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theatlantic:

Can the Vatican Survive the Age of Digital Media?

Suddenly, the word transparency, which was hardly pronounced during the first two millennia of the Catholic Church’s history, is on everyone’s lips at the Vatican, in what amounts to a kind of Copernican revolution—an attempt on the part of an essentially medieval institution to join the Internet age. One medieval pope described himself as “the judge of all men who can be judged by none.” The current Vatican has begun in recent years to accept, painfully, that this is no longer the case. If it does not want to be defined by others, the Church must respond to and even court public opinion, using modern media to shape its message.

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To read, for sure.

thedailyfeed:

Forget about registering for china if you’re getting married. The Obama campaign wants you to register with them instead! But would you ask your friends and family to give to Obama? Or is that just tacky?

Taking it to another level: Obama campaign makes it easy for people to gift campaign donations in lieu of wedding/graduation/other-big-day presents. 

A dire take on our addiction to technology. Felt slightly conflicted sharing it while reading. On my laptop. In bed. // The Rise of Connectivity Addiction | Fast Company