Many religions lose that emphasis which is a basic tenet of the book they claim to be the foundation of their faith(s)
By: Ray
With all the hoopla in the media regarding the reopening of the Ogden LDS temple, I find a story in today’s
Standard Examiner particularly incongruous. In the hard-copy edition article entitled,
“Ogden temple tour tent will break with tradition” a spokeswomen states,
“No cookies will be served in the hospitality tent, as they have been in past temple open houses,” and
“The money will be better spent for wells in Africa or wheelchairs for Russia.”
While I can’t argue with that statement, I can wonder if the same logic wouldn’t fit for the tens of millions of dollars spent on over the top remodeling of a house of worship vs. spending it on the poor, downtrodden, or sick. It seems as if many religions lose that emphasis which is a basic tenet of the book they claim to be the foundation of their faith(s).
