Talk:Crystal Cathedral
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This article is clearly not NPOV since it treats its subject with glowing praise. From my own point of view I have often wondered why such devoutly spiritual folk would blow huge amounts of money on an ostentatious edifice instead of giving it straight to the poor and hiring an old hall to preach in. Lee M 02:38, 18 Apr 2004 (UTC)
- Took a crack at NPOVing it. How's it look? Header can go? Bryan 00:49, 5 Jun 2004 (UTC)
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- I thought this article looked pretty good after Bryan's cleanup, so I fixed one or two last details and removed the dispute header. Is this ok?
This is not very NPOV: In a sermon in spring 1991, shortly after the end of the Gulf War, the minister of the Crystal Cathedral, in a Sunday sermon, prayed to thank God that no one had been killed in that war. This prayer of thanks, interpreted as a statement of history, ignores, then, the demise of several tens of thousands of Iraqi military and perhaps 2,000 civilians, as well as, apparently, a few hundred U.S. and allied soldiers. --Dd42 22:07, May 4, 2005 (UTC)
Not many can judge what goes on at the Crystal Cathedral, because only the people who have relationships with the people can know what really goes on and what the minsters really have a heart for, against what most of the public gossips about. Only one from experience and relationship can judge and truly evaluate what the Crystal Cathedral actually is should be writing anything on this page. Me, for example is the one that has a voice that should and will be heard. Dr. Schuller from personal experience, is a great person, and truly loves the Lord with all of his heart, the rest would make sense if someone knew his intentions. Nov. 13, 05 A Crystal Cathedral student.
- We'd appreciate your contributions to the article, but please make sure that they rely on verifiable sources and maintain a neutral point of view. Thanks, -Willmcw 04:13, 13 November 2005 (UTC)
[edit] US$ 17 million in 2005 dollars
"that's around US$ 100 million in 2005 dollars" - where does this data come from? I've found inflation and CPI data that indicates 17 million in 1980 would be less than 50 million in 2005; even calculating from 1977 would only bring that up to 55 million or so. Zhwj 15:36, 13 August 2007 (UTC)
All numbers and informations were quoted from the History Channel's program Building in the Name of God. I also believed that US$ 100 million was quite high, but I wanted to quote the History Channel. Please, correct the information then... And I also believed that the total end cost of US$17 million was quite low for a project of that size, but Time Magazine backs up History Channel data. See the link:
Robert Schuller, 59, a bland-looking but calculatedly theatrical performer, presides over the vast, glittery Crystal Cathedral in Garden Grove, Calif. Finished in 1980 at a cost of $18 million http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1101860217-143137,00.html Herbert Alves 02:46, 14 August 2007 (UTC)
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- I've checked a newspaper archive for coverage from 1980. The reported cost varies a bit, from $17-20 million, but $18 million is the most common. ·:· Will Beback ·:· 05:41, 14 August 2007 (UTC)
[edit] denomination
Bit silly for such a big article to not even list the denomination / movement this church belongs to.--194.81.255.254 (talk) 17:05, 18 February 2008 (UTC)
