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Relgious Expression Online

Today’s society is experiencing a technology craze, and people are taking full advantage of their First Amendment rights--especially when it comes to their freedom of expression on the Internet. Many take the opportunity to virtually support a Presidential candidate, or to write a blog criticizing a certain style of clothing, or to post pictures of “the best sports-team ever” all over their favorite social networking website. Here are some examples of religious expression online:

This news article, called “Scientology Taking Hits Online”, is about three ex-scientologists who have made a website with accusations against the conduct of members involved in their former religion. Their website is called ExScientologyKids.com.

Religious Resources Online

Here are some examples of religious-related resources that can be found on the Internet:

This is a news article, called “New Internet Radio Show for Pastors”, is about “The Sermonators”. “The Sermonators” are a group of people who have created a series of podcasts intended to help preachers with their sermons.