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Spiritual Uplift Just a Cellphone Call Away.
(From The Moscow Times)
Until this summer, cellphone users could only download erotic pictures, catch up on the latest stock prices and see tomorrow's weather forecast. But as of July, they can deal with matters more spiritual by listening to religious services pitched at the Orthodox believer.
With a simple punch of three buttons, you can listen to a priest give the church's point of view on thorny theological problems or find out where the nearest monastery is. Press a few more numbers and for about 40 cents you can find out whether you should eat meat or fish on a certain day or remain on a fast.
Vimpelcom's Beeline and Mobile TeleSystems both introduced Orthodox channels earlier this month. They were soon followed by No. 3 cellphone provider Megafon.
"It's for those who regularly go to church and those who know little," said Vimpelcom spokesman Artyom Minayev. "How long is the fast? What saint's day is it?"
The Russian Orthodox Church has no complaint about the new cellphone services.
"We only welcome anything that helps people get to know Orthodox culture better," said Archpriest Vsevolod Chaplin, deputy head of the Moscow Patriarchate's external relations department.
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