A large congregation about half a mile from me in a pretty well spaced out residential area wanted to expand into a church that could seat 2000, and a convention center the size of the Palms Casino in Vegas. They were ready to buy up some open space to cram this in there, but their plan was shot down, but only because it would disturb vernal pools. They just shouldn't build stuff that big across the street from nice houses. A smaller church is OK, but a huge eyesore and a huge convention center? It's just ridiculous. Some churches get out of hand with their huge expansion, especially non-denominational churches. Half of these look like huge cults to me, and they don't even hold the good parts of their religion true. What the hell are they doing unto their neighbors by building two huge buildings in their neighborhood? Certainly not good.
I feel sorry for the people who will need to live near these huge churches. 20,000 people every Sunday would absolutely terrible for the community. Madison Square Garden holds just over 18,000 for a sold-out Rangers game, and this doesn't even include parking.
Coming up next: Church tailgating!
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