? God money let's go dancing on the backs of the bruised? https://t.co/tyZIRV3Q4K

— Max Kennerly (@MaxKennerly) July 26, 2021

facebook is a place where when you're feeling discouraged or depressed or isolated, you can immediately connect with people who care about you and convince you there's a child trafficking ring operating in the white house basementhttps://t.co/Vj0O2JSz1B pic.twitter.com/EkzJsZNdi7

— Ben Oberkfell (@benlikestocode) July 26, 2021

deeply cursed quote https://t.co/NWvIDWfpRN pic.twitter.com/6NNnFMSHQs

— huckabo burnham (@TylerHuckabee) July 25, 2021

So. Facebook has chosen to become a right wing venue.

— WriterGuyfromLA. (@writerguyfromLA) July 25, 2021

It's fine! Everything's fine. Nothing to worry about! ? https://t.co/P695ZIQBGX

— Jeff Chu 朱天慧 (@jeffchu) July 25, 2021

I’m seriously considering starting a religion. https://t.co/2ZaCHAa1h2

— Abier Khatib (@abierkhatib) July 26, 2021

When Hillsong Atlanta opened in June, it had a partner: Facebook. “They are teaching us, we are teaching them,” the pastor told me. He also signed an NDA.
That's just the start. Facebook is shaping the future of religious community.
Here’s how: https://t.co/ccPTDo6vbq

— Elizabeth Dias (@elizabethjdias) July 25, 2021

It's hard for me to wrap my mind around faith leaders working with a company that has enabled multiple genocides. Lord, have mercy. https://t.co/GZnAhmG0UY

— Terra Tindle Williams (@TerraTindle) July 25, 2021

Fascinating and thoughtful story by @elizabethjdias about Facebook and faith groups.

Here's a thought, though. What if Facebook *didn't* make pastors sign non-disclosure agreements for "partners involved in product development." https://t.co/EQrJWdI2MR

— Shira Ovide (@ShiraOvide) July 26, 2021

Sharing the Gospel, one NDA at a time https://t.co/dLAQKU7St6

— Jina Moore (@itsjina) July 25, 2021

It's bad enough that churches get that info and it can be used in a way that verges on emotional blackmail, but imagine Facebook having that info on you, even if you didn't volunteer it. Your evangelical granny or auntie or mom of sister or cousin is just so worried about you...

— Mostly Feral Flight Risk?? (@FugaPericulum) July 25, 2021

Every single time I think American Christianity can't get more fucked up and even more capitalized and politicized for profit by our corporate overlords, I am proven wrong https://t.co/3n8HRi31rT

— Jennifer C. Martin (@notreallyjcm) July 25, 2021

Sooo much stuff in this article. A little Freudian slip at the end by a pastor: "partnering with Facebook, 'to directly impact & help churches navigate & reach the consumer better'...'Consumer isn’t the right word,” he said, correcting himself. 'Reach the parishioner better.'” https://t.co/Eicce0USCw

— Dr. Emily Hill (@emilybethhill) July 25, 2021

What do you make of this brave new world? I’d love to know. Are your religious leaders working with Facebook? Do you know? How is tech/religion playing out in your life? https://t.co/cefYmW5X4b

— Elizabeth Dias (@elizabethjdias) July 25, 2021

thank you so much for this reporting…the monumental spiritual challenge for faith leaders is going to be figuring out how to foster spiritual growth on a platform designed to amp up our compulsivity, doubt, fear, rage…to say it’s a deal w/the devil doesn’t feel hyperbolic to me

— Tom Simpson (@tomsimpsonphd) July 25, 2021

The pandemic taught me how useless these means can be, and we haven’t actually asked ourselves the more fundamental question: why is it that our first instinct with a problem is a technological solution?

Facebook’s Next Target: The Religious Experience https://t.co/0cr73lTN9j

— Fr. Harrison Ayre ? (@FrHarrison) July 26, 2021

You are not ready for what's coming.

Only Bitcoin Monasteries will protect you from the Cyborg Theocracy.https://t.co/rDO30GDeJ0

— RDN (@rdnxyz) July 26, 2021

“Religion has long been a fundamental way humans have formed community, and now social media companies are stepping into that role.”

Learn more about how @Facebook shapes modern religious experience through this @nytimes article quoting @BishopBarron: https://t.co/hgWMw4nCtg

— Word on Fire (@WordOnFire) July 26, 2021

Facebook, which recently passed $1 trillion in market capitalization, has been strengthening its connections to faith communities over the past few years.https://t.co/aqJTFMYaYa

— The Thinking Atheist (@ThinkingAtheist) July 26, 2021

The LORD has a friend request for all of us. https://t.co/fVvMpVMsXE

— Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias) July 26, 2021

“This year Facebook tested a prayer feature, where members of some Facebook groups can post prayer requests and others can respond.”

This is completely normal and everything is fine and it’s ok for FB to profit from prayer. ??? https://t.co/PPOlB1YPcF

— Mehrsa Baradaran (@MehrsaBaradaran) July 26, 2021

Facebook, after tearing the US apart politically, is now focusing on something new: religion.

What could go wrong?

It’s just the leading cause of wars globally combined with the most powerful disinformation tool in history.

I’m sure it will be fine...https://t.co/FyXNhX4Tn6

— David Gilbert (@daithaigilbert) July 26, 2021

“The company aims to become the virtual home for religious community, and wants churches, mosques, synagogues and others to embed their religious life into its platform, from hosting worship services and socializing more casually to soliciting money.”https://t.co/qdPAOdXyog

— Anthony B. Bradley (@drantbradley) July 26, 2021

‘Together we are discovering what the future of the church could be on Facebook’ Oh God > Facebook’s Next Target: The Religious Experience ↘️ https://t.co/QbWrUjUlZj

— Marietje Schaake (@MarietjeSchaake) July 26, 2021

It's a shame to see so many religious orgs turning to Facebook, as @elizabethjdias reports: https://t.co/fGCKUCGxIe

From credit unions to worker co-ops, faith communities have a long history of helping to build the infrastructure for cooperative economies.

— Nathan Schneider (@ntnsndr) July 26, 2021