A recently published book by Brandon Vogt “The Church and New Media” is described as “not Danielle Steele or John Grisham, but this new book by blogger Brandon Vogt is a fascinating and — dare I say it? — provocative piece of work, though in this case “provocative” means “provoking thought.” In his review Greg Kandra says the Read more
Matthew Warner sees a problem with the way that the Catholic Church can view new media. He believes that the Church is “out of control” in the sense that the Church is no longer able to control its message as once it was able to do. He says “They are out of control of their Read more
Internet evangelisation in China has not developed much and even appears to be at a standstill. Not surprising, perhaps, in a country where internet access is severely curtailed thanks to its infamous Great Firewall. Most netizens know there is a way to “scale the wall” but even so, if you are a webmaster of any Read more
Nearly one in five young adults suffer from high blood pressure according to a new study from scientists at the University of North Carolina. The Carolina study’s findings differ are in sharp contrast to a federal government study by the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey that suggested only 4 percent of young adults might Read more
A recent poll shows 82 percent of Russians classify themselves as religious believers. This figure is greater than any other European country. Fewer, however, subscribe to organised religion. The survey carried out in April shows just 50 percent of Russians say they are Orthodox, while 27 percent didn’t associate themselves with any particular organised faith. Among Read more
St Pixels, an online 3D church is hosting the first interactive church service on Facebook. “Love it or hate it, Facebook is where people are in 2011,” said St Pixels pioneer Mark Howe in a statement. “If the Gospel is for today’s connected culture, it has to find a distinctive but culturally-appropriate place within social Read more
Can Easter be celebrated online instead of going to church? I remember several years ago, when the virtual world Second Life was the thing on the web, wandering in the embodiment of my avatar through the most extraordinary representation of a cathedral. The frescoes, stained glass and flying buttresses were replicated to a degree that Read more
Time Newsfeed reports that a study by OkTrends shows the more frequently you use Twitter, the shorter your relationships tend to be. Among OkCupid‘s findings are two conclusions about Twitter users people who use Twitter every day tend to have shorter relationships, and the problem gets worse as a person gets older. The average relationship Read more
The Bible, this week, has taken over Facebook’s top spot from Internet pop sensation, Justin Bieber. In doing so, the best-selling book in history, also surpasses the likes of the Manchester United, FC Barcelona and Real Madrid football clubs, Lady Gaga and the President of the United States, Barack Obama. With Easter and the Passover Read more
In February, two days into the uprising against Muammar Qaddafi, a crowd of protesters in Tobruk, in eastern Libya, created a political icon. At a square in the city, they toppled a larger-than-life version of Qaddafi’s Green Book—the cement pages were six feet by four feet—and cheers went up as the monument went down. The Read more