Why does this not surprise me in the least?
Pastor Warns Staff to Give up Facebook (Note link removed)
Thou shalt not commit adultery. And thou also shalt not use Facebook.
That’s the edict from a New Jersey pastor who feels the two often go together.
The Rev. Cedric Miller said 20 couples among the 1,100 members of his Living Word Christian Fellowship Church have run into marital trouble over the last six months after a spouse connected with an ex-flame over Facebook.
Because of the problems, he is ordering about 50 married church officials to delete their accounts with the social networking site or resign from their leadership positions. He had previously asked married congregants to share their login information with their spouses and now plans to suggest that they give up Facebook altogether.
“I’ve been in extended counseling with couples with marital problems because of Facebook for the last year and a half,” he said. “What happens is someone from yesterday surfaces, it leads to conversations and there have been physical meet-ups. The temptation is just too great.” …
This isn’t necessarily something I agree with. However, I think it is worth discussing. It might just turn out that many, many other pastors and counselors are seeing similar results from social media. Anyway, funny how the harm Facebook is causing keeps popping up. Remember the previous post with John MacArthur’s warnings ?
Social Media and Digital Discernment – MacArthur
Might Facebook be hindering your marriage?
Are you more social with others than your spouse?
Are you in regular contact with old flames?