“Aside from the lack of in-person connection, there is also a lack of connectivity. Only 62% of #SouthAfricans have internet access.”
@RNS #IF20Innovation #IF20Wellbeing

https://religionnews.com/2020/07/10/without-church-or-internet-many-south-africans-turn-to-liturgies-at-home/

In response to #COVID19, Jehovah’s Witnesses will have their first #online convention in July and August, released in pre-recorded segments over a period of six weekends.
#IF20Innovation #IF20Wellbeing

https://religionnews.com/2020/07/09/jehovahs-witnesses-to-move-global-conventions-online-amid-covid19-pandemic-christensen/

“What is needed is true #innovation in the deployment of digital technologies for the benefit of #religious institutions.”
@Medium @TempletonWorld #IF20Innovation

https://medium.com/templeton-world/is-it-finally-time-for-religion-to-embrace-technology-93b346f5aa3c

The #technology and culture salon was a “major step in Shanghai’s implementation of a national strategy to promote Chinese and Israeli scientific and technological #innovation.”
@shanghaidaily #IF20Innovation #IF20Education

https://www.shine.cn/news/metro/2007081732/

This diocese is in the process of searching for artists to help reconstruct defaced statues.
@cnalive #IF20Innovation

https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/canadian-catholic-diocese-aims-to-repair-defaced-stations-of-the-cross-47402