"Changes in perceptions about religion, its influence in the public arena and how technology delivers the message are among the issues communicators will consider at Religion Communication Congress 2010."
Also see Religion Communication Congress
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Monday, March 30, 2009
CSM, Cyber spy network with global reach raises alarms, 29 Mar 09
"A group of hackers based almost exclusively in China has hacked into 1,295 computers in 103 countries. Canadian researchers at the University of Toronto revealed that cyber spies infiltrated systems in foreign ministries, embassies, international organizations, and the offices of the Dalai Lama. Thirty percent of the targeted computers could be considered "high-value" targets. No US government computers were compromised; however, the cyber spies broke into a NATO computer for half a day."
Friday, March 27, 2009
Telegraph, Facebook group attacks the Vatican with condom campaign, 28 Mar 09
"A campaign on Facebook has recruited tens of thousands of supporters to bombard the Vatican with condoms to protest against the Pope's controversial remarks about the spread of HIV."
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Pope on net
Times Online, Pope embraces internet in apology over Holocaust bishop, 11 Mar 09 "The Pope has admitted fallibility over the Vatican's handling of a Holocaust-denying bishop and has vowed to make full use of the internet to make sure the Holy See is not caught out again."
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
SongMap
NPR, Web-Based Program Maps Sunday Worship, n.d. "The Southern Baptist Convention has introduced a new Web-based application called SongMap, which allows music ministers to rearrange hymns and contemporary praise songs with a few clicks of the mouse. For example, the traditional hymn "Jesus Keep Me Near the Cross" has four verses and four choruses, but the Web site allows a verse to be cut, a chorus to be added or the song to be put in a new key. "
NPR, Web-Based Program Maps Sunday Worship, n.d. "The Southern Baptist Convention has introduced a new Web-based application called SongMap, which allows music ministers to rearrange hymns and contemporary praise songs with a few clicks of the mouse. For example, the traditional hymn "Jesus Keep Me Near the Cross" has four verses and four choruses, but the Web site allows a verse to be cut, a chorus to be added or the song to be put in a new key. "
Thursday, March 05, 2009
WebUser, Church asks faithful to give up Facebook, 4 Mar 09 "Catholic priests are asking the faithful in Italy to throw away their iPhones and not log into Facebook for Lent.
"Church leaders hope that by giving up text messages and updating status messages on social-networking websites, people will rediscover the art of communication without using technology."
"Church leaders hope that by giving up text messages and updating status messages on social-networking websites, people will rediscover the art of communication without using technology."
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