[Lee N. Field]

telling a congregation of about 400

I wonder what their membership and attendance stats are.

[jafojeffsurf]

My only question is why does the Catholic church want to buy it anyway? Seems like a lot of money and if there is a strong Catholic community there now do they not already have church’s? Are they trying to consolidate? Sound like it is not a real good decision but I am not totally aware of all the factors.

[arkady_renko]

So much for Schuller’s “Be Happy Attitudes” I guess?

[Notary Sojac]

Somehow this sort of thing never seems to happen to all the small frame and clapboard churches that are found all over my state of West Virginia.

They go on generation after generation with loyal families who support their church and pastors who are there because they love God, not the dollars and the celebrity.

If I ever were to become a Christian, it surely would be at one of those country churches rather than one of the showmanship edifices of the Schuller-Osteen variety.

[JPG]

One earthquake away from a big pile of shiny rubble.

[Fiji Hill]

The name "Crystal Cathedral" has always annoyed me. Since the denomination has no bishops or archbishops, the name is a misnomer--sort of like Crispy Cream doughnuts, which are neither crispy nor creamy.

If the Catholics get the building, they will likely turn it into a real cathedral.

[DManA]

Under the diocese's plan, the ministry will be able to lease the core buildings – including the glass-walled sanctuary and its shimmering tower

Well aren't they going to hold mass in that space on Sundays? It's not clear to me why they are buying this.

[Opinionated Blowhard]

This is a great example of how “prayer” has been perverted. God is not going to hand you a stack of cash to get you out of your financial troubles. He’s not going to stop the bank from foreclosing on your home. He’s not going to stop your elderly mother or father from dying. It sickens me when I hear people talk like that. It ain’t happening. If it did, Christians would all be millionaires and live forever on this earth.

God is not going to stop the sale of this monstrosity anymore than God was going to stop the foreclosure and sale of Jim Baker’s Christian amusement park (remember that?).

These people should be praying for God to help them get THROUGH hard times, not prevent hard times.

[Guyin4Os]

We were in the Crystal Cathedral one evening a few years ago to watch my daughter sing a beautiful solo. One of the greeters came up to us and invited us come back for worship on Sunday. He told us that the reason he attended is the wonderful pipe organ.... the pipe organ.

We decided to content ourselves with worshiping God at our little Baptist Church of 100 people who attend so they can worship God, be challenged to walk with Him and be equipped to share the gospel with others.

We don't have a pipe organ.

[Biggirl]

Well this article should come as NO suprise:

http://vaticaninsider.lastampa.it/en/homepage/inquiries-and-interviews/detail/articolo/architettura-architecture-arquitectura-10121/

[Gamecock]

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[GSWarrior]

Seems to me these folk would be better served by praying for acceptance of Gods’s will, rather than pleading with God to save their church.