What are the best churches to visit in the US?
One of those megachurches would surely be an experience to visit, are they open to tourists?
>>2697999Surely they preach the gospel to everyone? Every denomination wants new adherents, surely?
St Paul's Chapel in Manhattan is well worth a visit
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>>2697996Also in Washington DC are the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception and the Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land. Incredible for American standards. Check out the gardens and catacombs.
>>2698014>>2698015wow it's nothing
Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul in Philadelphia.
>>2698037>situated in the heart of the world's foremost city>one of its oldest buildings>numerous figures important to American and British history buried/memorialised there>handsome structurelooks kino to me
>>2698037>>2698054Let's be fair, there's a church like this in every county with over 150k residents. I vote Mt. Vernon Methodist in Baltimore
>>2698049There's a chapel nearby with pink nuns
>>2697999>are they open to tourists?it depends how much they are prepared to pay
>>2697999None of the people there are true Christians anyway. It's only religious tourists
>>2698067dude it's all made up shit anywayno sensible person is religious any morechurches are historically interesting though
>>2697999If fucking Borat can get in with those nutters screaming gibberish then you certainly can
>>2698067fascinating meme made by a virginal american atheist, yes, but what about the OP?
Mission Concepcion in Texas
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>>2698082nothing wrong with that image that is, in general, the style of churches
>>2698116maybe in americahere we don't like catholics very muchall american churches look like imitations of real historical churches anyway. a bit like that fake eiffel tower in las vegasin my little town is a church that was 700 years old before the one in >>2698014 was built. it has bulletholes in the door from a war that was fought more than a century before the declaration of independence.america just doesn't have the depth of history yet. maybe in 300-400 years if it survives that long. until then the places worth visiting are the crazy ones like the ones where the priest is an elvis impersonator or that one with those loony people who hold up signs saying soldiers are gay or whatever
>no mentions of picrelIs the Basilica of the Sacred Heart at Noter Dayme not worth it?
Cathedral basilica of St Louis
>>2698134What a retarded post lol
The National Cathedral was cool until they hung pride flags in the windows and rafters.
>>2698067You realize there's protestant church's posted in this thread?>>2698057
>>2698082It was obviously made by a Catholic low IQ protestant
>>2698155It's still an interesting building
>>2698155Chuds are so sad
Holy Hill Basilica, Hubertus, WI
>>2698234And as long as you're less than an hour drive, Gesu Church, Milwaukee WI (part of the Marquette University campus)Holy Hill has a lot of Franciscan missionary history associated with it going back to early French exploration and fur trading.
>>2698235>oopsGesu Church
Nobody mentioned the Spanish missions yet
>>2698293It's a young thread and the weekend is just beginning.
>>2698295don't speak to me in that tone, young man
>>2698154catholic detectedget on the fucking bonfire
>>2698206It is but the awesomeness of it is ripped away from you>>2698207You just don’t realize how abnormal you really are
>>2698309the complete opposite, actuallyyour post reads more like popish propaganda than anything I've said in this thread, francis
>>2698304There's no tone, that's just my ... font.
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>>2698328>You just don’t realize how abnormal you really areThe chud says on the fringe of society on 4chan
>>2698402What is this, 2005? 4chan isn’t remotely fringe anymore.
>>2698446The fringe is still the fringe, the numbers grew some and they get more media attention. 4chan is by no means centrist nor normie. It's still fringe.
>>2698450sorry anon, you're a "normie". this isn't your special secret club any more
>>2698451Well, I'm not alphabet people (degens), I'm no hacker (gaymers), and picrel is my attempt at a failed meme. I stumbled on 4chan around 2007(?)
>>2698402>>2698446>>2698450>>2698451>>2698458Sure, and what's the best church to visit in the US?
In New Orleans, St. Louis Cathedral
>>2698446If you need to post on an anonymous forum to spread your views, your on the fringe on society
>>2698465I don't know the best to visit, but I did post 2 worth seeing in Wisconsin. I'll dig up some more later got chores to do.
>>26984584chan is 18+, so if we assume that you were using it legally 17 years ago, that means you're around 35 now.bit old to be going on about "normies", "degens" and "gaymers" really, don't you think anon?>>2698465there are no good churches to vis4yr0dit in the us
>>2697996None are really worth going out of your way for like some churches in Europe.
>>2698528If you think 35 is too old for 4chan, you have NOoOo idea of the range of ages and people here, none, zero.
>>2698528>there are no good churches to vis4yr0dit in the usseveral have been posted already
>>2698015I'm starting to understand why most americans are atheists nowadays
>>2699157Most are protestant going to strip mall churches
>>2697996The Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi in Santa Fe is nice.
>>2699299(forgot image sorry)
>>2699157you sound retarded
comfy
>>2697996Frank Lloyd Wright's Unity Temple in Chicago (Oak Park). Literally the birthplace of modern architecture and a UNESCO site.
>>2700453certainly looks an interesting buildingI started the thread out of genuine curiosity, I hoped people would suggest obscure examples or churches I'd never heard ofI hoped it wouldn't devolve into denominational autism, just an appreciation of history and architecture lol
St. Mary's in Sandusky, OH
>>2700855interior looks inspired by sopra minerva in rome
>>2700453FLW's architecture is sufficient reason to visit America in itself
>>2697996I quite liked the shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Lacrosse, Wisconsin.In the USA, I also visited Our Lady of Ephesus convent in Gower, Missouri. I also visited St. Mary's Oratory in Wausau, Wisconsin. Were I to compile a list of other churches to see, I would want to see St. John Cantius in Chicago, St. Francis de Sales Oratory in St. Louis, and across the river from St. Louis, the Holy Family log church in Cahokia, Illinois.
>>2702663>Holy Family log church in Cahokia, IllinoisI saw this one online, I like those old French colonial buildings in Illinois, Missouri, etc
Churches in Seattle have rainbow flags. Try any of them.
I'm surprised this hasn't been mentioned but then again,apparently the fountains stink (like really smell - dead fish), there's no tours and only 'real' Mormons are allowed in.This all true?
>>2700739Good stuff OP. For Chicago, also see Louis Sullivan Holy Trinity church.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Trinity_Orthodox_Cathedral_(Chicago)
OP one of my favorite chrurches is the Cave Church Chiesa Rupestre di San Nicola in Mottola Italy.http://www.reidsitaly.com/destinations/apulia/once_upon_apulia_2.html
I want a big black dick in my asshole.
>>2704410Not sure, but that may be off topic for this thread. Crystal Cathedral, Garden Grove, California
>>2704416Wait, that's Catholic? Didn't think that style was their jam.
>>2704418It was created by a televangelist group. I was always told they went bankrupt building it and the catholic church bought it and made it a bishop seat. Changed the name to Christ Cathedral as well, but yes, the architecture is mostly the same with only minor changes to make it more catholic
>>2704458People used to complain about the sunlight making the interior too hot, so when it was converted into a Catholic church, the windows were mostly covered.
>>2704404Nice, but off-topic>>2704410Nice, but off-topic
>>2704369When temples are built they let the public in for tours before they're consecrated. I saw one recently in PA, it was pretty interesting.
>>2704461grim, absolutely grim
there is only one chuch in america with a holy presence and that is the one in Sedona AZ
>>2697996mormon church
>>2698076They're not nutters though. Most are average and kind peopleThe atheists are the real nutters
>>2697996New Orleans has the St. Louis Cathedral, Jesuit Church on Baronne Street, and St. Joseph's as standouts imo
>>2697999yes
>>2704369Your bishop has got to say you are worthy to enter, but they have open houses when built and time to time I think
>>2706099what makes you say that?
>>2706820>The atheists are the real nutters
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>>2697999My sister got into one of those as part of a tour. They even treat her like a guest should be treated.
In America the focus of church is the preaching as opposed to the architecture. You'll actually hear the words "sinning is evil" which is never spoken in Europe.
>>2711563It's not really that cool, I'm familiar with one that will rent out their space for other groups to use. It's literally just a giant auditorium and stage like you'd find anywhere that has that, the only cool thing is they have concert grade sound systems and acoustics but that's it. Because >>2711644
>>2697996Loretto Chapel in Santa Fe, New Mexico.Its no longer a church, but the Miracle staircase is still there.
>>2698075your fat
>>2711647She's actually atheist (probably she kept her mouth shut about that) but she went for the spectacle rather than the actual architecture. It still feels pretty weird considering most cult places (temples, churches and the like) tend to be visited (as a tourist) off service. But that is probably the whole point of being a megachurch, isn't it?
>>2711672Absolute worst church to visit. They charge admission, have stupid audio stories playing throughout the chapel, and then you literally are forced to exit through a gift shop that is twice the size of the chapel itself. It is a fucking scam and it is atrocious. The literal opposite of what a church should be. In Santa Fe you should go to >>2699301 and San Miguel Chapel, both of which are still actually churches and still have services. If you have a car you should also visit Santuario de Chimayo. But AT ALL COSTS you should avoid the absolute shitty, disgusting scam that Loretto ((Chapel)) represents.
>>2711672What do you like about it? What's special about the staircase?>>2712170calm down
