Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
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"Please continue to pray for Notre Dame!" I think they meant "Pay," not pray!" |
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OK, I don't care who you are...that's pretty clever and funny. |
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There are many old churches in villages with big signs on them, saying (in French): Help us save our church. There are 32,000 churches and many chapels, many crumbling. By French law, admission to a church cannot be charged (although some charges, like the one to go up into the towers of Notre Dame, can be levied). It leaves the buildings themselves between a rock and a hard place. Still, if you ask Frenchmen what Notre Dame means to them, they will tell you it's a symbol of their country's history and architecture, moreso than a religious icon. As quoted in a WAPO article: France once did battle to defend Catholicism. Now it is home to one of the world’s largest populations of atheists. It is a country wrapped in its religious past yet proud of its commitment to secularism — or laïcité — in the present. (Sorry, a little off-topic, but the whole issue of laicité is interesting to me.)
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"Laicité." A new word for me that I had to look up...but far from a new concept. One in which...I wholeheartedly embrace. Thanks for increasing my knowledge...once again. |
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And back atcha. You always make me think. (So exhausting)
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Double ditto. In fact...mebbe nap time for me? |
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