Right to Privacy at Church?

[Scott Hutchinson]

Suppose someone was in a service needing deliverance and they might be having devils cast out of them or such they probably wouldn't want that put on Facebook or You Tube.

[Scott Hutchinson]

Originally Posted by AreYouReady?

I tend to agree with Hoovie on this. It's not about being ashamed or embarrassed of "the Lord". It would be more about advertising someone else's personal experience with the Lord without their permission. I happen to think my walk with God is a very personal one. Showing pictures or videos of someone shouting or being deeply moved in the Spirit without their permission is tasteless.

Perhaps if they put down their cameras and pray for their own personal experience, they won't be intruding and broadcasting into someone else's? Just sayin...

I can see your point.

[Narrow Is The Way]

Video cameras and Church don't mix

[unitedpraise10]

This is a dead end debate...not worth arguing. Who cares. We have cameras in our church, and most of the time we forget they are even there. It's very discreet.

[Jay]

I dislike the concept of video taping services (is there a different term now that it is put on DVD). However, I am even more opposed to people bringing recording their own videos of the service, and that is simply because many only wish to put it up on facebook or youtube for all the world to see.

I am convinced that the best way for now it to record the message to cd, and then post it on the internet. People are always looking for the weird or stupid to post when talking about video.

[Amanah]

Originally Posted by Dagwood

I have yet to witness anyone taking pics or shooting video from their cell phone during service.
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I have seen it happen, a few months back a young man in front of me was recording the service in from the pew in front of me (was the nearby UPC)

The services are streamed live though, so not sure how much it matters.

And for the most part, they are not a wildly expressive bunch, so, I don't think anything embarrassing was recorded.

[Amanah]

Worse that could happen is someone would say, did you see that utube of those crazy church people, they looked like there were drunk

someone else could say, they are not drunk, well not drunk like you think anyway, it's 9:00 in the morning for Pete's sake. This is that, you know THAT!

[Dagwood]

Originally Posted by Narrow Is The Way

Video cameras and Church don't mix

Sure they do!

Originally Posted by unitedpraise10

This is a dead end debate...not worth arguing. Who cares. We have cameras in our church, and most of the time we forget they are even there. It's very discreet.

Discreet? That term makes me suspicious...

Originally Posted by Jay

I dislike the concept of video taping services (is there a different term now that it is put on DVD). However, I am even more opposed to people bringing recording their own videos of the service, and that is simply because many only wish to put it up on facebook or youtube for all the world to see.

I am convinced that the best way for now it to record the message to cd, and then post it on the internet. People are always looking for the weird or stupid to post when talking about video.

And that's been happening since YouTube first came out. For those congregations who can afford it, video is a good tool for those who otherwise cannot make it to the service themselves. Apparently, there's a difference in maturity level with your mindset and others like it vs. "those other people."

[jfrog]

Could a church be sued over this privacy issue?

[Hoovie]

Originally Posted by jfrog

Could a church be sued over this privacy issue?

Good question. Perhaps there needs to be signs at the door waiving your right to privacy.