The lack of respect for others displayed by some religious people never ceases to amaze me.
A group of Christians, the Foundation of Nazareth, are hoping to build a sixty metre (200′) tall cross in Nazareth, a predominantly Muslim city in a mainly Jewish country. That won’t upset anybody will it? The stated intention is to improve tourism in the rather poor area but somehow I think it’s a little more than that. The proposed cross would be covered in 7.2 million tiles made of Nazareth Stone and each will be available for sale/sponsorship and may include a name of the purchasers choosing and be located wherever on the cross they desire and are willing to pay for.
The Mayor of the city, Bashir Abdel-Razik, hasn’t even been approached about it yet but that is somewhat normal as the best way to get something approved these days is to get a lot of support for the project first so an unfair amount of pressure can be put on those whose job it is to approve its construction. Typically underhanded tactics of those with a religious agenda if you ask me.
Surprisingly though the Catholic church is against the idea. Vatican representative Pierre Batista stated their primary reason for opposing the plan was fear that the cross could offend members of other religions and that it could draw attention from the Church of the Annunciation, one of the holiest sites in Christianity.
What I find odd is that nowhere in the multiple places I researched this did anybody object to it based on the fact it is monolithic eyesore. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. Any religious symbol, statue or whatever should be required to meet the same standards as any other advertising signage. If Nazareth officials wouldn’t allow a sixty metre high McDonalds sign they shouldn’t allow this.
Reminds me of the nutjobs that want to put a satellite cross in space large enough to be seen from Earth.
Obviously Jesus would prefer a massive monument reminding him of the method of his demise rather than feeding the poor or anything as selfless as charity.
Please don’t attempt to visit nazarethcross.com as ZoneAlarm, Firefox and Google all claim it will attempt to install malware.
Another post by EvilGod, one of the Unindoctrinated.
60 FREAKING Meters? Jesus!… no pun intended…