September 14, 1998
Source: Newsweek
On September 14, 1998 Newsweek ran a column by Rabbi Niles Elliot Goldstein entitled "My Online Synagogue." Faith communities represented on the internet include Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, Paganism and others. Goldstein writes, "The Internet has no boundaries...I didn't like all the ideas, but I loved the free, uncensored exchange of views, an exchange that would have been extremely difficult outside the Internet." He claims that while his cybersynagogue draws people together, and "allows democracy to flourish," it remains limited.