This was an interesting conversation that we had on Twitter today.  The question was posed as such, “Should folks ‘tweet’ or ‘text’ during Church? Different from note-taking?”

There has been a lot of news reports lately talking about how some non-Denominational, mega-churches are encouraging their congregation to tweet and text during their Sunday services — as a way of reaching out to non-church-goers.  Don’t get me wrong, we should be reaching out to non-Christians, but during a Worship service is not the time to do it.  I’m not alone in thinking this.  There were some Protestants who are also in agreement.

It is kind of hard to follow, but here is a screenshot of just some of the conversation:

twitter_conversation_screenshot

So, what were some of the key points that Catholic Christians were making in this Twitter discussion?

  • That there are distinct differences between a non-Denominational Church service and the Catholic Mass.
  • Social Networking is a great tool for Evangelizing, but just not during the Sacred Liturgy.
  • During the Mass, we should be focused on Christ, not on what is going on around us.
  • There are mixed feelings about note-taking during the homily.  What are your thoughts on this?
  • Most view cell-phones and other electronic devices as a distraction or as being disrespectful to others during Mass.

We would love to hear what you think about this topic.  Go ahead and post your comments below, Tweet at us, or continue the discussion on flockNote.

Below are some related links to this topic:

Share and Enjoy:
  • PickAFig
  • Digg
  • StumbleUpon
  • TwitThis
  • Facebook
  • Kirtsy
  • Blue Dot
  • Technorati
  • del.icio.us
  • NewsVine
  • LinkedIn
  • Google
  • Print this article!
  • E-mail this story to a friend!