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July 31, 2006 The Question: Why don't you own a cell phone? If you own one, how has it changed your life?
The Answer: “I have owned one for only a little over one year. My daughter and I share it, and it helps us keep in contact about things with others. It is really handy!” The Answer: “Not own a cell? I barely remember life pre-cellular.” The Answer: “I used to own one, but then I came to the reality that being able to be reached 24/7 is way overrated!” The Answer: “I don't own one because I don't need another bill.” The Answer: “Because my husband is away a lot, I find that the cell phone keeps me in touch with him more frequently. We both enjoy it because we can tell each other how much we love and miss each other. It has changed my life for the better.” The Answer: “I do own one, and it's changed my life because I used to leave the house without a phone and it didn't bother me one bit. If somebody needed me, they just had to wait until I got home. However, now if I leave it at home, I feel like I can't make it through the day without it. Also I have a $50 bill every month now!” The Answer: “A major stress reliever to have a cell phone. It was often total frustration running a business, not knowing until the end of the day if someone was looking for you.” The Answer: “First, I can't afford a cell phone. Second, there are still pay phones for the few times you need to make a call. Third, people who drive while on their cell phone are my biggest pet peeve—just ask my husband!” The Answer: “I own a Treo. Several ways it has blessed me. I carry my Bible everywhere because it’s on there. I keep preaching mp3's on there, luv the old PSR stuff. Also check my email or watch TV—even on platform if evangelists get too boring or missionary gets too long winded.” The Answer: “I do own one. I do, however, refuse to drive and talk or sit in a restaurant and talk. Maybe one day I'll be important enough, but right now, I'm not. Interrupting my fellow man and endangering his life just doesn't seem like a good Christian thing to do!” The Answer: “I do own a cell phone and can talk to family and friends out of state on the weekend for free. Well, you have to count the $29.99 per month fee, of course. But ain't it great!” The Answer: “I now have a permanent sidekick wherever I go.” The Answer: “The cell phone is for my convenience and safety, not anyone else's. I turn it off at church and in the public library, answer it the rest of the time when it suits me, etc. Nothing looks any more stupid than someone talking on a cell while eating a restaurant meal and nothing is more unsafe than blabbing and driving. So has it changed my life? No. Has your cell phone changed my life? Yeah, it has made it annoying, tedious, and dangerous.” The Answer: “I have a cell phone, but I do not have a home phone.” The Answer: “Where did this question come from? I not only own a cell phone, but I work for a cell phone company as well. It hasn't really changed my life—sometimes I hate the stupid thing because there is no coverage in my house. It does make things more convenient at times, but I wouldn't say it's actually changed my life.” The Answer: “I now don't own a home phone. I feel lost when I don't have my electronic leash attached to my side!” The Answer: “I own a cell phone. It helps me keep in touch with my family since I drive over the road for a living. I call home at night to pray for my children before they go to bed. This not only helps them, but I believe that it helps me as well.” The Answer: “It hasn't changed it at all; I only turn it on when I am expecting to hear from a friend, or want to be available. If I don't feel like talking, it's simply not on! (Which drives my friends nuts!) I feel safe when traveling knowing I could contact the police immediately if I had an emergency.” The Answer: “My parents won’t get me one yet because I don’t drive.” The Answer: “I don't have a cell phone because some people I know would expect to be able to call me whenever they felt like it. Sure, I could just turn off the cell phone, but I would have to put up with the whiners complaining about my phone being off. I don't need or want those kinds of frustrations. It surprises some people that I can live without a cell phone, but I've been doing just fine without it.” The Answer: “Please do not tell me that there is some rule in your church that disallows cell phones. What can the scriptural basis behind that possibly be? I have one and it hasn't changed my life immensely, but I speak to my friends often and we exchange many laughs and words of encouragement via calls and text messages.”
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