Cathedral Spire

Re “Church’s Spire and Meaning of Religion” (Opinion Page, Sept. 24): So now we know what the affluent Christians of Orange County do with their money. Like S. Manning and Ralph Jones, I too was outraged to read that the Rev. Robert Schuller has amassed $5.5 million in donations for construction of a 233-foot stainless steel spire, estimated to cost in excess of $7.7 million.

It appears that Schuller, sitting aloft in his Crystal Cathedral, is so full of himself that he has lost sight of the thousands of needy and homeless in Orange County. There can be no other real explanation for this ludicrous project than Schuller’s self-aggrandizement.

In light of the growing and unmet plight of the hungry and homeless on our streets, current news reports of families living in squalor under freeways, and the demise of Save Our Selves, it would seem that if Schuller were a true follower of Jesus Christ, he would scrap this absolutely useless project and put the funds to a worthy use. How about a shelter for the homeless on the site designated for the proposed spire?

If Schuller goes through with this ostentatious display of wealth and waste, I say he deserves to be “bashed” along with the other so-called good Christians like the Bakkers and Swaggart.

LORI LAWSON

San Juan Capistrano