A slide.
Posted on 08/14/2019 7:32:38 PM PDT by marshmallow
The clergy at a cathedral has been accused of being unprofessional and "poisoning the medicine" a church offers by installing a fairground ride.
A full-size helter-skelter has been put in the nave of Norwich Cathedral to give people a different view of the inside of the building.
The Right Reverend Dr Gavin Ashenden, former chaplain to the Queen, said the cathedral had made a "mistake".
The cathedral said it was a creative way to share the story of the Bible.
It took four people two days to build the 55ft (16.7m) fairground ride in the Norman cathedral.
The cathedral said it allowed people to stand close to its medieval roof bosses, believed to be the largest display of its kind in the world.
Dr Ashenden, Missionary Bishop for the Christian Episcopal Church, said the clergy at Norwich Cathedral had been "unprofessional" and were "making a mistake about what a cathedral is good for".
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AKA Roller Coaster.
What’s next, a petting zoo?
Something like that needs to happen again.
I wish I had a word stronger than "imbecility."
Rochester Cathedral - nearly 1000 years old - has installed a mini golf course.
That thing is tacky!!!
My wife and I went to Norwich many times for market day when I was stationed at RAF Lakenheath, but I don’t really remember the cathedral and it looks like it’s almost as big as Salisbury Cathedral. Sigh. Getting old I guess.
There’s also a castle in Norwich which is a big ugly square box with a museum that has a bunch of old amour.
A slide.
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