I go to a church which draws most of its membership from the irritating mido crass. Of late there seems to be a competetition on who has the latest i-pad, tablet or phone. Forget that the bible reading is beamed through a projector to the numerous screens in the church, a good number use the execuse to remove their gadgets; from the latest i-pads to those wanna-be chinese made android tablets and even the ideos phones.

And then when the choir is singing, these narcissists get an opportunity to show their gadgets to everyone pretending to take photos or video clips. You should see them, some even taking a vantage position on the aisle ostensibly to take a video clip of the choir.

What happened to carrying the good old bible while going to church?

Last sunday i sat next to an old man and one of those show-offs was infront of us. The old man's micheveous smile seemed to say; "i do not know what that thing is but am sure i can buy a 1,000 of them".

Did i mention am posting this from my i-pad, which i leave in the car together with my galaxy note.

In am with you on this. Whether they do it to show off or not, it certainly distracts others.

And why the need to record while the entire service is recorded and offered on DVDs?

I hate the habit too. The churh elders or pastors should condem the act and stop anyone from doing that.
I think it should be allowed during weddings and funerals only.

Church has changed so much, I usually feel so uncomfortable when I am in one. The congregation no longer respect that they are in the presence of God.

Did I mention that this adds absolutely no value to the post?

mstcheew!
and you will find such gadget carrying fellows living in a one roomed house with stolen electricity and torn coloured underwears.
Always in debt and surviving on borrowed loans to keep the 'image'
Smart outside but wretched within.
It's a church service for christ's sake not a public performance.There is a difference.

Glad you have noticed this too.
They don't have accounts with 'mahustlers banks'.They d rather have 5 k saved in BBK or SCB than be seen queing at Equity.
They'd rather be seen in top of the rage cars even though they owe kaigangio rent for months.
I wonder how people survive,glamorous life outside but shida/deni tupu nyumbani.
I get disturbed when a 'moneyed' fellow begs me money from my equity account to fuel/ repair car yet I use my feet.

WHAT! The way i see guys at weddings is what happens in churches nowadays? I must confess that its a while since i went to church (actually when i was at Campus, +7yrs ago).
But i think this happens in the .com churches, my wife hasn't told me anything like this from ACK.

I don't think there is anything wrong with having your bible, hymns and even prayers, in digital form which you can carry on your tablet/smartphone and access anywhere including while in the church. Society and technology is changing and we should evolve too.

These days they are tweeting the sermons as they happen...and it gets awkward when two of them realizes they are in the same church and starts tweeting each other(still in church) how the pastor has touched them, how that lady in red in the praise n worship team was off-key, how the assistant pastor is boring today, etc etc...randomly, another guy at whom tweets "stop tweeting from church" and a whole discussion begins with pro n cons of tweeting from church...