Church Reboot on Clinton Avenue
Another church—just what the neighborhood needed. After years of lying fallow, it appears that the steel frame at 145 Clinton Avenue is finally getting some walls; the job was initially applied for in the early 1990s and the steel frame has been there as long as we can remember. The Celestial Church of Christ, which…
Another church—just what the neighborhood needed. After years of lying fallow, it appears that the steel frame at 145 Clinton Avenue is finally getting some walls; the job was initially applied for in the early 1990s and the steel frame has been there as long as we can remember. The Celestial Church of Christ, which has headquarters facing Waverly Avenue and owns the entire through-lot, is the entity behind the job. It’s really too bad that at a time when there are plenty of dwindling congregations in the area having a difficult time maintaining beautiful old churches that resources are being allocated to building a new structure that’s sure to be an aesthetic bummer. GMAP P*Shark DOB
I agree completely with Bstoner on this one. The problem is that most old underused beautiful churches likely would not want to be affiliated with an organization such as this.
Of course! What’s an unattractive house of worship compared with a fancy bar or coffee shop? Why, the former does NOTHING for local property values! Any sufficiently self-interested person would understand that.
You’re hating on a CHURCH?
Our main point was that it’s a poor allocation of resources since presumably these folks are all worshipping the same entity; so a gem like St. Bartholomew’s (http://bk.ly/VF) in Crown Heights slowly crumbles while a couple of million bucks gets blown on this POS. Of course, judging from the description above, this particular organization doesn’t sound like one that a traditional church would want to climb into bed with but still…
i think you are missing the point here- from their website:
“Code of Conduct
The following is a summary of rules, regulations and tenets of Celestial Church of Christ.
Members are forbidden to:
Commit Adultery or Fornication
Drink Alcohol, Wine and Smoke Cigarettes
Eat Pork & Crawling Animals
Merry-go-round at night
Wear transparent dress, especially for Soutana while in the Church premises
Wear Red or Black apparel, except for professional reasons
Sit male & female members side by side inside the Church
While in the Church premises, Female members are forbidden to:
Leave their heads uncovered
Paint their lips and nails
While in the Church premises, Male members are forbidden to:
Wear their hair too long
Women NEED to be Sanctified by an elder in the Church after 7th day of their monthly cycle
Spiritual Items: Soap, Water, Sponge, and a candle stick”
what is the candle stick used for!?
quote:
Aesthetics are important when they could, in turn, devalue the price of your home if you live nearby.
baloney. in Jesus’ eyes there’s no such thing as dollar signs.
lol
*rob*
Aesthetics are important when they could, in turn, devalue the price of your home if you live nearby.
It’s good to see that the value of a religious congregation is measured only by the aesthetics of their meeting place.
It’s not the slightest bit snarky. It’s critical but perfectly earnest.