Author: Tim Holland
Date: Monday, September 20, 2010 6:07:43 PM WST
Subject: Threat to religious institutions?
One of your discussion topics this week is:
The Internet is a threat to religious institutions. Discuss.
There are lots of aspects to this question but I wonder about a) the number
of competing belief systems available on the Internet and the
possibility that a person could change religions
b) Internet based attacks, condemnations and exposes of particular religions and c) the
proliferation of misinformation about religious belief.
Date: Monday, September 20, 2010 6:07:43 PM WST
Subject: Threat to religious institutions?
One of your discussion topics this week is:
The Internet is a threat to religious institutions. Discuss.
There are lots of aspects to this question but I wonder about a) the number
of competing belief systems available on the Internet and the
possibility that a person could change religions
b) Internet based attacks, condemnations and exposes of particular religions and c) the
proliferation of misinformation about religious belief.
The Internet is a threat to religious institutions?I doubt that the internet could be a threat to religious institutions for a couple of reasons. People will ultimately decide for themselves what they believe in and where they will practice. Some could and probably do use the internet to engage and connect with others of ilk belief structure if they have no support or "real life" institution near. If religion is going to flourish within the 21st century then it needs to adapt and keep pace with ways of communicating their chosen message to the masses. Of course there are always those who react strongly and negatively to other religions and utilise the openness of the world wide web to promote their own distaste but again from a readers perspective people will decide for themselves what they believe in and what they read on the web and closing a browser is only one click away.
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