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The Effect of Technology on Christianity: Blessing or Curse? ByDale B. Sims Last Sunday I worshipped with approximat ely 4000 other Christians at my church. My wife and I parked about a quarter of a m ile from the building. A shuttle bus picked usup and drove us to the doors of the church. We entered the large, well-lit building and walked into the sanctuary. From the back of the room I saw row upon row of stadium seats filled with people. Everyone was conversing with their neighbor, a happy buzz ofwords filling the air. We found two empty seat s and sat down. In front of us was a stage. Seated on the stage was a fifty-piece orchestra. Next to the stage, on either side and up high on the walls, were two very large projection screens, about 20 feet by 20 feet.Messages and pictures continuously flashed across the screens providing information concerning upcoming events at the church. S oon the orchestra launched into a renditionof a familiar hymn. That signaled the start of a service that followed the same format familiar to most evangelical congregations. There was a time of welcome. Some more announcements were made by one of the mini sters. Suddenly the lights dimmed in the sanctuary and the huge screens on the walls showed a video of a young woman who gave us her testimony to the saving grace of Christ in her life. The video stopped and a live camera feed showed her being baptized by our pastor. The worshippers clapped, some cried, and loud exclamations could be he ard throughout the congregation. The screenswent dark, the lights came back up, and hymn s and praise songs were sung. The Ministerof Music was backed by the orchestra and a 200 -person choir as he led us in the singing.The choir stood on risers behind the stage. The words to the songs were projected on the
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