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CHRISTIANS PREACH FROM CHAT ROOM TO CHAT ROOM.


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Christian evangelists are surfing the Internet to spread the Gospel and engaging nonbelievers in a war of words.

Bible passages are showing up on electronic bulletin boards that are not necessarily dedicated to religious topics and electronic mail is flying back and forth between believers and nonbelievers.

Internet newsletters are spreading fundamentalist religious messages and Jesus is showing up as a topic on on-line chat groups.

``Jesus and his disciples traveled from village to village spreading their message,'' says Robert Allison Robert Allison may refer to:
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, associate professor of religion at Bates College in Lewiston. ``I can see this as a modern version of that.''

Elizabeth Tipper, who recently taught a class on computers and religion at Thomas College This article or section is written like an .
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 have always been early adopters of technology, such as radio and television.

But Tipper, who has a master's degree from Bangor Theological Seminary Bangor Theological Seminary is an ecumenical seminary, founded in 1814, in the Congregational tradition of the United Church of Christ. It is located in Bangor, Maine and Portland, Maine. It is the only accredited graduate school of religion in Northern New England. , says the Net offers another dimension.

``You can get feedback right away,'' she says. ``You can lead people deeper and deeper into the subject.''
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