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Smartphones Receive Holy Blessing
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.'"
Does that make Slashdotting a site a Satanic ritual now?
"I use a Mac because I'm just better than you are."
What the hell are you talking about? People with religious beliefs are one of the original nerds. For example, there are many Muslims who have memorised the entire Quran, word for word and could recite to you any verse on command, the same way some nerds can memorise the entire script of Star Wars Episode IV. Medieval Christian monks can spend years on end, nerdily copying and decorating manuscripts by hand. The word "canon" came from the Catholic faith and has been adopted by geeky Wookiepedia, Memory Alpha writers and basically any long-running TV show fans. Most of those said TV shows, especially sci-fi ones, have elements of Judeo-Christian, Greco-Roman, Egyptian, Hindu etc. myths. Don't conflate nerdism and technophilia exclusively with atheism.