[CS-FSLUG] TechEd In the Church

[Don Parris]

On 12/14/05, Stephen J. McCracken <smccracken at hcjb.org.ec> wrote:
> Yama Ploskonka wrote:
> > Uh?
> >
> > Is this a tricky way Don is using to make us read his article in detail
> > instead of just scanning through (as I usually do and actually had)? :-))))
>
> You're not the only one <grin>.
>

What's that saying about true confession being good for the soul? :-D

> >>Does anyone in this group see anything blasphemous about my article?
> >>A poster over at Digg.com suggested that.  I think he just twisted my
> >>words, but thought I might ask here, and see what you guys think.
>
> My guess is that he was responding to the idea that the church should be
> teaching technology rather than God.  (Putting tech in the place of
> God?)  If one has the idea that the church should only ever teach about
> God, then anything else being taught is taking the place of God.
>

My apologies for not including the link to the Digg comment:
http://digg.com/linux_unix/Tech_Education_Can_Help_Your_Congregation

Stephen, you may be on to something there, although I have never
advocated such a stance.  I assume most here realize that, for me, the
question has always been, "how does  technology in general, and libre
software philosophy in particular fit into the framework of Christian
theology.

Don
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