Nearly a third of Facebook users in the U.S. now list a religion in their profile, and they are highly engaged with religious pages — commenting, “liking,” socializing. Many religious people celebrate this new medium for outreach, but early this year Pope Benedict XVI issued a warning: “It is important always to remember that virtual contact cannot and must not take the place of direct human contact with people at every level of our lives.”
via Will Online Faith Communities Replace Churches? – Room for Debate – NYTimes.com.
