Christian Chat Rooms: DIGITAL DISCIPLES
O.C. churches use Web sites and E-mail to recruit and to stay in touch with local members or even missionaries abroad.
The Heaven's Gate cult suicides in March highlighted the presence of fringe religious sects on the Internet. But mainstream religions are establishing a far larger presence, using the Net to bolster traditional methods of recruiting members and watching over their flocks."Before long, people are going to see Internet access as (being as) valuable as telephone access," said Samuel Scheibler, rector at St. Alban's Evangelical Anglican Church in...
Christian Chat Rooms: CYBER-SPIRITUALITY: SURFING AND SEEKING NEW INSIGHTS
I have been spending quite a bit of time on the Internet in the past month or so, visiting an online chat room to explore and "listen" to what people in cyber-world are saying about God, religion, and spirituality. It has been a fascinating experience sharing cyber-space with people from around the world as they discuss their spiritual paths, search for meaning in their lives, and pursue their quest to find God.To share from one's heart about...
Christian Chat Rooms: Online church draws some 40,000 people to the flock
Critics say Web can't meet users' spiritual needs
A Dallas Internet entrepreneur is giving new meaning to Jesus' words in the Gospel of Matthew: Whenever his disciples come together in his name, Jesus is there among them. Even if it's in cyberspace.On Friday, Bruce Thompson opened the "virtual doors" to his new church, where computers and modems have replaced pews and kneelers. Thompson believes his 777live.com could become the primary source of biblical teaching and fellowship for tens of...
Christian Chat Rooms: LEGIONS LOG ON TO 777LIVE.COM TO WORSHIP IN CYBERSPACE
A Dallas Internet entrepreneur is giving new meaning to Jesus' words: Whenever his disciples come together in his name, Jesus is there among them.Even if it's in cyberspace. On Friday, Bruce Thompson opened the "virtual doors" to his new church, where computers and modems have replaced pews and kneelers. Thompson believes his 777live.com could become the primary source of biblical teaching and fellowship thousands around the world.Some...
Christian Chat Rooms: ‘Saved!’<P>Stars in Hollywood film spoof of evangelical<P>stereotypes defend its theme of spiritual exploration
A Christian high school is the setting for Hollywood’s most recent experiment in religious films since Mel Gibson’s "The Passion of the Christ" hit the screens.But the film, "Saved!," which includes such superstars as Mandy Moore, Macaulay Culkin and Jena Malone and has stirred up its own kind of controversy, is no "Passion."Instead, it features a lighthearted script that parodies and...
