 Posted Wednesday, August 27, 2008 4:42 AM
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Did anyone catch the story on NPR about the members of Third Church in Washington wanting to tear down their church and the controversy it has created? Here is a link: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=93844919
John
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Posted Wednesday, August 27, 2008 10:38 AM
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I didn't know about that. Dang, that thing is ugly! But I hardly think it restricts their "freedom of religion".
Ann
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Posted Wednesday, August 27, 2008 11:20 AM
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How many Christian Scientists does it take to change a light bulb?
I'd be much more upset with the architect and original building committee that put them in that position. Even the DC building and zoning department of the time bears more responsibility. Araldo Cossutta (the architect) apparently never heard Frank Lloyd Wright quoted as saying, "Form follows function."
One of the fascinating things I learned about the TMC extension is that the dome is double-walled and at least at one time hid a folded, suspended scaffold that can be lowered for maintenance. That enabled cleaning and other work to be done without erecting scaffolding on the floor and interrupting services.
The question that came to my mind is how, in a time of church closings around the world, does 3rd. Church propose to pay for demolition and reconstruction? Washington is an expensive place to build.
I'm also reminded of the color scheme selected by the church of the Howard Johnson family - orange and turquoise.
Do Go Be Man
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Posted Thursday, August 28, 2008 8:14 AM
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Do_Go_Be_Man (8/27/2008)
How many Christian Scientists does it take to change a light bulb?
Maybe at least two to discuss the fact that God is Light, therefore a burned out bulb does not exist?
The question that came to my mind is how, in a time of church closings around the world, does 3rd. Church propose to pay for demolition and reconstruction? Washington is an expensive place to build.
The first thought in my mind was that they should just sell it!
I'm also reminded of the color scheme selected by the church of the Howard Johnson family - orange and turquoise.
Ugh! Very 1970's -- my parents' kitchen was orange during that decade.
Ann
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Posted Thursday, August 28, 2008 9:23 AM
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Ann's punchline made me think that they might consider a new lighting system that might prove less expensive than the legal battles, demolition, and construction. They might also consider some ideas to enhance the architecture to make it more inviting. For example, they might cut light tubes through the walls or install appropriate artwork.
Should all that fail, they might be able to sell it to the local power company as a windmill tower, install solar panels on the sides, and/or build a small nuclear reactor in it.
Do Go Be Man
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Posted Thursday, August 28, 2008 3:10 PM
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nomorecs (8/28/2008)
Do_Go_Be_Man (8/27/2008)
How many Christian Scientists does it take to change a light bulb?Maybe at least two to discuss the fact that God is Light, therefore a burned out bulb does not exist? Ann's response, though humorously pointed, proves that she indeed does understand the Christian Science thought process; yet she still rejects CS. Sometimes I think the hardest concept to get a CSist to accept is the fact there really are many people who do thoroughly understand the CS mindset, yet have (several) cause(s) to reject it. I love the member's ironic comment in reference to the church's style of architecture "Brutalism is not our religious expression." Think perhaps the architect watched a CS loved one unnecessarily suffer- in a slow, brutal way- & his design reflected his feelings about the church? zoarean
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Posted Thursday, August 28, 2008 3:27 PM
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| And the building's obvious lack of proper illumination & inability to hold water reflect many of the religion's issues as well! zoarean
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Posted Thursday, August 28, 2008 6:12 PM
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| How many CS'ists does it take to screw in a lightbulb? Let us reason together, and apply Mrs. Eddy's syllogistic logic. God is all God is all-in-all. God is light. Darkness is the antipode of light. Hence, there is no darkness. Therefore, in Divine Science, there is no need for a lightbulb.
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Posted Wednesday, November 19, 2008 2:26 PM
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Posted Friday, November 28, 2008 8:09 PM
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