Christian Places of Worship

- Christian places of latria should be plain and simple? Discuss. Ollie Gardner This roll is a very strong subject for certain people and religion. For example the Catholics think that it is right to evince their appreciation of god by designing their places of worship with mammoth stained glass windows, huge organs and a big bold altar etc. However the Protestants started out rebelling against the Catholics saying that you should non go for to show your appreciation with money and gold but with commitment and feeling should be enough.No religion is right or wrong. Looking at the Protestant way of thinking about it that places of worship should be plain and simple. I can see many reasons why people do believe in this thought. One reason could be because they think that god does not have to be bribed or given these big expensive gifts to appreciate his followers and the people. That only if showing your commitment to him and well being should be enough to gain your love or tha t you already have his love. God in my tear of visualise is not someone to judge someone by his or her wealth but by his or her actions.Meaning that wherever you worship in a church, at home in your bedroom, on the street in an alleyway with beer cans on the floor is good enough to show your respect and thanks. He does not think of you anymore by showing him and giving him gifts with great wealth. You might be quite poor and cannot afford to do anything quite so big and bold and might just want to do your receive prayer at home or anywhere of your choice, which is still fine. On the other helping hand I can see why you would want to show your appreciation via gifts, big services and god plated lecterns etc.Its like on Valentines day when you give you loved ones a present, card or gift of some point. I know the feeling of walking in to the Bath Abbey and being winded away by the remarkableness and memorising stain glassed windows that fill the room with colour. You do in some wa y feel that sense of astonishment and holiness as you witness something like the Bath Abbey. I can also see the commitment to god by giving him gifts of great wealth and big glamorous services. It shows hat if they have been lucky enough to be very wealthy or maybe not that much but to give what they can does show a certain amount of strong commitment. In conclusion either decision is fine, and god will not think of you any differently. In my point of view I would go with Protestant way of belief just because I think that god loves you whoever you are and we can show are own love to him, not by fancy lecterns and pulpits and a big choir but just by however way we feel like. Could be at home or anywhere that is most comfortable to you.