I'm absolutely fascinated by churches. I don't go to church, I've never felt the urge to attend mass, I certainly don't follow any specific religious rules, I'm just simply amazed at the ideas and the architecture.
It's amazing how ridiculously gorgeous most churches are. Grand building with high vaulted ceilings, fancy tiles throughout, columns and rows of hardwood benches, exquisite windows and artwork. The organs, the pianos, the candles, the woodwork, the smells! It's almost overwhelming.
And have you ever walked into a church and said "hm this isn't the cleanest building I've been in", because I haven't. They are always spotless and so quiet you can hear a pin drop a mile away. Its such serenity in such a ginormous space. Its all built on faith and devotion. It amazes me how strict and dedicated people can be in the name of God and religion all together...and yet some people wouldn't even lift a dish towel in their homes. Why is it that we can follow rules of something made up (I'm sorry, I'm just not a believer in the bible. Rather I don't believe that it wasn't written by people who needed something to follow and believe in) and yet we can't seem to follow simple laws and rules created to better society as a whole. How many people have you heard thank God that they made it through prison because of a law they couldn't abide? Or a husband that beats his wife and attends church regularly. A sinner of any sort that confesses his sins and is somehow cleared of them?
Why can't we appreciate parks and landmarks like we appreciate churches and take better care of them? If God is omnipresent then he sees you trashing your local park, or running that red light which can potentially harm another human, or drinking and driving after having 2 previous DUIs...
It shouldn't take faith in any God for a single person to function as a good human and maintain a simple life where you answer for the sins and pay for the laws you break...every time you commit them or break them.
some one once told me, "if there's a real god, he wouldn't want you to honor him in man made building, but under a tree, in a field of flowers, or maybe even just on a grassy hill...i think the guys at stonehenge got it right..."
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