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08 May, 2020
đông sao được, vì covid-19, giảm tụ tập, nhà chùa cũng phải online thôi...
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In normal times, church attendance (đi lễ chùa) is used by sociologists and economists as a proxy for religiosity for Christianity. But how do we measure religiosity in a time when people are self-isolating? Should churches use views of their YouTube or Twitch videos? And in a time when people should not meet in large groups or even leave their homes — what does church attendance even mean? And how will the coronavirus affect religious practice of other religions around the world?
the pandemic is causing the social element of church participation to decrease significantly. If a service is being live-streamed, congregants are likely not going to see anyone but their clergy on a screen on Sunday mornings. If a church has no streaming service or if many congregants are not online (due to factors such as age or income), then social distancing may rapidly translate into rapid reduction in the social benefit of being involved in church. If this pandemic lasts more than a few weeks, some very critical social capital might be lost which may impact churches long-term after they attempt to re-gather once the social restrictions from the pandemic lessen.
...Megachurches with large buildings, which require large budgets funded by an assumption of high attendance, may be particularly impacted. So too might smaller churches in rural regions or poorer urban areas, with congregations whose livelihood may be more impacted by the economic slowdown. Rural churches would also be less likely to have congregants who have active internet use with broadband connections at home. Less connectivity may also be an issue for many Mainline denominations who have congregations who are older than the general population.
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