On January 23rd in The Huffington Post the pope warned against 'obsessive' Facebook use....
Pope Benedict XVI says social networking sites such as Facebook and MySpace can foster friendships and understanding, but warns they also can isolate people and marginalize others.Benedict urged a culture of online respect in his annual message Friday for the World Day of Communications.Benedict welcomes as a "gift" new technologies such as social networking sites, saying they respond to the "fundamental desire" of people to communicate.But he also warns that "obsessive" virtual socializing can isolate people from real interaction and deepen the digital divide by excluding those already marginalized.He urges producers to ensure that the content respects human dignity and the "goodness and intimacy of human sexuality."
I am COMPLETELY attached to Facebook! I can't help myself! It's almost taken over the importance of email. hahaha Ok not really but it really is a lot of fun seeing all your old classmates and meeting new friends. I have a new friend...actually an aquaintance from high school......that I've completely fallen in love with! Well, not IN LOVE but we have so much in common and I just can't wait to find out more every time I get a 'facebook message'. It just makes my day to see the little (1) next to my inbox! If I am so hung up on it right now though, how many others out there are going even further and are REALLY obsessed with it? There are tshirts now with every quote you can imagine on them.
This is some of the flair you can find on Facebook.
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