Black Hat Cathedrals

This is a trend whereby churches world over adopt the black-hat-style scaffolding-look and associated new ideology started in Washington DC by the National Cathedral during the earthquake of 2011 (link). This scaffolding is there because the church's insurance did not cover "acts of God" like earthquakes, hilariously, but is also a marketing ploy to publicize the need for raising the millions of dollars it will take to repair all aspects of the cathedral damaged in the earthquake. But the less- measured message the "black hat" has sent is that churches are not just only about money but also that they are about stale-mate politics.

This makes religions look bad and be seen as an antiquated strategy for business as usual. What religions need is to co-opt this accidental symbolism and turn it in their favor.

Research says that cancer is already part of our genes but in a deactivated state that gets triggered by microorganim behavior - as if there was in our ancient history some kind of deal between a bad guy and a good guy whereby they agreed to work together, which sounds a lot like the old religious way of looking at things - a fallen angel etc. Cancer and all diseases being the devil inside is a very popular way of looking at the world in places like Syria and Nigeria, but usually cloaked in the language of hocus pocus and excessive symbolism.

Maybe what religions, which are in need of an infusion of trust, and the world, which is in need of some common ground between places like Cathedral Heights and Syria, need now is a black-hat approach.