Benedict XVI warns that technology is no replacement for God. So, let me get this straight. Access to a Blackberry and Google isn’t the same as ultimate power over the universe? Good to know. 

Meanwhile…

Are smartphones making us dumb? A study finds that all that texting, tweeting and friending may actually be reducing our collective attention spans. Having information at our fingertips isn’t the same thing as intelligence — or wisdom. That’s why we must always remember to keep material things in… Excuse me, while I answer this.

Positive African-American TV network planned. Bounce TV, the brainchild of Martin Luther King III, former Atlanta Mayor Andrew Young and others, is seeking broadcast (rather than cable) distribution. Fox-owned MyNetwork would seem to be a good possibility that apparently nobody has mentioned. MyNetwork, BTW, would also be a good home for a family-themed network featuring P&G/Walmart-sponsored shows. There’s no real family network out there. ABC Family really targets teens. Perhaps, Bounce, P&G, Walmart and Fox could all work together to provide a venue for positive ethnically-diverse family-suitable programming.  Anyway, almost anything would be more interesting than the slate of reruns the program service carries now. Just thinking out loud here.

Encourage one another and build each other up – 1 Thessalonians 5:11