Now let me preference this by saying it just might be in my algorithm on YouTube and Substack, and of course normie propaganda; but I'm seeing lots and lots of stories and videos of mostly Europeans here for the World Cup who seem amazed by America. And even they seemed surprised how much they are enjoying being here.
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The counterargument is that it's not actually "God's House". It's not the Temple in Jerusalem. God has the same conversation with David when he tried to build a temple the first time. God has no need for a house on earth, the whole universe is his house. What happens is that the church ends up being a building for men, and men who are servants of God should not have finery and luxury and ostentation. It is better to have the plainest and simplest and cheapest building that will do the job of men on earth serving God, and use the rest for the work itself such as charity.
It's a fair counterargument. I'm not even necessarily in favor of exotic cathedrals although they are nice. I definitely wouldn't be in favor of destroying existing ones hundreds of years old to send some sort of message, but more use them appropriately. Still would definitely say an old European cathedral and a modern megachurch are very dissimilar though.