what looks better mosques or cathedrals?

[sufi]

These London temples are fairly backward though isnt it, either they are old or they are emulating old styles in new builds - they are old religions obvs but no reason they should be like that
they could be modernist and have supercool bubble writing like

 

[sufi]

These London temples are fairly backward though isnt it, either they are old or they are emulating old styles in new builds - they are old religions obvs but no reason they should be like that
they could be modernist and have supercool bubble writing like
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the scientologists and latter day saints know how to do a propoer modernist brute of a temple, so does Universal Church of god in Brazil

oh yeah

 

[sufi]

so does the east london mosque but the stoke newington one is funnier cos its a kebab shop.

west croydon mosque - not a modernist temple exactly

 

[version]

I'm sure I've seen people skating these stairs in a vid before.

 

[linebaugh]

Ive only ever seen one nice mosque in person

 

[linebaugh]

 

[linebaugh]

and I think technically its a non denominational 'house of worship'

 

[sufi]

I'm sure I've seen people skating these stairs in a vid before.

its in bristol so yes

 

[Mr. Tea]

and I think technically its a non denominational 'house of worship'

It's a Baha'i temple according to the filename - a very recent (19th century) monotheistic religion I know very little about.

Baháʼí Faith - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[HMGovt’s Glorious Return!]

It's a Baha'i temple according to the filename - a very recent (19th century) monotheistic religion I know very little about.

Baháʼí Faith - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Famously-assassinated Prof David Kelly was Baha'i

 

[IdleRich]

It's pronounced 'jammy', so sweet pastries sold by a street vendor outside a Turkish mosque are Cami donuts.

Likewise, if you're the only person who doesn't go to mosque in an otherwise devout Turkish family, they might scorn you as a Cami dodger.

I used to teach a kid called Caner

 

[IdleRich]

These London temples are fairly backward though isnt it, either they are old or they are emulating old styles in new builds - they are old religions obvs but no reason they should be like that
they could be modernist

There is a weird church in a village near me that I can only describe as deconstructed.

 

[sufi]

There is a weird church in a village near me that I can only describe as deconstructed.

photos required

 

[IdleRich]

Here is one view



But you need to see it from all sides to see what I mean, for some reason it's split into lots of bits.

From this pic you can see that the "bell tower" is in fact a two dimensional facade placed a few metres in front of the main building.



But I don't understand why there is a church like that in a sleepy town where it would be considered dangerously radical and a bit, you know, funny (if not actually the work of the Devil) for a man to add milk to his coffee.

Edit; found one more

 

[IdleRich]

photos required

Those pics I got from Google Image but I'll try and remember to get my own at some point, it's actually already something I intend to do. Problem is I only ever drive through the place to take L for a run, there is nothing there to stop for really.

 

[Mr. Tea]

I used to teach a kid called Caner

Not the Oliver Caner, surely?!

 

[sufi]

Here is one view

View attachment 14395

But you need to see it from all sides to see what I mean, for some reason it's split into lots of bits.

From this pic you can see that the "bell tower" is in fact a two dimensional facade placed a few metres in front of the main building.

View attachment 14396

But I don't understand why there is a church like that in a sleepy town where it would be considered dangerously radical and a bit, you know, funny (if not actually the work of the Devil) for a man to add milk to his coffee.

Edit; found one more

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looks like a fire station

 

[HMGovt’s Glorious Return!]

Sorry about this, very low quality post I was tired at the time

Don't be so quick to renounce your faith!

 

[Mr. Tea]

Don't be so quick to renounce your faith!

He's wavering. It's only a matter of time before sufi swoops in and coerces him into reciting the Shahada.

 

[yyaldrin]

something i noticed recently is that in latin america catholicism is out of fashion and this specific type of protestantism is booming. when I first read about that it came like a real shock, I always thought protestantism is way too bleak for latin america. @shakahislop what can you tell about this?