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Originally Posted By: MyridonThere also needs to be a way to talk about the non-local "congregation" of the modern megachurch.
People have been attending churches via TV for many years (e.g. Robert Schuller's Hour of Power started in 1970) - some people who have never been within a thousand miles of the building consider themselves members of those churches.
Not to mention online 'e-churches' that have appeared more recently.
I would contend that at least grammatically (and possibly theologically, though that is not something we can discuss here) the idea of a 'non-local gathering' or a non-locational gathering, a virtual gathering, is pushing the boundaries a bit. It may be a meeting of the minds, but does the verb to congregate and its various cognomens imply a more actual and bodily presence of the congregants? I think it probably does.
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