Fw: [Dale and Janice Brueggemann] The Worth of a “Virtual” Church « Rev. Roy's Blog

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From: Janice Brueggemann <jcbrueggemann@yahoo.com>

Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2009 06:13:31 -0800 (PST)

To: Dale A. Brueggemann<Dale.Brueggemann@gmail.com>

Subject: Re: [Dale and Janice Brueggemann] The Worth o f a "Virtual" Church « Rev. Roy's Blog

Hmm.mm Well, I guess I'm in the camp he is complaining about, since I don't think a "virtual church" can even be a church. And the comment at the bottom about virtual communion and virtual baptism is terrible. Just because "everyone is doing it" doesn't make it right. Simplistic statement I know, but it's still true. There is no personal responsibility or accountability, no real community, in all this virtual stuff.  I think we've lost the idea of what a true church is. We are so attached to the Web and all these devices. I wonder how much further will it go. Are we trying to put all of life in a virtual realm? Will a virtual friend visit you in the hospital? Will a virtual friend help the old lady with putting storm screens up? (700 virtual friends invited to a party and only 1 comes?!) Janice --- On Sat, 11/14/09, Dale A. Brueggemann <Dale.Brueggemann@gmail.com> wrote: From: Dale A. Brueggemann <Dale.Brueggemann@gmail.com> Subject: [Dale and Janice Brueggemann] The Worth of a "Virtual" Church « Rev. Roy's Blog To: jcbrueggemann@yahoo.com Date: Saturday, November 14, 2009, 8:56 AM [http://royshaff.wordpress.com/2009/11/01/the-worth-of-a-virtual-church/] What do you think of this? It's interesting to note that the same blogger posted a complaint that of 700 Facebook "friends" invited to a party, only one showed up at the appointed time and place. The Worth of a "Virtual" Church « Rev. Roy's Blog -- Posted By Dale A. Brueggemann to Dale and Janice Brueggemann at 11/14/2009 06:56:00 AM