Friending faith: social media and religion
Heidi Campbell, an associate professor of communication at Texas A&M, is featured in a recent MSNBC report for her expertise on the role new media plays in religion and culture. The article discusses the varying perspectives about how religious communities either avoid or embrace social media. Campbell has written four books and numerous articles on the topic.
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In April, some U.S. Catholics began receiving a warning in their bulletins when they showed up for Mass.
“The latest danger lies in a new communication device: social media (Myspace, Facebook, etc.),” said one version of the message.
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The message, in fact, runs counter to the church's approach to the Internet and social media, an arena in which it has been “one of the first innovators,” said Heidi Campbell, an associate professor of communication at Texas A&M University who specializes in the intersection of new media, religion and culture.