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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.

    1. Re:How is this by Lunix+Nutcase · · Score: 4, Informative

      We care because sampenzus is posting idle shit outside of idle and cluttering up the other sections.

    2. Re:How is this by derGoldstein · · Score: 4, Funny

      If you don't care, why did you post? Take your hateful bullshit elsewhere.

      This is Slashdot. This *is* where people take their hateful bullshit.

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  2. Re:Absurd? by mosb1000 · · Score: 4, Insightful

    "Apple users will first pray to Jobs, and only then resort to an alternative deity."

    Are you crazy?! A true believer would never pray to another deity. If Steve doesn't fix your problem, it's because it doesn't need to be fixed.