CyberChurch

I got my first piece of church spam today. The “CyberChurchOnline” wants me to join their virtual congregation. Proudly proclaiming, “As Jesus did 2000 years ago, we’re here to break religious tradition,” they try to woo me with their appeal to my laziness and my misanthropy and self-righteousness (“We’re tired of the double standards and hypocrisy we see in traditional churches across the country. We’re tired of the backbiting and judgmental attitude that is so prevalent in the church today. We’re not here to judge each other but serve each other!”). That’s great. So if I can be a hypocrite by attending church on Sunday, I’ll be less of a hypocrite hiding behind an online persona. We all know what “chat” programs have done for people’s sense of honesty, don’t we? I’m sorry. As much as I love online communities, they will never replace real face to face relationships. Especially a relationship with God. Your thoughts?