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Originally Posted by Willmsma
Some photos from St. Mary's Church in Red Deer, Alberta. Designed by Douglas Cardinal in 1968, it is likely the most striking piece of architecture in my city:
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Churches can be great architecture, they are deeply interwoven into the historical fabric of their communities and the religion they represent has been the bedrock of the West for some 1,700 years, but every time I begin to nod my head to the encomiums about the inspirational utility of their in-group dynamics I end up being confronted by, well, this, and any vague acknowledgment I might entertain about them being fine, like just another social club, goes crashing down into the flames of the Enlightenment.
NISUS: Crucifixion?
JAILER: Hmm?
NISUS: What?
MR. CHEEKY: Eh, freedom for me. They said I hadn't done anything, so I could go free and live on an island somewhere.
NISUS: Oh. Oh, well, that's jolly good. Well, off you go, then.
MR. CHEEKY: Naa, I'm only pulling your leg. It's crucifixion, really.
NISUS: Oh, ho ho.
MR. CHEEKY: Heh heh heh hehh.
NISUS: I see. Uh, very good. Very good. Well, out of the door. One--
MR. CHEEKY: Yeah. I know the way. Out of the door.
NISUS: Line on--
MR. CHEEKY: One cross each. Line on the left.
NISUS: Line on the left.
MR. CHEEKY: Heh heh.