After the recent flap about indulgences, today our friends over at the Dallas Morning News draw our attention to another positively Medieval idea now turbocharged with twenty-first century technology. Read the DMN's Bruce Tomaso's blog post: "Too busy to pray? For a fee, a computer will do it for you".
This sort of thing seems foolish to me, but if you believe in such a thing as private votive masses, this isn't too far of a stretch.
Hey Bart,
ReplyDeleteOne of the comments to that original blog is funny. But seriously, who'd a thunk it!? I keep thinkin' to myself, surely this is a joke but I rather imagine that there will be some who opt for this. God help us all!
Luke
PS: My word verification is ulactent. How did it know I was needing to go buy a tent for vacation?
A survey done several years ago stated that the average layperson prayed 4 minutes a day and the average pastor prayed 7 minutes a day. This survey was done before all this new technology became available so I guess I shouldn't be surprised that we have become so preoccupied with "busy-ness" that some are looking to computers to do their praying for them.
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