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Old 03-01-2005, 01:08 PM
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Default Re: Large crosses and ordinances

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Originally Posted by Patrick
This is a little off topic, but I do agree with you. Seems like the money would've been better spent serving homeless people, sending out missionaries, or something like that. Sometimes I think churches get too wrapped up in brick and mortar.

But, I suppose the money for the cross was donated by one family in the church at the time, so it wasn't really a decision by the church itself....more a desire of one church member.

To each his own I suppose.
So essentially, it's a monument to the ego of the person who donated the money. What a terrible way to make a statement about religion...

I think I'd feel different if it were somehow an interesting feat of art or engineering.. but as it stands, it's just a big 'ol expensive cross.

I never felt it was particularly contraversial. What they want to do on their land as long as they don't violate zoning ordinances is their business. I just think it's a bit tacky.
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