If you have to run your mouth through an entire church service,

[Food Lady]

maybe you should find something else to do with your Sundays. I know people make occasional comments, but you have run your mouth through the announcements, songs, the message, even the time of silence during the communion. All I have heard is your voice this morning. I am currently missing part of the message because I had to get up and walk away.

[XCashier]

How utterly rude! Where the heck were the ushers?

This guy needs a sermon on how to behave in public.

[DGoddessChardonnay]

How utterly rude! Where the heck were the ushers?

This guy needs a sermon on how to behave in public.

That should make for an interesting sermon. . .

The lady who was teaching Sunday School this morning was asked by one of the elders "how many Sundays have you been at the 11 o'clock service and heard a cell phone ring?"

Her reply: how many times haven't I heard one ringing?

Really folks, it's not that hard to turn your phone off in church. I put mine on Do Not Disturb before I leave the house and make sure it's set to accept calls from No One.

I heard one Sunday morning a phone went off and the pastor asked the member "Is that God calling?"

The member said "No, it's my Mother."

[dalesys]

...The member said "No, it's my Mother."

Pastor: "Oh, a higher authority."

[eltf177]

One would hope the pastor would stop and say something like "And now we interrupt this message from God for one obviously _far_ more important!"

[Irving Patrick Freleigh]

The lady who was teaching Sunday School this morning was asked by one of the elders "how many Sundays have you been at the 11 o'clock service and heard a cell phone ring?"

Her reply: how many times haven't I heard one ringing?

And then on the other side you might have those who spend the entire sermon hunched over their phones cranking out #yolo, #swag or #churchgoerproblems tweets.

[Kit-Ginevra]

I leave my mobile at home when I'm at church.There are very few things that need someone to get in touch with you that direly.Relatives about to shuffle off the mortal coil or having it with you because you are the emergency link if Granny falls over again are about the only main reasons.And if it's that important,the rest of the congregation will more than likely know the situation anyway...

[Seshat]

And obstetricians (who do get a call from God!), transplant surgeons (patients, living donors), and a few similarly key others.


But yes, I agree with you in principle, just with a few exceptions.

[Mr Hero]

I admit to having my phone during church. I use an app that has just about every church manual, magazine, hymns, and scriptures. But during temple worship? (Only members in good standing allowed in) phone is off and stored safely in my locker.

[Jack T. Chance]

Perhaps your church needs to start employing "ninjas" to deal with rudeness!

[Pixilated]

Had a couple of characters like that at the last church I attended. And the really sad thing was, they were two of the older members of the church (think white hair) and they were collection ushers. Definitely should've known better.

[Sapphire Silk]

One would hope the pastor would stop and say something like "And now we interrupt this message from God for one obviously _far_ more important!"

I can so totally see my priest say this during Mass! He's kind of cantankerous (heart of gold, though).

[EvilEmpryss]

And obstetricians (who do get a call from God!), transplant surgeons (patients, living donors), and a few similarly key others.

And that would be what the vibrate setting was made for.

Ringing phones don't belong in theaters, meetings, or other public gatherings where the message would be missed by the rude interruptions.

[dalesys]

Our ward music director would ask "Who had a good breakfast this morning?"
... hands rise ... "It's Fast Sunday."

"How many of you are converts?"
... hands rise ... "When are the rest of you joining?"

[Food Lady]

I admit to having my phone during church. I use an app that has just about every church manual, magazine, hymns, and scriptures. But during temple worship? (Only members in good standing allowed in) phone is off and stored safely in my locker.

Quite a few of my congregation use tablets/smartpones to look up scriptures. Mine won't hold a charge, so I bring in my actual book. I had to remove myself fromt he situation so I went downstairs and posted this from my phone. We're fairly casual; it's like a family gathering. But an ongoing conversation with anyone other than God during communion I frown upon.