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Internet Addiction

THE INTERNET – FRIEND OR FOE? by WLCFS It was sad. I sat listening to Don’s story. His wife had just moved out and asked him for a divorce. She had been communicating with a man she met in a chat room on the Internet. After several months of back and forth communication, she had […]

Internet Addiction Test

THE INTERNET ADDICTION TEST by WLCFS (Click here to go to the personal test for Internet addiction.) How do you know if you’re already addicted or rapidly tumbling toward trouble? Everyone’s situation is different, and it’s not simply a matter of time spent on-line. Some people indicate they are addicted with only twenty hours of […]

Sex On The Internet

C U R R E N T F E A T U R E S T O R Y by the Editors of ReligionToday October 24, 2000 Money Lures Prominent Companies To Sell Sex Some of the most recognizable mainstream corporations are getting involved in the pornography business. …General Motors, the world’s largest company, now […]

Churches And The Net

Churches on the Internet urged to witness, not just give info By Todd Deaton ALPHARETTA, Ga. (BP)–“Christians have an unprecedented opportunity on-line to reclaim lost people,” asserts Thomas Wright, Internet evangelism coordinator for the North American Mission Board. A medical doctor who went on-line to research a treatment for a patient in desperation, typed in […]

Apple Vs Pc (According To Umberto Eco)

The following excerpts are from an English translation of Umberto Eco’s back-page column, “La bustina di Minerva,” in the Italian news weekly Espresso, September 30, 1994. ….Insufficient consideration has been given to the new underground religious war which is modifying the modern world. It’s an old idea of mine, but I find that whenever I […]

The Internet And Pornography

When we feel at distance from God and overwhelmed by the angst of life, there are many different things we can use to numb the pain or seek to answer the questions that rage in our heart. A smorgasbord of addictions are available. In Victoria and South Australia many people are discovering the soul numbing […]

Our Website: Who Visits?

From: (Daniel Yee) Newsgroups: aus.religion.christian,aus.religion,aus.censorship Subject: Re: Quiz for you: Date: 18 Apr 1999 12:25:40 +1000 In article <>, Rowland Croucher <> wrote: >Now guess which article was visited most: > >http://jmm.org.au/articles/4884.htm > >Why? If you can turn referer logging on on your web server you’ll find out why people are visiting particular pages. But […]

Church Database

Layman’s database for churches tallies 1,300-plus Internet hits By Loren Hutchinson (April, 1999) GRANDVIEW, Mo. (BP)–Back in 1984, when he sat down at his new computer and began work on a program to track church membership, layman John Ware wanted his church to have an efficient and accurate method for communicating with and keeping track […]

Church Database

Layman’s database for churches tallies 1,300-plus Internet hits By Loren Hutchinson (April, 1999) GRANDVIEW, Mo. (BP)–Back in 1984, when he sat down at his new computer and began work on a program to track church membership, layman John Ware wanted his church to have an efficient and accurate method for communicating with and keeping track […]

Internet Ministry For Cancer Patient

By Jennifer Blackwell PINEVILLE, La. (BP)–Internet enthusiasts who search the World Wide Web for poetry pages might find "James’ Poetry" page interesting. What makes it stand apart from other poetry pages is that almost all the poems are about cancer. The author of the poems is attorney James Pharis, who has been fighting cancer of […]