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Tlynnsmith I think anything we do (or any attitudes we have) that distracts us or/and others from focusing on worship and teaching need to be examined...from the root. So, let's ask why we can't be respectful to others, and not get "distracted" by the lesser issue, of Twitter. Because if we have issues with listening, and being easily distracted, that will always be an issue, until we address it.
If I get a text in church (which wouldn't really happen in theory, because my phone is off in church, or it's on with the ringer/alerts off, so I can access YouVersion) and it's a friend in distress, then I have to think WWJD? and go with the higher "law", which would be to assist my friend in distress. I would remove myself from the sanctuary (to lessen the chance of being a distraction), and take the text/call and minister.
Now, if the person next to me thinks, "What a rude woman! Got the nerve to be texting in church!!!!", without knowing the nature of what's going on, then that person has stepped into the murky waters of presumption, and needs to find their way back to dry ground.
I have sat in many church services, and had to deal with crying babies, late arrivers and all other manner of "distractions". Yet, I still had to call on my ability to "block out and focus"...most of us do that all the time � to our spouses, other folks we don't really want to hear, etc. So, it can be done. I do what I need to do, to get what I need.
BTW, I agree with you. I'm just taking it to another place.