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Notre Dame -- a positive ripple effect

suzyQ3 — Thu, 18 Apr 2019 22:05:20 GMT

From The Los Angeles Times today:

They were modest brick buildings, without soaring Gothic spires, elaborate rosette windows or roofs carved of 12th century timber.

But the three houses of worship that burned down over the last month in a rural part of south Louisiana were longtime pillars of their African American congregations. To those who prayed there, they were no less sacred than the historic Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris.

Not that many other people saw it that way. On Sunday, a crowdfunding site for the three humble churches had pledges totaling just under $50,000.

Then on Monday, after flames consumed the roof and spire of the 800-year-old Gothic French landmark and people across the world vowed to rebuild it, calls rang out for solidarity with Louisiana.

“The rebuild of Notre Dame will be well funded,” journalist Yashar Ali said on Twitter as he promoted the fundraiser. “In the past month, three historically black churches in Louisiana were destroyed by a racist arsonist. He has been charged with hate crimes, but these churches need your help.”

By late Wednesday, the fund was nearing its goal of $1.8 million.

While the Notre Dame fire is thought to be accidental, Louisiana officials say the three black Louisiana churches were deliberately set ablaze. St. Landry Parish officials have arrested and charged Holden Matthews, the 21-year-old son of a deputy sheriff, with setting the fires that devastated three churches — St. Mary Baptist Church, Greater Union Baptist Church and Mount Pleasant Baptist Church — in the parish over 10 days in March and April.

Earlier this week, local prosecutors also charged Holden, who is white, with hate crimes for allegedly having a racial motive.

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Re: Notre Dame -- a positive ripple effect

Drythe — Fri, 19 Apr 2019 02:57:39 GMT

@suzyQ3

Thank you for posting this ~ thought provoking isn't it?

Same day: al-Aqsa Mosque

sidsmom — Fri, 19 Apr 2019 12:21:35 GMT

Also, on the day the cathedral burned, there was another fire

in a structure w/ more historical importance but it was

literally unmentioned...al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem.

LUCKILY...everything was contained quickly, but in terms of age of

importance, this was a 984-yr old structure housing items close

to 2,000-yrs old.

Several articles correlated the two fires, both structures revered

as an “importance of preserving places of worship.”

And unfortunate since Ramadan is just days away...but this

has stood the test of time & like Notre Dame, and will be rebuilt

with the beauty & love all these important structures give to the World.

——————-

The Al-Aqsa fire broke out in a guard’s room near the roof of the

Marwani Prayer Room, also known as Solomon’s Stables.

Although the flames threatened a 2,000-year-old section of the house

of worship, the Times of Israel’s Adam Rasgon reports that firefighters

were able to successfully contain the blaze before it could spread

beyond a wooden booth where guards sat when it rained.

Al-Aqsa, a mosque considered to be the 3rd holiest site in Islam

after Mecca and Medina, is situated in the Old City section of East

Jerusalem. Standing alongside the Dome of the Rock, a monumental,

gold-capped shrine sacred to both Islam and Judaism, the mosque is

one of two major religious buildings found in a complex alternatively

known as Haram as-Sherif, or the Noble Sanctuary, and

the Temple Mount.

During the early 8th century, Al-Aqsa’s original 7th-century structure

was razed in favor of erecting a larger mosque. In the centuries since,

ArchDaily’s Dima Southi explains, the mosque has been demolished

and rebuilt a grand total of 6 times. During the Crusades, Al-Aqsa’s

role as an Islamic prayer hall was temporarily revoked; today, the

building hosts more than 5,000 worshippers at a time.

Re: Same day: al-Aqsa Mosque

suzyQ3 — Fri, 19 Apr 2019 17:12:55 GMT

@sidsmom wrote:
Also, on the day the cathedral burned, there was another fire
in a structure w/ more historical importance but it was
literally unmentioned...al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem.

LUCKILY...everything was contained quickly, but in terms of age of
importance, this was a 984-yr old structure housing items close
to 2,000-yrs old.

Several articles correlated the two fires, both structures revered
as an “importance of preserving places of worship.”
And unfortunate since Ramadan is just days away...but this
has stood the test of time & like Notre Dame, and will be rebuilt
with the beauty & love all these important structures give to the World.

——————-
The Al-Aqsa fire broke out in a guard’s room near the roof of the
Marwani Prayer Room, also known as Solomon’s Stables.
Although the flames threatened a 2,000-year-old section of the house
of worship, the Times of Israel’s Adam Rasgon reports that firefighters
were able to successfully contain the blaze before it could spread
beyond a wooden booth where guards sat when it rained.

Al-Aqsa, a mosque considered to be the 3rd holiest site in Islam
after Mecca and Medina, is situated in the Old City section of East
Jerusalem. Standing alongside the Dome of the Rock, a monumental,
gold-capped shrine sacred to both Islam and Judaism, the mosque is
one of two major religious buildings found in a complex alternatively
known as Haram as-Sherif, or the Noble Sanctuary, and
the Temple Mount.

During the early 8th century, Al-Aqsa’s original 7th-century structure
was razed in favor of erecting a larger mosque. In the centuries since,
ArchDaily’s Dima Southi explains, the mosque has been demolished
and rebuilt a grand total of 6 times. During the Crusades, Al-Aqsa’s
role as an Islamic prayer hall was temporarily revoked; today, the
building hosts more than 5,000 worshippers at a time.

@sidsmom, thank you so much for adding this. To prove your point, I did not hear about this.

Re: Notre Dame -- a positive ripple effect

Greeneyedlady21 — Fri, 19 Apr 2019 17:18:19 GMT

@suzyQ3 That sure is a positive ripple effect. I read about the racist destruction of those churches, so very depressing.

Re: Notre Dame -- a positive ripple effect

sidsmom — Fri, 19 Apr 2019 17:59:33 GMT

@suzyQ3

Thank you so much for starting this post.

It’s important to remember no matter how we show our faith

or enter our house of worship, size doesn’t matter.

I’m so happy the Southern churches are getting the exposure

they deserve!