Church of Fools

Ship of Fools: the Magazine of Christian Unrest has launched the Church of Fools, "the UK's first web-based, 3D church, which opened as a three-month experiment on May 11th. Church of Fools is an attempt to create holy ground on the net, where people can worship, pray and talk about faith."

This is truly bizarre; it's kind of a Sim church where your avatar gets to praise, "Hallelujah!" and sing hymns or take in a virtual sermon. Equally odd is the fact that people logging in as "Satan" keep trying to hack and/or crash the site.

At least it's more interactive than watching Jerry Fallwell or other televangelists, but I am not sure it can build the same community as a "bricks and mortar" church.