Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
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I am beyond words, completely humbled. Thank you. Velvet |
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Watching fire on tv and looking at picture my mother sketched when 16 with pen and ink. |
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Did she ever work professionally at it? Much harder and infinitely more detailed, than the average amateur dabbler who paints flowers or nature scenes...that's for sure. I can certainly see where she could have had commercial success. |
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I minored in Religious Studies and I did take a course in Medieval Art which covered the Cathedral of Notre Dame among many other such structures. |
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Thank you Cold no more, never professionally, just dabbled. Very proud of her! |
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Thanks for turning that. Makes it easier to see and Happy Easter.
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Thanks chi-town. Sure was eeerie looking at mom's sketch on wall and watching it burn b4 my eyes
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Btw, how did you turn, in my album it's right side up, when posting, on side, hmmmm!
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An interesting and comprehensive opinion piece on the history, significance and future...of the Notre Dame Cathedral.
Notre Dame Cathedral Raises Questions About France’s National Identity – Rolling Stone Last edited by ColdNoMore; 04-21-2019 at 11:50 PM. |
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I see over a billion dollars has been raised to rebuild the iconic church. Really, with all the ills of the world and a billion dollars for a golden calf.
Leviticus 26:1 You must not make idols for yourselves or set up a carved image or sacred pillar, or place a sculpted stone in your land to bow down to it. For I am the LORD your God. |
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However, there has been formal separation of church and state since 1905, with all church building ownership going to the State. This is a national heritage issue, a structure with much history and beautiful artwork. I liken it to wanting to rebuild the World Trade Center or the Statue of Liberty, or the Washington Monument. Very few people are "bowing down" to the cathedral in terms of religion. It's a national symbol. Masses are said there, but it doesn't have a parish connected to it. And yes, the big businesses over here are falling all over themselves to see who can donate the fastest and the most, at a level they don't do to fight poverty. I doubt the majority would be giving much money to the poor in order to fix social and financial inequality in France if they weren't giving it to fix Notre Dame. It is, after all, their money and their choice, whether you agree with it or not. The first family to donate (€100m) declared they would not take a tax deduction for their donation, thereby leaving more tax euros in France's coffers. I've not read if any others have followed suit, but I hope they will. Notre Dame should have been properly maintained all along. The church and the State each wanted the onus to be on the other. Little was done. The fire prevention scheme was inadequate, flawed, and based on miscalculations (of how quickly old timber will burn). Of the five parts of a normal fire prevention scheme for a building of this size and age, only one was in place. It was mostly about lack of funds. Due to financial constraints, France's plan to completely restore Notre Dame was to take 30 years. The first part, €6.8m for the spire, was underway. At least now they have the money to do the whole job, and do it properly.
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reconstruction myself. I assumed religious reasons and I demonstrated the fault in making assumptions. Thank you for a great alternative opinion piece. |
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While I can't seem to find any proof/links, I think I'm on solid ground in suggesting that no other religions...are allowed to hold services/rituals in the cathedral. Of which, to me anyway, at least negates to a degree the analogy of the WTC/Statue of Liberty/Washington Monument comparison. Which is why one could legitimately argue either position...on who should have been paying for the maintenance all along. I do like the idea though, that France 115 years ago decided to actually attempt to...fully separate church and state. Although our laws technically forbid religious entities from directly & formally contributing money to politicians or Super-PAC's, one can't help but recognize the value/donation of having those behind the pulpit supporting specific candidates/issues (even when delivered 'in code')...while giving their 'sermons.' Pass a larger/deeper donation plate? Owned by France...used by Catholics (poke here) Quote:
Last edited by ColdNoMore; 04-22-2019 at 07:10 AM. |
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