Russ's virtual congregation.........
 

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source: BBC news

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/3623525.stm

:D :pp

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Which one is Russ then? :rolleyes:

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the guy on the stand........but hes wearing a wig this time ;)

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Praying through the internet? Thats a new one on me. I suppose it feels a void, cause a lot of people can't get to church a a specifed time. It would be nice if they get a really progressive vicar to run it. The chaplain at my school was a real nice bloke. Hilarious too. For the catholics, you could do confessions by webcam as well.

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Nothing wrong with prayer through the web, as long as the message gets through. Remember, a 'church' is a collective of people, not just a building :)

Don't see the point in that really, seeing as in a Confessional Box, you're meant to be hidden anyway.....

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It will be known as "The church of Fools" :erm:

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Indeed.

Well, you need some way to interact with the priest. You would point the camera away and just use the mic. I'm guessing merely typing would be a bit too empty for priests/confessees

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In which case they could just use that old-fashioned device called a tele-phone..... ;)

Or even just do what the Bible actually says and confess their sin to Jesus... :spin:

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I didn't know you could confess by phone. But I suppose not being catholic I wouldn't.

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I don't think you can either, but doing it via webcam with the cam turned away as you suggested....isn't that the same as talking on the phone???

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You could put a curtain over the cam.

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ISTR hearing a couple of years ago about a hoax that said you could fax or e-mail your confessions to the Vatican and get faxed back a message telling you to say 10 Our Fathers in pennance...! :D

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Hey, that's me on the second row ...

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I've just visited - it's - um - interesting.

I guess :)

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I can see your rep points around your head.........jeepers do you take them EVERYWHERE
:rolleyes:

;)