Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Church of the Future
The protestant right has long claimed that it is under attack by liberal secularists, but now we know better. Other kinds of American churches, synagogues, & mosques need protection. A good all-purpose design is a World War Two harbor defense bunker at Cape May NJ. This artillery installation was on land & had supply vehicle access when built in 1942, & is again over dry sand since a dune replenishment program. But this type of structure may be more suitable surrounded by open water or a moat. It has to serve congregations that insist upon non-violence as well as those willing to post armed guards. Recommended especially for Unitarian Universalism, the United Church of Christ, Reformed Judaism, some Episcopalian churches, & for Roman Catholic parishes that persist in sheltering & providing assistance to undocumented aliens.
"If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, in a state of civilization, it expects what never was and never will be." Thomas Jefferson
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