Inside New York’s Scandal-Hit Seminary, and Other ‘Open House’ Treats

From The Daily Beast-

For a non-believer, there is something disquieting about entering an empty church and looking down row after row of vacant pews, the ornate marble and mosaic floors, up to the altar and alabaster reredos, where inlaid statues of Jesus and friends follow your every move.

Or gazing towards the Bible stories, saints and martyrs depicted in the arched stained glass windows. And further still to the ceiling’s arched chestnut beams. It’s only then, after assimilating your surroundings, that one becomes transfixed by the chapel’s beauty, superseding that agnostic paranoia of mistakenly offending someone who might be your savior.

More here-

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/10/10/inside-new-york-s-scandal-hit-seminary-and-other-open-house-treats.html