a copy editor had given them a second read.
31. Dead Body Found in Cemetery
You don't say? Believe it or not, this headline made its way into a newspaper despite its accidentally humorous connotations.
32. One-Armed Man Applauds the Kindness of Strangers
If you're aiming for an empathetic headline, don't mistakenly poke fun at the subject.
33. Infusion Partners With Anheuser-Busch to Accelerate Business Innovation Using Microsoft Hololens
Jargon- and buzzword-laden headlines aren't compelling to a general audience.
34. How To Write Award Winning Blog Headlines
As far as we know, there aren't any awards for blog headlines.
35. No, Spooning Isn't Sexist. The Internet Is Just Broken.
Never mind that it's impossible to " break the Internet." When your headline uses two completely unrelated statements and fails to tie them together - especially when one of those statements involves a trite buzzword or phrase - your headline fails.
36. Ebola in the air? A nightmare that could happen.
This headline seems to play on the aforementioned scare tactics, but it ultimately fails because the article goes on to say that it can't happen.
37. These Workers Just Want Money, And You Won't Believe What They Did To Get Some.
Workers, by definition, expect money - or some form of remuneration. Try not to resort to obvious statements in headlines.
38. Someone Gave Some Kids Some Scissors. Here's What Happened Next.
If your readers immediately picture a preschool bloodbath, your headline isn't doing its job.
39. Rubio Suggests Trump Has Small Genitals
In today's political climate, this isn't even newsworthy. It's also a rather tasteless headline.
40. Tiger Puts Balls in Wrong Place Again
When you're writing a headline, go ahead and try for the bad pun. Once it's out of your system, revise.

Writing Better Headlines

If your headlines sound like they belong in the "bad" or "ugly" category, you can easily recover with a few tips. Great headlines give your content more visibility and help you rank better in search engines, so it pays to enhance your skill at writing them.

Start with the main idea of your article. Do you want to educate your audience? Entertain your readers? Inspire action?

Use adjectives and action verbs in your headline that appeal to your target audience or that serve the subject matter. Write three or four different headlines, then compare them. Why do you like one over the others?

The more you play with different headline formulas and constructions, the better you'll get. As long as you keep your audience in mind, you'll craft headlines that will encourage users to click on your article titles and read your content to the very end.

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The print advertisements is the fastest way to communicate the message to the target audience. Print advertising continues to be a strong market, companies spending dollars to make there ads really creative and eye-catching. If print ads in brochures, print catalogs, flyers, posters and even billboards are creatively done in a funny way, catching the attention of readers will be a lot easier.
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Advertising Posters (50 Fresh Examples)

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