[MegaSilver]

Regarding the Temple to Materialism, I am appalled, but then we live in a mobile home and flamboyance always shocks us. I find myself secretly hoping that they are skimping on the earthquake reinforcements. They could save a lot of money by importing a plastic version of the Cathedral from China without diminishing the overall tawdriness of the presentation.

I don't feel building a Cathedral is a venture that warrants sparing any expense. We are, after all, called to give God our best; why not go all-out with the architecture dedicated to the worship of Him?

That said, we are also called upon to be good stewards of what God has entrusted us with, and the Cathedral as designed is a tacky waste of money. Those responsible ought to be ashamed to have such a deliberately and purposelessly ugly object consecrated unto God. I'm pretty sure they can build something MUCH nicer-looking with the same or less money.

[steve86]

I don't feel building a Cathedral is a venture that warrants sparing any expense.

Helping the poor is a venture that warrants sparing no expense.

Worship of God is an activity that can take place in a tent or under the open sky.

God already built his Cathedrals -- the Universe and the planets.