"Membership in the family of God is neither inconsequential or something to be casually ignored. The church is God's agenda for the world. Jesus said, "I will build my church, and all the powers of hell will not conquer it." The church is indestructable and will exist for eternity. It will outlive this universe, and so will your role in it."

- Rick Warren
"If 9/11 had really changed us . . . "

If 9/11 had really changed us, there’d be a 150-story building on the site of the World Trade Center today. It would have a classical memorial in the plaza with allegorical figures representing Sorrow and Resolve, and a fountain watched over by stern stone eagles. Instead there’s a pit, and arguments over the usual muted dolorous abstraction approved by the National Association of Grief Counselors. The Empire State Building took 18 months to build. During the Depression. We could do that again, but we don’t. And we don’t seem interested in asking why.

- James Lileks (via Mark Steyn)

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Comments on ""If 9/11 had really changed us . . . "":
1. concerned - 02/18/2009 8:49 am CST

It was just a symbol. Get ready for the New World Order.

2. ruben - 02/19/2009 4:35 pm CST

I remember there being a contest as to what elaborate kind of monument they will erect at ground zero. Seems like people just forgot about it. So sad..

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