I have been reading about many bloggers who have given up social media for Lent. Alas, I am not that holy and I’m not sure if I would have made it through Ash Wednesday. However, I do think that there needs to be some guidelines for social media use amongst Catholics. Here are my suggestions.
The 10 Commandments for the Digital and Social Media Age
- I am the Lord thy God, thou shalt not have Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram or blogging before Me.
- Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God as OMG.
- Remember to keep holy the Sabbath day and dare to unplug.*
- Honor thy father and mother with a real phone call instead of a text, instant message or Facebook post.
- Thou shalt not obsessively kill Angry Bird pigs.
- Thou shalt not commit adultery by sleeping with your smart phone.
- Thou shalt not steal illegally downloaded content.
- Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor and make your Facebook photos, profile and updates seem picture perfect.
- Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor’s newest electronic gadget.
- Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor’s Pinterest home décor, body image, fashion style, cooking skills, crafting project or witty sayings.
If you check your phone, you may be able to download a burning bush app to go with this.
*PS – Here’s an update. Shortly after writing this I heard about the National Day of Unplugging. Check out my 7 Quick Takes (3/1/13) for more info.
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These are brilliant! The other day I was thinking about my kids growing up and seeing me glued to the computer and phone. I am with them, but not WITH them. Got to put it in its rightful place.
Rebekah, I completely understand what you are saying. I need to always work on keeping my social media in check!. 🙂 Thx for stopping by!
Hi there! I follow you on Instagram. LOVE this!! Thanks for sharing.
Hi Andrea, aka momma in flip flops, I love your name! LOL. So glad you stopped by and said hi. I’ve been enjoying your instagrams and it was nice to see you over at the blog. I just looked at your profile and see you have one too. I’ll have to check it out.
As for the 10 commandments, I need those to keep my social media in check!! 😉