Apple and Technological Fundamentalism

In a post earlier this year at Re/Code, Walt Mossberg nails his 95 theses to the door of the Church of Apple. Apparently fed up with the amount of criticism he receives from unwavering Apple fans, Mossberg argues that users need to remember that “it’s not a church, it’s just an Apple Store.” As a […]

‘Is It Ok to Use iPads in Church?’ Asks Catholic Diocese in Survey

The Catholic Diocese of Wichita, KS just sent out a survey to Catholic faithful asking what people thought about iPads being used in Mass. There’s also been a discussion over at the Gospel Coalition on the same subject. What do you think? Do tablet computers have a place in Christian worship?

Please Turn in Your iPads to John Chapter 1…

Perhaps one of the upsides of iPads and other tablets being incorporated into Christian worship services is that it draws attention to the details of worship services that are often overlooked. For centuries, Christians have taken for granted that a worship service will include some sort of reading or reference from the Bible–in the form […]

Another Apple Ad Translation

Just last month, we published a translation of a recent Apple ad by an anonymous contributor with the alias Lex Rex. Here’s another translation published by Funny or Die in which the voice over has been changed:

How To Speak Mac: A Translation of Apple’s June 10, 2013 TV Advertisement

This is it. This is what matters. The experience of a product. How will it make someone feel? Will it make life better? Does it deserve to exist? We spend a lot of time on a few great things… until every idea we touch… enhances each life it touches. You may rarely look at it, […]

The smartphone invasion of the last 8 years, as seen in just 2 photos

What a difference 8 years makes! A comparison of crowds surrounding the transition to a new Pope just 8 years apart. The top is from Bl John Paul II’s funeral; the bottom from the election of Pope Francis. I think I can spot two cell phones in the 2005 picture? (One in each bottom corner.) […]

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