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Posted by michael on from the it-has-been-one-week-since-my-last-virtual-confession dept.

Roland Piquepaille writes "It's Sunday and some of you might go to a church. But starting on May 11, and for a duration of three months, you'll be able to go to a virtual church. Only the building, with its altar and pews, will be virtual. The preacher, congregation and prayers will be real, according to this BBC News article, 'Glimpse inside the virtual church.' This experiment is launched by a Christian website, Ship of Fools, and will be named Church of Fools. Even with such a foolish name, the virtual church project has been approved by the church hierarchy. This overview contains other details and references about the Church of Fools project."

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  1. Re:WWJD? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    It's supported by "tithe" provided by some sort of internet money transfere service (paypal, etc).

    So no, it's not being "desecrated."

    I find the idea rather interesting. It's a decent step above those televised churches. You can actually ask people questions online. So, if it works for some people, more power to them, IMHO.

  2. Re:WWJD? by Troy · · Score: 5, Informative

    Ship of Fools is supported through donations and have a track record of being conscientious about doing things ethically. I seriously doubt that they would tolerate popup ads on what is intended to be a kind of sacred space.

    -Troy