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Cellphones don't belong in chapels

November 23, 2012 11:00 pm • Last Updated: November 23, 2012 12:05 pm

By Eleanor Peterson Waterford

This is a message to the woman who was talking on her cellphone at 10 a.m. Nov. 20 in the Lawrence & Memorial Hospital chapel.

The chapel is a place for worship, quiet reflection, and calm. You should be ashamed of yourself.

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