As media grows and becomes an inseparable part of our lives, it affects our religiousness as well. First of all, religions are part of media, which are targeted for the masses and to bring people together. The Kuran, the Bible and the Torah can be considered as media artifacts that convey the message of each religion. The new media emerged and became a place where people meet to discuss and debate religious issues. There are many websites that provide information on religion so in a way they started t replace the religious books because it is much easier to find what you’re looking for. Therefore, media is used to bridge communication gaps and encourage heterogeneous relations between people. Social networking sites help religious communities to get together and communicate. When a celebrity passes away many fans put up discussion boards and pages; internet also changed the way people grieve. There are many applications for phones about religion all serving different purposes. There are TV shows where people read the Bible and discuss it. So overall, media opened up new ways for religion to spread and reach its audience. Monday, November 8, 2010
Religion meets new media
As media grows and becomes an inseparable part of our lives, it affects our religiousness as well. First of all, religions are part of media, which are targeted for the masses and to bring people together. The Kuran, the Bible and the Torah can be considered as media artifacts that convey the message of each religion. The new media emerged and became a place where people meet to discuss and debate religious issues. There are many websites that provide information on religion so in a way they started t replace the religious books because it is much easier to find what you’re looking for. Therefore, media is used to bridge communication gaps and encourage heterogeneous relations between people. Social networking sites help religious communities to get together and communicate. When a celebrity passes away many fans put up discussion boards and pages; internet also changed the way people grieve. There are many applications for phones about religion all serving different purposes. There are TV shows where people read the Bible and discuss it. So overall, media opened up new ways for religion to spread and reach its audience. 
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And at the same time, media has also opened up new ways for agnostics and atheists to reach their audience at sites like Atheists.org, the obnoxiously titled Infidels.org, and ReligiousTolerance.org.
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