Religious Conversions: From House of Worship to Place of Residence

By May 8, 2015 11:13 am
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The landmarked former Church of Christ, Scientist at 361 Central Park West (Photo: Aaron Adler/ for New York Observer).
The landmarked former Church of Christ, Scientist at 361 Central Park West (Photo: Aaron Adler/ for New York Observer).
The landmarked former Church of Christ, Scientist at 361 Central Park West (Photo: Aaron Adler/ for New York Observer).

God said, “let there be light,” and there was light, and God saw the light, and it was good.

The local community board, though, felt otherwise.

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First off, they said, the windows God wanted to add were totally out of context with the building’s existing facade. Also, there were way too many of them. And they weren’t crazy about His plans to take down the original stained glass, either.

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