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Send a Prayer by SMS to the Western Wall - Sep 25 2003

It is a centuries-old tradition to place a note with a prayer or request in the Western Wall and for years, several Web sites have been offering Jews around the world the option to send their prayers by e-mail to a rabbi who prints them out and places them in Jerusalem's Western Wall.

Now an Israeli company is offering to do the same, but with text messages, for a fee (five shekels, about $1.20). So far 30,000 text messages have been received, according to iol.

Poles Invited to Text Best Wishes to the Pope - Sep 20 2003

A Polish mobile operator and publisher is inviting Catholics to text in messages to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the pontificate that will be made into a book and delivered to the Pope, reports 160characters.org.

Christian Charities Raise Money through txt@verse - Sep 19 2003

A new campaign for raising money to mobilize against poverty, offers verses of the Bible by text message at a premium rate, according to UK ChurchTimes.

"txt@verse, backed by Christian charities, aims to recruit tens of thousands of users, and to give all profits towards work with the poorest communities in the world.

Bible verses are delivered in text format for 15p a day; subscribers can sign up for themselves or for a friend, or enrol the whole family. txt@verse says its initial aim is to raise £1 million in profits through 50,000 users."