Religion & Social Networking
Cliff July 26th, 2007
With hundreds of social networking sites out there, it’s no suprise that a few will be dedicated to religion. Ones that I have seen before (such as MyChurch, Schmooze, MuslimSocial, and CovenSpace) typically center around a single faith. Today I happened upon CircleBuilder, which is open to all faiths. I was interested to see the two categories “Pagan & Earth-based” and “Reconstructionist.” Reconstructionist Pagans (if they use the term “Pagan” at all) are typically not represented in the larger religion community. After that pleasant surprise, I was half expecting to see a listing for “Amish.”
According to Mashable, it only appears to have around 100 members at this point in time. I’m curious to see if it remains a small niche network, or if its inclusiveness will allow it to expand and/or serve as a space for interfaith dialogue. Like all social networking sites it revolves around people, so only time will tell if it catches on via word-of-mouth.