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24. Conspicuous consumption

Sat Sep 1, 2018, 02:50 PM

Sep 2018

actually hadn't thought of carpet in churches in that manner.

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Does Carpet Belong in a Church? [View all] MineralMan Sep 2018 OP

Thinking about some of the great cathedrals we've seen in Europe. lark Sep 2018 #1

I wonder if there's a denominational difference in floor coverings. MineralMan Sep 2018 #3

The Quality of Mercy (and Music) Is Not Strained... MineralMan Sep 2018 #6

I am not a fan of carpet marylandblue Sep 2018 #4

I don't like carpeting in general, in churches or homes or much of anywhere else. The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2018 #9

I like hardwood floors, with unobtrusive rugs in strategic areas. MineralMan Sep 2018 #16

There has been a trend since about the '70s to carpet churches The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2018 #5

Ah. See how old I am? I became an atheist in 1965, so I must MineralMan Sep 2018 #7

The Methodist church I grew up in had a carpeted sancutary The Genealogist Sep 2018 #8

Interesting. They removed the carpeting to MineralMan Sep 2018 #10

It happens a lot. The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2018 #12

I'm glad they did it, honestly The Genealogist Sep 2018 #14

One thing puzzles me here: Dale Neiburg Sep 2018 #11

Peoples' soft, squishy, clothed bodies are definitely sound suckers. The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2018 #13

In the early 1980s, a vocal ensemble with an orchestra from MineralMan Sep 2018 #15

Sound reasoning Cartoonist Sep 2018 #17

I THINK OF CARPETING AS SPENDING MONEY ROB-ROX Sep 2018 #18

I never looked at it that way, really. MineralMan Sep 2018 #19

Conspicuous consumption Lordquinton Sep 2018 #24

Carpets are almost always a mistake. Voltaire2 Sep 2018 #20

And the longer they're around, the more they need to be replaced. MineralMan Sep 2018 #21

Rugs are easier to get rid of. Voltaire2 Sep 2018 #22

That's true. One can just roll them up and put them MineralMan Sep 2018 #23