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2009 02:04:13 page_xiii < previous page page_xiii next page > Page xiii Seventh-Day Adventist Church Beliefs and Practices Cult Status? ) Megachurches Catholic Pentecostals! 2009 02:04:14 page_xiii 202 Anything Goes? 2009 02:04:16 page_xvi < previous page page_xvi next page > Page xvi Atheism Heavy The Secular Web Humanistic Judaism Alternative Islam Why Atheism? 25 God Is Black: Farrakhan and Rastafarians Nation of Islam or Farrakhanism? Louis Farrakhan As a Black Nationalist Farrakhan As the True Successor to Elijah Muhammad Rastafarians Marcus Garvey Rastafarians and Christianity Why Those Dreadlocks?
For instance, with America Online, you simply follow the onscreen instructions to connect to the Web: type a Web address into the proper text field and you're there. With some other ISPs, or at most businesses or educational institutions, you'll probably need to open up a program on your computer called a Web browser. Chances are your ISP will provide at least one browser with its software package. Keep in mind that Web browser technology is changing all the time. Although your three-year-old browser might still work just fine, you might want to look into upgrading to a more recent version.
Getting personal means learning about friendship, romance, and maybe even marriage by connecting to someone who is a soul mate, that special other person who shares your values, your worldview, your faith. But getting personal may also mean improving what you know about various religious issues, whether through chat groups or newsgroups. You can also keep abreast of current events via the Net, and you might even find that the most personal need of all is economic: getting a job by connecting to a future employer who shares your religious commitment.