From GodTube to JewCrew, Social Networking and Religion

The Takeaway

We reported on the new iPhone app that helps aid confession, but we want to look at what more religions are doing to engage their followers online.  

One Takeaway listener from Michigan texted: “On Linkedin I follow a Buddhist group. I follow the Dalai Lama on Twitter and Facebook.”

Tell us: What role does social media play in your religious life?

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