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On beauty and worship

Posted on July 25, 2013 Written by Mark McIntyre 5 Comments

While I enjoyed touring the churches, my visits were a mixed bag for me. For example, one of the more disconcerting things that I encountered was a commemortive to Charles Darwin in Westminster Abbey. I hope that I will not offend anyone when I say this, but for me Westminster Abbey was more museum than house of worship. I was awed by the rich history of England as I toured, but little about what I saw around me pointed me to worship of God

Filed Under: Christianity and Culture Tagged With: arts, Church, Darwin, London, spider, Westminster Abbey

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