After being boarded up for months, Scott Boulevard Baptist Church is being taken down this week.
The church and surrounding residential homes are being cleared from the site to make way for Fuqua’s Decatur Crossing development. On Wednesday, the DeKalb County Commission approved Fuqua’s request to rezone site for mixed-use development.
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More and more and more traffic on outdated streets and roads, dangerous intersections and so on. Too small a tract for all that development and ensuing activity. I am all for progress, but is this it?
Not the only religious institution that fell today. What’s next?
Give me a break.
Good. Government and religion should not mix. Your church can still do at it pleases with regard to SSM. Your life won’t be negatively affected one bit by this decision, but many Americans have felt inclusion today. Imagine feeling excluded by your own country. If religion gets in the way of treating good, loving people equally, then religion can kiss my……
That’s, uh, wait, what? We agree on something again? That’s some jiggery-pokery applesauce! Dogs and cats, man, dogs and cats…
I can remember when women could not be deacons in the church.
I can remember when a man who drove a beer truck for delivery could not be a deacon.
I can remember when a divorced man could not be a deacon in the church.
Hmmmmmmmm. Those without guilt cast the first stone.
I remember when the church burned people alive because they thought they were “witches”. OK, I don’t remember it, but I remember reading about it. It happened somewhat recently, relative to the history of man.
i can remember when my pastor caught me making out with a girl at church camp
Hate to see church buildings come down and schools closed. Has to happen sometimes but is to be avoided if possible.
The following letter was discussed today at 5:30 mass at Saint Thomas More Catholic Church, Decatur Ga. I agree with the content and hope others would do the same.
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
Each U.S. Supreme Court decision that has ever been rendered has resulted in deep disappointment for some people and vindication for others. If we all agreed on the outcome of these divisive cases, there would simply be no reason for the court to convene. This most recent decision is no different.
By the same token, every court decision is limited in what it can achieve; again, this one is no exception. It does not change the biological differences between male and female human being or the requirements for the generation of human life, which still demands the participation both. It does not change the Catholic Church’s teaching regarding the Sacrament of Matrimony, which beautifully joins a man and woman in loving union that is permanent in commitment and open to God’s blessing of a precious new life.
This judgement, however, does not absolve either those who may approve or disapprove of this decision from the obligations of civility towards one another. Neither is it a license for more venomous language or vile behavior against those whose opinions continue to differ from our own. It is a decision that confers a civil entitlement to some people who could not claim it before. It does not resolve the moral debate that preceded it and will most certainly continue in its wake.
This moral debate must also include the way we treat one another- especially those with whom we may disagree. In many respects, the moral question is at least as consequential and weighty as the granting of this civil entitlement. The decision has offered all of us an opportunity to continue the vitally important dialogue of human encounter, especially between those of diametrically differing opinions regarding its outcome.
The decision has made my ministry as a pastor much more complex since it demands that I both continue to uphold the teachings of my Church regarding the Sacrament of Matrimony while also demanding that I insist upon respect for the human dignity of both those who approve of the judgment as well as those who may disapprove.
Yours in Christ
William D. Gregory
Archbishop of Atlanta
“The decision has made my ministry as a pastor much more complex since it demands that I both continue to uphold the teachings of my Church regarding the Sacrament of Matrimony while also demanding that I insist upon respect for the human dignity of both those who approve of the judgment as well as those who may disapprove.”
Interesting phrasing. I wonder why the SCOTUS decision has made his ministry more complex. Maybe I am reading this wrong, but isn’t a basic part of any religion respect for human dignity? I am really not clear how the Archbishop was being demanded to do anything different on Sunday morning as a result of this decision.
He isn’t, nor is anyone who believes that same-sex marriage is against their beliefs. They can keep on believing that. They just can’t participate in denying any government-sanctioned rights to those wishing to get married based on the orientation of the betrothed.
Asking Christians to be more Christlike is an excellent idea–a novel, almost quaint, but nonetheless excellent idea.
+1
You’re just now insisting on respect for people’s human dignity, including those who disagree with you? I grew up in the church and I don’t get that.
Topic change: Does anyone know if there are any plans for the steeple? Seems a shame to trash it.
My front lawn. Hoping to get the permit approved before my neighbors find out.
Or if that doesn’t work, maybe in place of the Civil War monument (is it a plinth?) in front of the downtown gazebo.
It’s not a gazebo. It’s a bandstand.
Then maybe on top of the bandstand?
ga·ze·bo noun: A roofed structure that offers an open view of the surrounding area, typically used for relaxation or entertainment.
band·standˈnoun: A covered outdoor platform for a band to play on, typically in a park. A raised platform for performing musicians in a restaurant or dance hall.
Seems somewhat interchangeable to me with that particular structure. But in the future I will refer to it as a bandstand for you.
Gazebandstand
Gazoinkosbo!
I have to think the copper cladding will be sold or recycled, it must be worth the effort.