(mis)Information

I agree with the article that information is too often misused and even twisted to fit preconceived notions of truth.  Far too often are sites devoted to particular sides fill their arguments with more opinions and inferences then actual raw facts of the subject matter.  Generally these sights are used to either convert others or reinforce the beliefs of others.  By employing certain tactics, such as passion over the issues, people can sway others to jump on their bandwagon.  Take the "love-able" character Brother Micah for an example of using passion to try and sway people towards his own beliefs.  He travels around college campuses all over the country preaching and trying to convert people to his version of Christianity in order to save our souls.  Although many JMU students either ignore or mess with Brother Micah, we cannot escape the fact that he picks specific portions of the bible to try and fit his argument and then uses said portions with huge passion.  In an attempt to prove this people have stood next to him and preached other portions of the Christian Bible that seem to refute Brother Micah.
Sometimes people need to have something that they can just believe in.  But it is important to not base arguments on ill conceived facts.  A department of Information could help to fight pure passion arguments, but it could be hard to make sure all sides are represented as fully as possible.