A pastor recently asked my opinion on another Christian speaker. The pastor expressed reservations concerning the manner the speaker in question tends toward being, in his words, provocative and ungracious. Under normal circumstances I avoid discussing other speakers, but this speaker had come up in conversations several times lately. Rather than attack the man, I suggested we look at some general cultural considerations which encourage people to experiment with questionable communication strategies. In more straightforward language, the way the internet works may encourage people in ministry to act like jerks…