INQUIRER.net: More people surf Web, read horoscopes than Bible

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More people surf Web, read horoscopes than Bible Jan 15th 2013, 19:56 Church leaders are looking at cyberspace as the main arena to keep the faithful.   In this predominantly Catholic country, the Bible is not only facing stiff competition from romance pocketbooks, horoscopes, feng shui (Chinese geomancy), it also is facing the challenge of the Internet, an official of the Philippine Bible Society (PBS) said Tuesday.   Romance pocketbooks are popular among women while the young patronize more Internet shops instead of reading and reflecting on the Bible, said PBS general secretary Nora Lucero.   She added that a PBS study in 2011 also showed that 55 percent of Filipinos did not have their own copy of the Bible.   ... Keep on reading: More people surf Web, read horoscopes than Bible Media files: guyito1.jpg (image/jpeg)

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