http://emergentchaos.com/archives/2008/08/king-log-or-king-brutalist.html The Emergent Chaos Jazz Combo Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:20:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://emergentchaos.com/archives/2008/08/king-log-or-king-brutalist.html/comment-page-1#comment-4972 Chris Mon, 18 Aug 2008 13:21:27 +0000 http://emergentchaos.com/?p=2866#comment-4972 Ya call that brutal? Boston City Hall makes it look like Monticello. ;^) Ya call that brutal? Boston City Hall makes it look like Monticello. ;^)

]]> http://emergentchaos.com/archives/2008/08/king-log-or-king-brutalist.html/comment-page-1#comment-4971 tim Sat, 16 Aug 2008 14:29:55 +0000 http://emergentchaos.com/?p=2866#comment-4971 There is a building a few blocks from my house that was originally built as a Synagogue. The jewish congregation built a new building and sold the building to a non-jewish congregation (Universalists perhaps? I don't really know) a few years ago. Part of the belief system of the new congregation is a simple basic lifestyle. They wanted to remove the stain glass windows of the building and replace with clear glass. They were going to donate them to another Synagogue. And they went so far as to ask for the blessing of the old congregation before doing so. The old congregation happily gave their blessing. Well when word leaked the local neighbors (none, of which, were part of the old or new congregations) went ballistic. Town meetings where held, the church was picketed, and editorials penned. The stain glass windows are still there. Some peoples priorities are rather screwed up. There is a building a few blocks from my house that was originally built as a Synagogue. The jewish congregation built a new building and sold the building to a non-jewish congregation (Universalists perhaps? I don’t really know) a few years ago. Part of the belief system of the new congregation is a simple basic lifestyle. They wanted to remove the stain glass windows of the building and replace with clear glass. They were going to donate them to another Synagogue. And they went so far as to ask for the blessing of the old congregation before doing so. The old congregation happily gave their blessing.
Well when word leaked the local neighbors (none, of which, were part of the old or new congregations) went ballistic. Town meetings where held, the church was picketed, and editorials penned.
The stain glass windows are still there. Some peoples priorities are rather screwed up.

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