From the "Truth is stranger than parody" department
Hong Kong (ANTARA News) - Residents of a Hong Kong neighbourhood outraged by a local Catholic school's plans to erect a 3-metre-high cross have called in feng shui experts to mitigate the effect of the "sword
symbol," a media report said Saturday.
Locals living close to the Marymount Primary School have complained that the crucifix, a mock-up of which is currently in place, is reminiscent of a funeral home or cemetery, the South China Morning Post said. They have complained to several government departments, but officials said the cross did not break planning rules
Resident Vivien Shiu said: "We do not want to bear this cross every time we look out of the window." Another resident, Elsie Kerr said: "It looks like a sword pointing at us." Sophie Lo added: "It is even worse at night. This cross makes the school look like a haunted house. It is so scary."
Most of the nearby residents have taken feng shui countermeasures such as placing plants, fish bowls, coins or running water decorations on window sills. Owners of one building installed two stone lions at the entrance to the building to ward off negative spirits.
School principal Julia Ma has considered the complaints but is going ahead with plans to erect the giant metal cross on the facade of the school.
"Our architect said we cannot have a bare wall, while reducing the size of the cross will disrupt the overall design of the school building," the newspaper quoted her as saying.
"We do not want to bear this cross every time we look out of the window." Makes sense since most of us don't want to bear the cross at all.
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At least they have more freedom in Hong Kong than they do in California.
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California? You can't even get crosses into most jesuit intitution of education.
Cardinal Zen is awesome.
I know this sounds crazy, but people in Hong Kong (though not serious Christians, I hope) take feng shui VERY seriously. It actually affects not just decor, as here in the U.S., but *architecture* as well - at least one high-rise building that I know of there has a "hole" in the top floors to balance and ensure proper feng shui for the site. You'll notice that people aren't trying to, e.g., put up shades to not see the cross, but use feng shui countermeasures to ward off the "negative energy" they feel is coming from what they perceive on its merits in feng shui (not Christian) symbolism to be a negative symbol. - Does that make sense? Sheesh.
On the whole, I just prefer being a Christian. It's harder, but simpler, if you know what I mean. :^)
Cdl Zen - now that's the kind of Zen I can get into!
This really makes me chuckle since I lived for 3 years in South Korea.
There the Christian Churches are marked on the roof by red neon crosses. Bright red crosses that glowed throughout the night.
At first it was jarring when I went up on the flat roof of the home we rented and surveyed the nightime view. In all directions, there they were, lighting the night.
Another funny aside: A friend told me how her grandmother insisted on putting red string around the toilet in their home when she moved from China to Canada. According to feng shui guidelines, having a drain (or a flush toilet) in that spot of the house would drain away good energy. But somehow the string stopped it. :)