tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17913552.post8777022613898319302..comments2024-03-28T11:43:03.678+01:00Comments on wcs: Light a candlewcshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00551283829616757577noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17913552.post-5387697514519886272013-07-21T10:04:21.912+02:002013-07-21T10:04:21.912+02:00susan, just like in a house of ill repute!
judy, ...susan, just like in a house of ill repute!<br /><br />judy, true, there are mostly chairs in these churches, very few pews.<br /><br />starman, I don't know about that. France has a long history of "enlightenment," but also a strong tradition of "belief," even if not overly church-going. And the evangelical movement has made it to France as well.<br /><br />emm, sometimes the church is cool place to sit when it's very hot outside. ;)wcshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00551283829616757577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17913552.post-265344728434203492013-07-21T04:28:41.803+02:002013-07-21T04:28:41.803+02:00Several years ago, visiting friends in the Langued...Several years ago, visiting friends in the Languedoc, we stopped one afternoon at the local large church. There were, as you say, local people, old ladies, some lit candles. It was a surprisingly restful and calm place to just sit for a little while. As I recall, too, a number of plaques naming those in recent wars who "mort pour la France."Emmnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17913552.post-71518796081650846502013-07-20T23:17:34.125+02:002013-07-20T23:17:34.125+02:00Everything I've read in the last few years, in...Everything I've read in the last few years, indicates that the French are finally realizing that religion is BS and are not attending these ridiculous services any longer. Except for the old women, of course.Starmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12386841450183061541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17913552.post-22470642018325775412013-07-20T15:34:51.427+02:002013-07-20T15:34:51.427+02:00Interesting bit of info, Susan!
I remember being ...Interesting bit of info, Susan!<br /><br />I remember being surprised at seeing chairs,instead of pews, in the churches we visited in France. Seine Judeet (Judith)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07407353544376132484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17913552.post-68855027363234525682013-07-20T09:33:28.990+02:002013-07-20T09:33:28.990+02:00You can always tell if a church is still consecrat...You can always tell if a church is still consecrated because there will be a red light glowing somewhere around the altar. This means it is a working church.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06472449597146519943noreply@blogger.com