How bad is it where you are?

Jan 8...during the worship service main prayer...there were 4 cell phones that went off.

One of the deacons turned around and asked me ..what was my count...lol

Should we wait until 70 X 7 go off??

Ya know..we don't want to offend anyone and possibly have them never come back to church...so laptops, gameboys, X boxes, Mini TV's for the football playoffs...Walkmans...you name it..anything goes..or should I say anything stays..??

I really think that if everyone in the congregation including the pastor stop everything they're doing and stare at the one with the cell phone ringing until they leave or the conversation stops, then the problem will quickly resolve itself.

Some of you will remember about my children's story..where I addresses noise in the sanctuary and brought up the cell phone...for the adults..

then I gave a bulletin from my Baptist preacher buddy to the pastor's wife.
It has a notice about turining off phones.

and then when I visited an Arizona SDA church...they have right on the 2 entry doors..2 small brass plaques to inform the people to turn off the cell phones..

HEY!!!
How about doing BODY SEARCHES????? and use METAL DETECTORS and X-RAY MACHINES???

I dont think its beyond the pale to have a sign asking for cell phones to be turned off. In fact I believe its incredibly rude for anyone to have one on during service; let alone actually answer it.( Yes, I have seen this happen and its usually a teen!) I see "no cell" signs all over in diverse areas. If you cant go 1 hour without that phone, you have a problem. 12 step for cell detatchment

I know courtesy, consideration and restraint are the best solutions, but how much are those cell phone jammers they use in cinemas?

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but how much are those cell phone jammers they use in cinemas?

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I know of several baseball bats going unused.

Can someone find a cartoon on the internet that addresses this issue...
ya know..a rather rough jimbob type??

i've seen the pastors cell phone ring during while he's talking (not preaching) but doing something i can't remember, not only did it go off but he picked it up.

A lot of time it's not that people go in with the cell on on purpose, but they forget to turn it off. Churches i go to where at teh entrance to the sanctuary where there is a sign telling them to turn it off you rarely hear the phone. Lot's of people dont' read the bulletin so that doens't help a whole lot.

teens will usually put it on silence.