View Full Version : Can you think of a good reason to have a phone in church?
Maybe this has been posed here before. Forgive me - not on this side of the board too much - if it has been.
I'm just wondering what the mentality is out there on this one.
I know that many women bring their purses into church, and I guess it could be in there, but is there a legitimate reason to bring it with you?
Have any of you noticed this kind of behavior in your church? (Using it in any way)
What gives?
Soonerson1975
6/14/2011, 10:09 PM
I've been to 3 different funerals where some dumb B left her phone on.
olevetonahill
6/14/2011, 10:13 PM
At 1st i were thinkin a Land line in the Church Office, That Yes in case of emergency. A CELL phone? no way unless its on Vibrate and they get up quietly and go somewhere to take the call. Or better yet just Iggy it for awhile.
Naw. Naw Man. Hell naw, man. I believe you get yer *** kicked for somethin like that, man.
. . . and they get up quietly and go somewhere to take the call.
I'm just wondering what call needs to be taken in the middle of church.
I mean - it's an hour. Maybe an hour 1/2 if you guys are really getting the worship on. Can't what ever in the hell it is - wait?
olevetonahill
6/14/2011, 10:22 PM
I'm just wondering what call needs to be taken in the middle of church.
I mean - it's an hour. Maybe an hour 1/2 if you guys are really getting the worship on. Can't what ever in the hell it is - wait?
I said EMERGENCY , other than that NO
yermom
6/14/2011, 10:25 PM
what's so important in church that i shouldn't take a call? God and The Bible aren't going anywhere ;)
olevetonahill
6/14/2011, 10:26 PM
what's so important in church that i shouldn't take a call? God and The Bible aren't going anywhere ;)
Like you would be in Church in the 1st place you Heathern:eek:
yermom
6/14/2011, 10:29 PM
oh yeah, i guess lots of things more more important than sitting for an hour in church :D
i take my phone everywhere. what if there was an emergency and someone decided to start shooting at the abortion doctor that goes to your church? or something happens to your kid that might be with you or might not?
I said EMERGENCY , other than that NO
I'm sorry - I know that I've been called oppositional . . . but
How do you know it's an emergency? (Until you pick up the phone, or look at it)
I mean - if you're expecting an emergency - maybe you should just stay at home and be prepared for that emergency. You know - and pray at home.
I think that God would be cool with that.
SoonerObsession
6/14/2011, 10:32 PM
I take mine to church because there is a great Bible app you can use. I can find things quickly on it and easily compare different translations when I find a scripture that is not very clear to me. I also let the 4 year old play angry birds to keep him happy while I listen to the sermon.
I'm sorry - I know that I've been called oppositional . . . but
How do you know it's an emergency? (Until you pick up the phone, or look at it)
I mean - if you're expecting an emergency - maybe you should just stay at home and be prepared for that emergency. You know - and pray at home.
I think that God would be cool with that.
If you get 10 calls and 10 texts in a 5 minute span, you can probably assume it's an emergency. I think God would understand if you took a peek at your phone to see what is up.
olevetonahill
6/14/2011, 10:36 PM
I'm sorry - I know that I've been called oppositional . . . but
How do you know it's an emergency? (Until you pick up the phone, or look at it)
I mean - if you're expecting an emergency - maybe you should just stay at home and be prepared for that emergency. You know - and pray at home.
I think that God would be cool with that.
Maybe thats why they in Church, to get Prayer for the Possible emergency.
olevetonahill
6/14/2011, 10:36 PM
If you get 10 calls and 10 texts in a 5 minute span, you can probably assume it's an emergency. I think God would understand if you took a peek at your phone to see what is up.
Agreed.
SpankyNek
6/14/2011, 11:49 PM
I think part of it also has to do with the movement of churches to a more casual setting.
There would have never been clapping, blue jeans, electric guitar, or power points in church when I was growing up.
I wish I could find an old school baptist church here in Houston :(
Eielson
6/14/2011, 11:52 PM
I always take my phone. It's turned on silent, though. It's just so I can have it afterwards, though. In theory there would be a few times when I might possibly put it on vibrate, but I've never experienced one of those situations. I would have to know of the possible emergency beforehand, though, and that potential problem might keep me out of church for that Sunday anyway.
oulucas
6/14/2011, 11:58 PM
I'll echo whomever mentioned having a Bible app. I actually prefer reading it off my iPhone cause I can get more than one translation quickly. Of course the phone must be on silent.
Sooner_Tuf
6/15/2011, 02:17 AM
It's pretty simple I guess. They take the phone to church with them because they want to.
I guess it depends on what all is going on but I normally have my phone with me everywhere I go. Obviously there are times I would want to have it on silent and other times when it should be shut off.
It's really just a matter of using your head. Most of my calls are work related but I suppose that isn't anymore important than a teenager that wants to be connected at all times.
I don't understand why some people care what other people do. As long as they aren't disrupting something it shouldn't be a problem.
GKeeper316
6/15/2011, 02:28 AM
if my wife/gf was pregnant and didn't want to go to church, id keep my phone with me just in case she needed me for anything.
not that i'd waste my time in a church anyway...
Sooner_Tuf
6/15/2011, 03:40 AM
if my wife/gf was pregnant and didn't want to go to church, id keep my phone with me just in case she needed me for anything.
not that i'd waste my time in a church anyway...
You're an amazing guy, no doubt about it.
Peach Fuzz
6/15/2011, 04:23 AM
Naw. Naw Man. Hell naw, man. I believe you get yer *** kicked for somethin like that, man.
Office space? :)
olevetonahill
6/15/2011, 06:19 AM
You're an amazing guy, no doubt about it.
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QgcIP-pa2II/SUbQw9KAJcI/AAAAAAAAAX8/TygI4OQWl-E/s400/GomerPyle.jpg
Okla-homey
6/15/2011, 06:54 AM
Maybe this has been posed here before. Forgive me - not on this side of the board too much - if it has been.
I'm just wondering what the mentality is out there on this one.
I know that many women bring their purses into church, and I guess it could be in there, but is there a legitimate reason to bring it with you?
Simple. I have a Bible app on my phone. And that's what I use to follow the preacher as he delivers his sermon.
jk the sooner fan
6/15/2011, 07:18 AM
i take it church with me because i dont want to leave it in my car - the non believers strolling thru the parking lot might break in and grab it
i'm smart enough to turn it off while i'm in church so that its not a disturbance
crawfish
6/15/2011, 08:26 AM
A kid at our church panicked one night because he was supposed to read scripture in the service and his phone died. :)
virginiasooner
6/15/2011, 08:35 AM
Nothing makes me more pissed off when I am listening to the sermon, and someone's cellphone goes off. At the very top of the service leaflet, there are several reminders, one of them being "please turn off your cell phone." And last Sunday, for the first time in a long time, no one's cell phone went off during the morning's services. That's a miracle in my book.
sanantoniosooner
6/15/2011, 08:37 AM
I'll give you the reasons I take my phone and you can decide if they are good ones yourself.(in no particular order)
1-Bible app
2-Since I don't wear a watch it also keeps time for me.
3-Most anyone that would call me KNOWS I'm in church and 9/10 call I would get would be an emergency.
4-My wife leads the worship team and sometimes for the altar service a song comes to mind that she doesn't have the cords for and I can look them up quickly and discretely.
5-Sometimes I pray with a person at church that I want to contact later in the week to see how they are doing. It helps if I can put their number in my phone.
6-It has video and camera capabilities that actually come in handy once in a while.
7-Sometimes people call me at the last minute for a ride and live close enough to go get.
8-I've augmented what was preached on by some quick research on the phone.
9-I've actually preached from notes on it myself.
10-So I can keep up with the latest rapture news;)
What I DON'T get is people wearing their bluetooth. If people listened as intently to God as they do other people there would be a lot less problems in their lives.
StoopTroup
6/15/2011, 08:49 AM
At the beginning of church we always ask folks to silence or turn off their phones. Those that don't shouldn't show up for coffee and donuts because we will make you clean the Coffee Pots.
Bourbon St Sooner
6/15/2011, 09:00 AM
I take my phone into church, but it's ok because nobody calls me anyways. I give it to my 2 year old girl so she can look at pictures of herself.
Jammin'
6/15/2011, 09:30 AM
I take my phone into church, on silent of course. I do so because when my wife makes me go to church I want a way to do anything else except listen to the people trying to make money off of telling me how to live my life.
I am shocked and amazed at some of the people here that go to church. I would have never guessed them church-goers.
Position Limit
6/15/2011, 10:32 AM
if i was forced to waste time in a church, i'd bring my phone so i could fact check.
I am shocked and amazed at some of the people here that go to church. I would have never guessed them church-goers.
there are plenty that will be going to hell right along with you
Jammin'
6/15/2011, 10:45 AM
if i was forced to waste time in a church, i'd bring my phone so i could fact check.
fact: porn comes through fast and clear on the church's wifi.
3rdgensooner
6/15/2011, 10:47 AM
What if God has a cell phone? You ever think of that?
I have been known to talk with god on mine . . .
Jammin'
6/15/2011, 10:50 AM
What if God has a cell phone? You ever think of that?
that's why I screen my calls.
yermom
6/15/2011, 10:50 AM
Office space? :)
someone's got a case of the Sundays
soonerchk
6/15/2011, 10:54 AM
I had mine with me to check the ball games. I usually go on Saturday so I was missing part of the game. I did have the sound off, though.
Yes, I know I'm probably going to hell for that, but it's true.
jk the sooner fan
6/15/2011, 10:56 AM
if you facebook with other Christians on your phone, while in church - then its perfectly ok
Jammin'
6/15/2011, 10:58 AM
I had mine with me to check the ball games. I usually go on Saturday so I was missing part of the game. I did have the sound off, though.
Yes, I know I'm probably going to hell for that, but it's true.
IF there is a god, I don't want to be around him if he sends you to hell for following sports.
Sooner_Tuf
6/15/2011, 11:02 AM
Nothing makes me more pissed off when I am listening to the sermon, and someone's cellphone goes off. At the very top of the service leaflet, there are several reminders, one of them being "please turn off your cell phone." And last Sunday, for the first time in a long time, no one's cell phone went off during the morning's services. That's a miracle in my book.
I would say you lead a very charmed life if nothing pisses you off more than a cell phone in church. I'm jealous as there are possibly thousands of things that **** me off more than that.
Do those insulin pumps that some older people wear bother you with that buzzing they make every so often? Cuz if they do I can tell you how to fix that.
I had mine with me to check the ball games. I usually go on Saturday so I was missing part of the game. I did have the sound off, though.
Yes, I know I'm probably going to hell for that, but it's true.
We're Catholic. We're going to hell no matter what.
soonerchk
6/15/2011, 11:31 AM
We're Catholic. We're going to hell no matter what.
At least we'll have the Lutherans to look down upon.
virginiasooner
6/15/2011, 11:39 AM
I would say you lead a very charmed life if nothing pisses you off more than a cell phone in church. I'm jealous as there are possibly thousands of things that **** me off more than that.
Do those insulin pumps that some older people wear bother you with that buzzing they make every so often? Cuz if they do I can tell you how to fix that.
Oh, come on. I'm talking about being in a specific place, at a specific time, and how people can't take ten measley seconds to turn off their umbilical cord to the outside world, and focus on something more important than themselves.
And I had no idea that an insulin pump beeped, so what's your point?
Jammin'
6/15/2011, 11:48 AM
Oh, come on. I'm talking about being in a specific place, at a specific time, and how people can't take ten measley seconds to turn off their umbilical cord to the outside world, and focus on something more important than themselves.
And I had no idea that an insulin pump beeped, so what's your point?
Point of information: nothing is more important than myself.
OUMallen
6/15/2011, 12:08 PM
The premise of this thread seems a little intolerant and a little judgmental. Just sayin.
The Maestro
6/15/2011, 12:16 PM
How else would I be able to post on soonerfans if I didn't have my phone?
The Maestro
6/15/2011, 12:18 PM
I think part of it also has to do with the movement of churches to a more casual setting.
There would have never been clapping, blue jeans, electric guitar, or power points in church when I was growing up.
I wish I could find an old school baptist church here in Houston :(
God forbid clapping and jeans happen. And that Satanic electric guitar.
I miss church folk.
MamaMia
6/15/2011, 12:34 PM
Mine...I put it on vibrate where I can see if it vibrates. It lights up. If its a friend or family member, they usually know when I'm at mass, so if they ever called at that time, which hardly ever happens, I would text them back and ask "I'm at church...Is this a medical emergency? Its happened once that it was. One of my best friends appendix burst when I was at mass and she was in the back of an ambulance and had asked her neighbor to call me to meet her at the ER.
yermom
6/15/2011, 12:57 PM
The premise of this thread seems a little intolerant and a little judgmental. Just sayin.
i'm not sure there is a more concise way to describe the church experience ;)
sanantoniosooner
6/15/2011, 04:09 PM
i'm not sure there is a more concise way to describe the church experience ;)
Somebody has an "ouchy" inside.
texaspokieokie
6/15/2011, 04:19 PM
No.
sanantoniosooner
6/15/2011, 04:21 PM
I listed 10. Is there a prize?
StoopTroup
6/15/2011, 04:22 PM
To text my bitches.
jk the sooner fan
6/15/2011, 04:28 PM
I listed 10. Is there a prize?
yes, its a coupon "redeemable" when you get to heaven
Somebody has an "ouchy" inside.
wasnt yermom an altar boy?
MR2-Sooner86
6/15/2011, 04:30 PM
Last time I was in church the iPhone wasn't even out if that tells you anything.
yermom
6/15/2011, 04:33 PM
Somebody has an "ouchy" inside.
not anymore :D
StoopTroup
6/15/2011, 04:35 PM
not anymore :D
Ever since they started busting Priests....you lost interest?
sanantoniosooner
6/15/2011, 04:37 PM
not anymore :D
yeah...the constant barrage come for the inner peace you have found.
yermom
6/15/2011, 04:52 PM
my life is a whole lot better now that i don't have to deal with all that
sanantoniosooner
6/15/2011, 04:56 PM
Obviously.
65Mustang
6/15/2011, 06:34 PM
We're Catholic. We're going to hell no matter what.
The biggest diff between Catholics and Baptists is that Catholics enter the liquor store by the front door in daylight while Baptists use the back door at closing...
The biggest diff between Catholics and Baptists is that Catholics enter the liquor store by the front door in daylight while Baptists use the back door at closing...
Catholic wedding receptions are a lot more fun. :P
Partial Qualifier
6/15/2011, 08:04 PM
I'm probably the only one, but I could list about 4 dozen different locales & situations where it'd be tough to come up with a truly "good" reason to have a phone on. Potentially emergency-like situations excluded, of course.
Thanks to all who commented. Looks like I am officially old at 41.
I don't like it when someone is "using" their phone in a movie theater. The light it gives off is distracting. Whether they got a text / call on silent / checking the time - it is a distraction to me, and takes away from my experience - maybe not yours. Now - in this case - it's entertainment - that we both paid for. I thought that most people would agree with that, but judging (yes, I'm judging) by the responses, I could very well be wrong.
I also have the bible app on my phone, so I suppose that I stand corrected - that-that is a reason to bring the phone to church, because it may be more convenient / quicker than flipping back and forth through the actual Book. Although, I do not do this in church. Not judging those of you that do. (Just wondering if those of you that use it for this purpose would check to see who texted you-if you received one during the sermon - would you read it? What about a voice mail? Listen to it? Just curious.)
I posed the question because I've seen / heard the phone activity many times during the sermons, and it is distracting. I'd also add that it is distasteful disrespectful, and rude. (I'm talking about USING your phone here) Texting several times during the sermon - having it on VIBRATE is not the same as silent, Checking it.
The premise of this thread seems a little intolerant and a little judgmental. Just sayin.
Yeah, based on all of those things - I'd say that I'm intolerant and judgemental.
But, alas - I'm obviously on the other side of public opinion. It is obvious ya'll are a bunch of heathens! Especially you Yermom! :D
I'm prayin' for all a ya'll! :)
StoopTroup
6/15/2011, 11:53 PM
I leave it up to my Priest. He's running the show....
I've never heard a phone go off in church. If it did, yes it would be frowned upon. I turn mine off.
2- Don't take comments and advice from the South Oval. They are the dregs of society.
Sooner_Tuf
6/16/2011, 03:13 AM
Oh, come on. I'm talking about being in a specific place, at a specific time, and how people can't take ten measley seconds to turn off their umbilical cord to the outside world, and focus on something more important than themselves.
And I had no idea that an insulin pump beeped, so what's your point?
Tolerance for your fellow man Mr Good Christian.
SoonerStormchaser
6/16/2011, 03:45 AM
I do carry my phone into church...(my wife leaves hers in the car)...but it is put on vibrate mode. With my job meaning I am on call 24/7, it's an unfortunate necessity.
You people splitting atoms or something? Turn your phone off for church sake!
TitoMorelli
6/16/2011, 07:03 AM
So can anyone think of a good reason to have a phone during confession?
olevetonahill
6/16/2011, 07:06 AM
So can anyone think of a good reason to have a phone during confession?
In case the Priest says " Pics or it dint happen"
jk the sooner fan
6/16/2011, 07:08 AM
In case the Priest says " Pics or it dint happen"
:D
TitoMorelli
6/16/2011, 07:14 AM
In case the Priest says " Pics or it dint happen"
So maybe I was referring to the priest having a phone....
olevetonahill
6/16/2011, 08:31 AM
So maybe I was referring to the priest having a phone....
Well then Maybe the priest Likes to Brag about all that Alter stuff?
SpankyNek
6/16/2011, 09:38 AM
God forbid clapping and jeans happen. And that Satanic electric guitar.
I miss church folk.
I am not really "church folk", but I do miss the reverence that used to be associated with going to church.
I don't mind if clapping and jeans happen, I would just prefer to attend a church where people still take the time to treat it as formal ceremony (The patrons, not the leaders).
I still don't know what I believe, but if I go to church I want to feel like it is a holy place..I just don't get that from contemporary music and strip mall locations, or power points in basketball stadiums. I ain't no snake-shaker, but is a tie really that much to ask for?
OUMallen
6/16/2011, 09:39 AM
I am not really "church folk", but I do miss the reverence that used to be associated with going to church.
I don't mind if clapping and jeans happen, I would just prefer to attend a church where people still take the time to treat it as formal ceremony (The patrons, not the leaders).
I still don't know what I believe, but if I go to church I want to feel like it is a holy place..I just don't get that from contemporary music and strip mall locations, or power points in basketball stadiums. I ain't no snake-shaker, but is a tie really that much to ask for?
Go to episcopal church. It's still pretty formal.
Cheez-It
6/16/2011, 10:17 AM
What if God has a cell phone? You ever think of that?
"If God had a name, what would it be. And would you call it to his face. If you were faced with him in all his glory."
(sorry...just the first thing I thought of when I was reading and now the ****ing song is stuck in my head...)
BOOMERBRADLEY
6/16/2011, 10:21 AM
I would be playing angry birds...duh!
soonerchk
6/16/2011, 10:48 AM
I am not really "church folk", but I do miss the reverence that used to be associated with going to church.
I don't mind if clapping and jeans happen, I would just prefer to attend a church where people still take the time to treat it as formal ceremony (The patrons, not the leaders).
I still don't know what I believe, but if I go to church I want to feel like it is a holy place..I just don't get that from contemporary music and strip mall locations, or power points in basketball stadiums. I ain't no snake-shaker, but is a tie really that much to ask for?
No need to worry about contemporary music at Mass. Catholics can't sing.
The Maestro
6/16/2011, 11:17 AM
I am not really "church folk", but I do miss the reverence that used to be associated with going to church.
but is a tie really that much to ask for?
If this is the line of belief you follow, then church is just a show. I am doubting Jesus wore too many ties. And I bet they all smelled like hell.
thecynic
6/16/2011, 11:17 AM
yes
SpankyNek
6/16/2011, 11:23 AM
If this is the line of belief you follow, then church is just a show. I am doubting Jesus wore too many ties. And I bet they all smelled like hell.
Yes, I do believe church is just a show. A person's relationship with "God" is personal. It should be a pious "show", however (My Opinion). If you are going to a place of worship, what else would you call it beside a "show" of gratitude?
In other words, I don't think that God is talking to anyone, anytime. If you are going to a funeral (also a "show" of reverence) I think that it is rude to go smelling like $h!t...even if "Ol' Grampa" had a colostomy bag.
Exactly what is wrong with "me" pining for a church experience that "I" like?
soonerchk
6/16/2011, 11:27 AM
Exactly what is wrong with "me" pining for a church experience that "I" like?
Absolutely nothing. I think that's the toughest part facing churchgoers. You want something that works with your belief system and a place you feel comfortable. Every church family is a little different, even within the same religious group.
3rdgensooner
6/16/2011, 11:31 AM
"If God had a name, what would it be. And would you call it to his face. If you were faced with him in all his glory."
We're like this *pointing from my eyes to your eyes*
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