Will that be cash, check or charge?
Technology keeps marching on, doesn't it? Now, according to <a target="_blank" href="http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,58610,00.html">this article on Wired News</a>, there's a Canadian company that offers churches a new way of collecting donations. An interactive kiosk. What will they think of next? Will indulgences be autioned off on eBay? Will "independant" churches offer PayPal as a method of donation? I wonder what God thinks of all this? Does this offend his sight? <a target="_blank" href="http://www.sacred-texts.com/bib/kjv/mat.htm#21:12">Are the money lenders in the temple</a>?
It seems strange to me, but then, I guess it's harder and harder to collect money for charity these days. Who knows if it will even work? It sure is an interesting idea, though. Even if it is a bit frightening.
Will this become more common as we become more integrated with technology? Will shrines have donation kiosks available to distribute prayers for the faithful on their pilgrimages? Can a priest be replaced with a PERL script? Man, there are so many ideas for stories here that I can hardly imagine all the possibilities! Sci-fi religion at it's best!
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