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The Ugliest Churches in the World
RealClearReligion ^
| June 24, 2013
| Nicholas G. Hahn III
Posted on 06/25/2013 5:46:21 PM PDT by EveningStar
Fans of baroque church design are sometimes accused of snobbery. Yet after readers peruse this kaleidoscope of ugly houses of worship, you will likely have a little more sympathy for the stodgy.
Not only are these artistic innovations ugly, but also bizarre, weird, dumb, and gross. These holy train wrecks come to you from Monroe, Ohio to Uvari, India. Gaze upon these Catholic chapels and cathedrals, nondenominational megachurches, Baptist buildings, and even one mosque for good measure.
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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Humor; Religion; Society
KEYWORDS: architecture; churches
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Thirty-four pages of images.
To: Slings and Arrows; martin_fierro
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posted on
06/25/2013 5:46:54 PM PDT
by
EveningStar
("What color is the sky in your world?" -- Frasier Crane)
To: EveningStar
Hrumph!
[I didn’t get a hrumph from that guy]
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posted on
06/25/2013 5:51:59 PM PDT
by
DManA
To: EveningStar
To: EveningStar
Actually the Dowtnown church in LA pretty bad Our Lady of the Angels
I hope when the BIG Earthquake hit it nail it
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posted on
06/25/2013 5:53:54 PM PDT
by
SevenofNine
(We are Freepers, all your media bases belong to us ,resistance is futile)
To: EveningStar
TOUCHDOWN!
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posted on
06/25/2013 5:54:51 PM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both)
To: SevenofNine
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posted on
06/25/2013 5:55:13 PM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both)
To: a fool in paradise
I recognize the Litter Box on the bottom but what is the top picture of?
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posted on
06/25/2013 5:57:33 PM PDT
by
laplata
(Liberals don't get it. Their minds have been stolen.)
To: a fool in paradise
The UN is the anti-church, but the building is a gem.
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posted on
06/25/2013 5:57:44 PM PDT
by
DManA
To: EveningStar
Antonio Barluzzi, the most profoundly beautiful churches in the Holy Land. He was a Franciscan Monk!
To: EveningStar
Well, some I thought were odd, some I thought were modern, some were strange, even a few were interesting...
What I found amuzing is that no mosques or mormon temples where included (unless I missed them), which I think look like sand castles.
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posted on
06/25/2013 5:59:10 PM PDT
by
svcw
(If you are dead when your heart stops, why aren't you alive when it starts.)
To: DManA
It’s a secular humanist faith.
To: EveningStar
Some are indeed ugly, but some are simply modern architecture which have been well designed.
Methinks the author has a definite bias.
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posted on
06/25/2013 6:00:49 PM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both)
To: EveningStar
Is the Homo-"church" Interfaith Peace Chapel of Dallas included?
Crooked structure for crooked people.
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posted on
06/25/2013 6:01:19 PM PDT
by
fwdude
( You cannot compromise with that which you must defeat.)
To: svcw
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posted on
06/25/2013 6:01:59 PM PDT
by
EveningStar
("What color is the sky in your world?" -- Frasier Crane)
To: EveningStar
How could anyone have a problem with #21? It’s totally traditional.
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posted on
06/25/2013 6:02:06 PM PDT
by
DManA
To: svcw
One (1) and only one mosque.
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posted on
06/25/2013 6:02:33 PM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both)
To: EveningStar
"Resistance is Futile!"
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posted on
06/25/2013 6:03:45 PM PDT
by
COBOL2Java
(I'm a Christian, pro-life, pro-gun, Reaganite. The GOP hates me. Why should I vote for them?)
To: EveningStar
To: EveningStar
Two or three of those weren’t that bad; but yeah, quite a bit of real bow-wow barkitecture there. Thank God, most Christians walk by faith, not by site :)
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posted on
06/25/2013 6:04:49 PM PDT
by
Migraine
(Diversity is great -- until it happens to YOU...)
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