The Missionary Church of Kopimism—as in, "copy-me-ism" - File Sharing Is Now an Official Religion In Sweden

Extracts from news sites:

Welcome to the missionary church of kopimism. The swedish Constitution Act, Chapter 2. § 1 states that every citizen is against the government guaranteed freedom of ...

File sharing Is Not a Crime--It's an Official Religion

Legal Ramifications Of File-Sharing Now Being Religious ...

Piracy Becomes a Religion in Sweden - Missionary Church of Kopimism Approved by Authorities-1

The Missionary Church of Kopimism—as in, "copy-me-ism"—has sought official status in Sweden since 2010, and it's finally won the battle...

New Yorker on new Pirate Bay religion, the Missionary Churc

Culture Desk: The First Church of Pirate Bay : The New Yorker

On the same shelf:

A Guide to Buddhist Memorial Service for lost information, Daioh Temple, Kyoto, Japan (Anonymous) in Cyber Worship in Multifaith Perspectives (2006)

Online religion and social media - The Church of Facebook

The Church of Facebook: How the Hyperconnected Are Redefining Community by Jesse Rice, David C. Cook; (2009)


Strength:

Overall it is very well researched and offers good insights that show whats-up in terms of the emotional and spiritual dynamics of Facebook (albeit, limited to Christian perspectives):

CPA - Continuous Partial Attention - This is the impulse to constantly check Facebook, Twitter, email, etc. It's motivated by the desire to not miss anything. It creates an artificial sense of crisis. It can cause a person to become over stimulated and unable to focus on what's right in front of him. (P 102)


"In affect the hyperconnection of Facebook changes the nature of our relationships by turning our friends into audiences and us into performances... Our actions are often based on what we think our invisible entourage might like best." (P 112)

People can become dependent on Facebook for their identity, self-worth, and decision making. (P 145, paraphrase)

"[Genuine] community is less about `best-friendship' and more about intentional engagement with the people in our lives... maybe it's not the increasingly online nature of our relationships that is affecting our relationships most. Perhaps it is our `relational consumerism' that needs changing." (P 172 & 173)

"Life can all to often feel like little more than a knee-jerk reaction to urgent emails, phone calls, meetings, and decisions." (P 190) -- extracts courtesy: Paul Steinbrueck "LiveIntentionally.org" (Safety Harbor, FL)

It shows the how Facebook is also allowing the open society to turn closer to God (this book is not about evils of Facebook)

Weakness:

Misleading title: For those who want to see the vertical religious resources (such as, Online Access to God, Online Temple, they have to go elsewhere); See my book: Cyber Worship in Multifaith Perspectives and then go to the cited links for an online Temple, For a Online Ritual),

The book is simply about communitas (borrowing a title of scholarly book on online religion); but here communitas is just about the horizontal connection between the people (not necessarily faithful; and not necessarily congregational get-to-gether-ness)

On the same shelf:

The Church of Facebook: How the Hyperconnected Are Redefining Community [Unabridged] [Audible Audio Edition]

When Religion Meets New Media

Social Media and Religion @ Facebook

Pope Blesses Social Networking

Thy Kingdom Connected: What the Church Can Learn from Facebook, the Internet, and Other Networks (mersion: Emergent Village resources for communities of faith)
Dwight J. Friesen

GOD's FACE IN FACEBOOK - A Fascinating True Encounter, Joseph Rubbens

Who's In Your Orbit?: Beyond Facebook Creating Relationships That Matter, Mike Muhney

Vatican bans confession by iPhone / Vatican bans iPhone 'God app'

Prayer rug links high-tech, spiritual worlds

eRug has built-in sensors that alert the user to prayer time

Shauna Rempel
Toronto Star

Name: Wael Aboulsaadat

Age: 36

Program: Fourth-year PhD student, department of computer science at the University of Toronto.

Thesis: Computer user interfaces for religious practice.

The device: Aboulsaadat has designed a prototype of a digital device called eRug that Muslims can use to enhance their daily prayers. The rug has built-in sensors, lights and a display screen to show scripture, alert the user to the next prayer time and find the direction of Mecca. "It will increase their understanding of the scriptures and the quality of the prayer," says Aboulsaadat. continue reading

Cyber Worship Resource of the Week is The Christian Prayer While Logging Onto the Internet

Here is a sample from inside the Book: Cyber Worship in Multifaith Perspectives--full of resources that will facilitate building bridges in a Multifaith society. Table of Contents /Reviews

Almighty and eternal God,
who created us in Thy image and bade us to seek after all that is good,
true and beautiful,
especially in the divine person of Thy only-begotten Son,
our Lord Jesus Christ,
grant we beseech Thee that,
through the intercession of Saint Isidore,
bishop and doctor,
during our journeys through the internet we will direct our hands and eyes only to that which is pleasing to Thee
and treat with charity and patience all those souls whom we encounter.
Through Christ our Lord.

Amen

Chapter 1. 'Mapping Webwise'

Resource of the Week is: A Prayer before Logging onto the Internet and the Catholic Online Forum (prayer on p. 18, quoted). Order with Publisher:

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Cyber Worship Resource of the Week is The Jewish Prayer While Logging Onto the Internet

Here is a sample from inside the Book: Cyber Worship in Multifaith Perspectives--full of resources that will facilitate building bridges in a Multifaith society. Table of Contents / Reviews

"Please God, help me cleanse the computer of viruses and evil photographs that disturb and ruin my work ..., so that I shall be able to cleanse myself," reads the benediction by Shlomo Eliahu, chief rabbi in the northern town of Safed.

Chapter 1. 'Mapping Webwise'

Resource of the Week is: Rabbi offers prayer for Web porn surfers (prayer on p. 56, quoted from www.gnatoll.com). Order with Publisher:

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Cyber Worship Resource of the Week is Projek Cyber Mosque MPSJ

Here is a sample from inside the Book: Cyber Worship in Multifaith Perspectives--full of resources that will facilitate building bridges in a Multifaith society. Table of Contents / Reviews

Chapter 2. 'Cyber Worship as-is On the Web'

Resource of the Week is: Projek Cyber Mosque MPSJ (see description, reviews, etc., page 96). Order with Publisher:

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Cyber Worship Resource of the Week is The Miraculous Winking Jesus

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Chapter 2. 'Cyber Worship as-is On the Web'

Resource of the Week is: The Miraculous Winking Jesus (see description, reviews, etc., page 82). Order with Publisher:

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Cyber Worship Resource of the Week is Museums of World Religions

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Chapter 2. 'Cyber Worship as-is On the Web'

Resource of the Week is: Museums of World Religions (see description, reviews, etc., page 70). Order with Publisher:

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Cyber Worship Resource of the Week is Trucker’s Prayer Room

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Chapter 2. 'Cyber Worship as-is On the Web'

Resource of the Week is: Truckers' Prayer Room Persons of all faiths and walks of life are invited to Post A Prayer Request and/or View Posted Request (see description, reviews, etc., page 70). Order with Publisher:

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Cyber Worship Resource of the Week is Godulike

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Chapter 2. 'Cyber Worship as-is On the Web'

Resource of the Week is: Godulike - An Irreverent Look at the Faith Industry (see description, reviews, etc., page 70). Order with Publisher:

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Cyber Worship Resource of the Week is Religion Selector

Here is a sample from inside the Book: Cyber Worship in Multifaith Perspectives--full of resources that will facilitate building bridges in a Multifaith society. Table of Contents / Reviews

Chapter 2. 'Cyber Worship as-is On the Web'

Resource of the Week is: Religion Selector (see description, reviews, etc., page 69-70). Order with Publisher:

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Cyber Worship Resource of the Week is What Religion is the Best Religion?

Here is a sample from inside the Book: Cyber Worship in Multifaith Perspectives--full of resources that will facilitate building bridges in a Multifaith society. Table of Contents / Reviews

Chapter 2. 'Cyber Worship as-is On the Web'

Resource of the Week is: What Religion is the Best Religion? (see description, reviews, etc., page 70). Order with Publisher:

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Cyber Worship Resource of the Week is Eprarthana

Here is a sample from inside the Book: Cyber Worship in Multifaith Perspectives--full of resources that will facilitate building bridges in a Multifaith society. Table of Contents / Reviews

Chapter 2. 'Cyber Worship as-is On the Web'

Resource of the Week is: Eprarthana (see description, reviews, etc., page 82). Order with Publisher:

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Cyber Worship Resource of the Week is Kashi Ashram

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Chapter 2. 'Cyber Worship as-is On the Web'
Resource of the Week is: Kashi Ashram and its Multifaith Worldview (see description, reviews, etc. on page 69). Order with Publisher:


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Cyber Worship Resource of the Week is World Prayers

Here is a sample from inside the Book: Cyber Worship in Multifaith Perspectives--full of resources that will facilitate building bridges in a Multifaith society. Table of Contents / Reviews

Chapter 2. 'Cyber Worship As-Is On the Web':
Resource of the Week is World Prayers. This prayers' gateway (also available in book form) includes adorations, celebrations, invocations, and meditations (view description, reviews, etc. of this resource on page 69). Order with Publisher:

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