The Church
One of the local churces to my house, All Saints Notting Hill, has sent me a letter announcing that it is not going to proceed with erecting a mobile phone mast. The reasons given are:(The Good)
The operators have not been able to come up with a plan for the installation which would preserve the appearance of the church building.
(The Bad)
The widespread anxiety, as particularly expressed by parents of the Montessori school [MT - which is nowhere near the church], about the possible (though unproven) health risks
(The Ugly)
Concerns expressed to us about the content that would be accessible to users of the new generation of 3G phones, and a lack of an effective way of controlling it or monitoring it.
The last seems particularly silly. Basically he is saying that some people have read you can get porn on 3G phones, and the church cannot stop or monitor this (which sounds creepier) thus the church would be broadcasting it and hence would be morally liable.
Surely this is taking things a bit far?
posted by Matthew @ 5/10/2004 08:45:00 AM
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