More than half (57 per cent) of US evangelical leaders say they take a sabbath from electronic communication devices, according to a survey by the National Association of Evangelicals.
“In the 1900s, we talked about the addiction to work and called for Christians to trust God and avoid becoming workaholics,” said Leith Anderson, president of the National Association of Evangelicals (NAE). “In the 2000s we seldom hear about workaholics but know all about digitaholics. It’s time to trust God enough to look up to him more than down to a phone.”
John Stumbo, president of the Christian and Missionary Alliance, practices the Sabbath most weeks. “It is a day to renew and restore. One essential aspect of this weekly Sabbath is disengaging from electronic communication. Closing my laptop lid and choosing not to read emails on my phone are acts of discipline, but help break my addiction to technology,...