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May 28th, 2010
03:00 PM ET
Cool homes: Live in a converted church
People love old churches used as homes, according to John Whiteside, the real estate agent showing this house. "De-sanctified churches are the No. 1 type of building converted to residential use," he said.
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This repurposed Methodist church in Dallas has been impeccably transformed into a massive and beautiful single-family home. Like most churches it features soaring ceilings, stained-glass windows and expansive public spaces. 
They make great bars, nightclubs, strip clubs and gay bars too.
Interesting. I'd often thought about how great it would be to convert a former church building into a home. And I've seen it done a few times. Often these buildings are available because they are very old and the upkeep is too expensive so the church builds a new facility. And even more often (at least in our area) because the churches are thriving and have outgrown their former facility. With their architectural style, it would be a shame to raze them. I'm glad someone can put them to good use.
This is great! The acoustics would be worth it – if not the fact that it was a creepy place that had lots of burials and doomed weddings performed in it. Maybe it is time to recognize that religion is the just bridle of a horse that wants to run free. The more one tries to control something, the less control they have.
What about the people who mistakenly come to the door on Sunday mornings for services? That would be a drag if you're trying to sleep in. Now having the doorbell hooked up to the church bells would be awesome.
These now "holy" homes were built on false claims and false theology. The "ghost busters" might be needed to purify them.
This really says it all. America is becoming secularized and taken over by atheists, with a large minority of fundamentalist Christians trying to secede and create a semi-autonomous society of their own. What a country...almost no one believes in traditional religion anymore, other than a few extremists. Everyone else finds belief inconvenient and sees worship of the Creator as beneath them. Well, Christians are just capitalist-obsessed pagans anyway, so who really cares.
Wow now that's cool I can see these becoming increasingly popular as religion dies off.