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Smartphones Receive Holy Blessing

Posted by samzenpus on from the blessed-are-the-phone-makers dept.

jeffmeden writes "Plow Monday is normally for blessing laborers and their tools; as the name suggests it is aimed at those who work the land. A church service in London, England Monday decided to go after a more modern audience: office workers and their modern communication gadgets. From the Times article: 'The congregation at St Lawrence Jewry in the City of London raised their mobiles and iPods above their heads and Canon Parrott raised his voice to the heavens to address the Lord God of all Creation. "May our tongues be gentle, our e-mails be simple and our websites be accessible," he said.'"

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  1. How is this by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Interesting

    How is this not Idle material? Or better yet trash can material. Who cares what some inane irrelevant church is doing in whatever part of the world.

  2. The funny bit... by Sponge+Bath · · Score: 2, Interesting

    ...raised their mobiles and iPods above their heads

    Taking your iPod to church? Why? So you can play games and listen to music instead of the sermon?

    Religion sure is a weird business.

  3. Read as: by d34dluk3 · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Someone is trying to hard to be 'relevant'.

  4. Are they serious? by piojo · · Score: 1, Interesting

    This church is called "St Lawrence Jewry"? What a confusing and possibly offensive (to Jews) name for a church. Unless there's something I'm missing about British English.

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