Except for that, I think you're right.
You know, you're right. "Faith communities" don't have statues. They have banners. And really ugly modern art.
>>You know, you’re right. “Faith communities” don’t have statues. They have banners. And really ugly modern art. <<
Mark, you’re killing me.
We camp once a month with our HS group. We attend a parish called Sacred Heart. From the outside one can see that this is a very historic parish. Inside, there is a choir loft with a huge organ but the confessionals are now alcoves with china cabinets holding the remnants of days gone by. Beautiful patens, challices and a monstrance. They Daisy chain for the Our Father. You hear huge BOOMs as the kneelers are smacked up and everyone moves to the middle to hold hands. Needless to say, we don’t participate.
Here is the oddest thing of all. This is a banner parish with a huge “Risen Christ” at the front. Around the third time we attended, I looked at the original altar under that Christ. It was thin. I then looked to the side and realized that in order to cover the original Art work in the arch above the altar (I’m assuming frescos of saints) they built a false wall in front. You could tell because the side heating ducts were half in front and half behind the wall!
Talk about going to extremes!