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War · 2463 days ago · link · · parent · post: Talk Religion: Religions and Perceptions of Ostentatiousness and Modesty
It's not so much the size, or even in certain situations the ornate nature of these places. In certain regards it's the location. I visited poor towns with massive cathedral's wondering why they didn't just downsize this place, and pour some of that money into the town itself. For me it's odd to see these grand structures while kids in the same town bathe in a river.
user-inactivated · 2463 days ago · link ·
Yeah. The dichotomy can be very striking. It'd be interesting to get a financial snapshot of some of these communities and see where money really goes. It's worrisome that sometimes people seem to prioritize maintaining what's easier to maintain over what's more important to maintain. Then again, that's kind of human nature sometimes, so, I dunno. :/