Nova Scotia church to bless Blackberrys

[kevinbgoode]

Well, I was wondering when organized religion would finally catch up with technology and the 21st century:

from the Globe and Mail:

"Rev. Lisa Vaughan wants to say a prayer for your BlackBerry.

Or maybe your laptop or any other communication gadget you use.

Rev. Vaughan plans to hold the decidedly contemporary blessing service this Sunday at St. Timothy's Anglican Church in Hatchet Lake, outside Halifax.

“I think they traditionally used to call it Plough Monday, where people used to bring their farming equipment and tools to the church to be blessed,” said Rev. Vaughan."

snip

"The gadgetry blessing isn't a big leap for the church, where the Sunday night service often features a rock band, PowerPoint presentations and videos.

She acknowledged the Internet has its share of problems and presents a side of the world that might seem incompatible with the church.

“But I think it's a wonderful tool,” she said. “I think God is blessing it in all kinds of ways and we shouldn't be afraid of it as Christians. We need to embrace it.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/nova-scotia-church-to-bless-blackberrys/article1692474/


I'm sure most of us have had some demon-possessed electronics in need of spiritual attention. Besides, I think DU should offer up our forum for an annual blessing, too...:)

[Dappleganger]

1. There's a locked-up PC in my closet which needs an exorcism...

:P

[nadinbrzezinski]

2. My laptop... it hisses and growls

I should have it purified...

You think the holy water will be good for it?

Or just take it to the techs?

:-)

Sorry, could not help this.

On a real based perspective though, most people could not explain how their electronics work, so going into magical thinking makes sense.

[xchrom]

3. Just another reason to love being episcopalian

Or in this case Anglican.

[Dogmudgeon]

4. Will Reverend Lisa bless my tool?

Or is that better addressed on the feast day of Saint Pudendum, the patron saint of junk?

--d!

[xchrom]

5. Well you know what the Blessing of the Fields and Animals

Is all about?

So she might.

[NightWatcher]

6. she should just post the blessing on her Facebook page

and they wonder why so many are pulling away from their dogma and "organized" religions...

[Posteritatis]

7. Well, I do occasionally say some relatives' computers need priests and not techs to fix.. (nt)