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One Ugly Church Bites the Dust (Christian Scientist in DC)
Real Clear Religion ^ | February 26, 2014 | Nicholas G. Hahn III

Posted on 02/26/2014 7:22:12 AM PST by C19fan

Christian Scientists have won their long, twilight struggle against brutalism -- so says a wrecking ball at the corner of 16th and I streets in Washington, D.C.

For what seemed like an eternity, members of the Third Church of Christ, Scientist fought with architecture historians and city bureaucrats over the right to tear down their own church. Churchgoers never liked their 1971 classic brutalist structure -- an architectural style that is well, brutal -- and have even suggested it has something to do with their dwindling numbers.

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TOPICS: Arts/Photography; History; Religion
KEYWORDS: architecture; brutalist; christianscientist; church; dc
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To: C19fan

There is nothing uglier than Boston’s City Hall.


21 posted on 02/26/2014 9:07:20 AM PST by Born to Conserve
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To: Last Dakotan
"Commies love concrete."

Holidays in Hell, P.J. O'Rourke

22 posted on 02/26/2014 9:15:09 AM PST by SargeK
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To: Dr. Sivana

I don’t mind that style — even kind of like it.

But my German language professor in college cracked me up when he said that the university’s Main Classroom Building — looked like a cell block!


23 posted on 02/26/2014 9:30:58 AM PST by BenLurkin (This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both.)
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To: rarestia; C19fan
Hey...I gotcher fugliest building evah right cheer:

24 posted on 02/26/2014 9:34:47 AM PST by BenLurkin (This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both.)
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To: The_Reader_David

That further cements in my mind that the adherents of communism are either complete idiots or absolutely evil.


25 posted on 02/26/2014 11:46:24 AM PST by rarestia (It's time to water the Tree of Liberty.)
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To: rarestia

I think you’ve identified the two poles, but in between there are the adherents of Communism who are somewhat evil idiots without being complete idiots.


26 posted on 02/26/2014 4:48:05 PM PST by The_Reader_David (And when they behead your own people in the wars which are to come, then you will know...)
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; ...

> Churchgoers never liked their 1971 classic brutalist structure — an architectural style that is well, brutal — and have even suggested it has something to do with their dwindling numbers.

They’re strong to the finish coz they eats their spinach.


27 posted on 02/26/2014 6:03:39 PM PST by SunkenCiv (http://www.freerepublic.com/~mestamachine/)
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The east building of the National Gallery in DC is hideous.

https://www.google.com/search?q=east+building+national+gallery


28 posted on 02/26/2014 8:04:07 PM PST by SunkenCiv (http://www.freerepublic.com/~mestamachine/)
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On the right side of this picture, there’s an oddly compelling but still ugly building, picture is of downtown Rochester NY.

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_dXEL7_-VClA/TPqM8EyQrrI/AAAAAAAABnw/u5qxa15Tw9Q/s1600/090119_DowntownRochester-4.jpg


29 posted on 02/26/2014 8:05:47 PM PST by SunkenCiv (http://www.freerepublic.com/~mestamachine/)
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To: The_Reader_David

I think the term you’re looking for is “useful idiots.”


30 posted on 02/27/2014 4:15:44 AM PST by rarestia (It's time to water the Tree of Liberty.)
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To: rarestia

No. “Useful idiots” were never Communists: they were folks who unwittingly aided the cause of Communism. I just think there’s a middle ground between your complete idiots and absolutely evil where one could find Communists.


31 posted on 02/27/2014 1:03:14 PM PST by The_Reader_David (And when they behead your own people in the wars which are to come, then you will know...)
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