Vladimir Legoyda: We are writing a document on the Church's attitude toward Information Technologies

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2. Original titleВладимир Легойда: Мы готовим документ об отношении Церкви к информационным технологиям
3. Language term Russian
4. lemma author Asliturk, Miriam
5. lemma category Orthodox view on technology and engineering
6. Publication date 19-08-2018
7. lemma work Легойда, Владимир [Author]. Владимир Легойда: Мы готовим документ об отношении Церкви к информационным технологиям
8. lemma manifestations Pravmir.Ru
9. Keywords Information technology - Orthodoxy and information technologies - Russian Orthodox Church - digital media - Internet
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    1. <p>Легойда, В., Сидоров, Д. (2015). Владимир Легойда: Мы готовим документ об отношении Церкви к информационным технологиям. <em>Pravmir.Ru</em>. Retrieved from: <a href="https://www.pravmir.ru/vladimir-legoyda-myi-gotovim-dokument-ob-otnoshenii-tserkvi-k-informatsionnyim-tehnologiyam-video/">https://www.pravmir.ru/vladimir-legoyda-myi-gotovim-dokument-ob-otnoshenii-tserkvi-k-informatsionnyim-tehnologiyam-video/</a> </p>
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    1. This is an interview with the chairman of the Synod’s department of information Vladimir Legoyda during the First International Conference “Digital Media and Orthodox Pastoral Care” held in Athens, Greece 7-9 May, 2015.

       Legoyda thinks digital media does not bring new challenges for the public. The problems remain the same, for example violent behaviour online was never appropriate in real life either. At the same time, the Internet opens large opportunities for the Russian Orthodox Church with a possibility to reach millions of people. One of the problems with the Internet is the false feeling of acquiring knowledge when users spend many hours surfing the Internet and using social networks when in fact they do not get much useful information. This problem affects people’s inner lives and therefore pastoral care as well.

       Right now the Inter-Council of the Russian Orthodox Church is preparing a document on the Russian Orthodox Church’s attitude to digital media. This document will first be discussed by the Church’s eparchies, other clerics, and the public. After that the project will pass by the Russian Orthodox Church’s Synod and Supreme Council of Bishops. Legoyda estimates that the document will pass all necessary assessments in 4 years and then will be ready to be adopted by the Russian Orthodox Church.