2007-08-01 17:15:19 · 12 answers · asked by DEPRESSED™ 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Spine-y thingy: steeple.
:)
2007-08-01 17:52:07 · update #1
They see the cross as a reminder of only the pain Jesus went through, but they use the "spine-y" thing, instead of a cross, to represent his Resurrection and Ascension to Heaven.
Or so said a missionary.
(about love yahoo!!! wannabe) she is talking about this...
http://lava.nationalgeographic.com/pod/pictures/sm_wallpaper/06093_1.jpg
That's not what you're talking about are you?
2007-08-01 17:18:26 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
You mean a steeple:
From wiki:
A steeple, in architecture, is a tall tower on a building, often topped by a spire. Steeples are very common on Christian churches and cathedrals and the use of the term generally connotes a religious structure.
The steeple of the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd, Singapore, designed by Charles Alexander Dyce.Steeples generally cap bell or clock towers. Towers were not a part of Christian churches until about AD 600, when they were adapted from military watchtowers. At first they were fairly modest and entirely separate structures from churches. Over time, they were incorporated into the church building and capped with ever-more elaborate roofs until the steeple resulted.
Towers are a common element of religious architecture worldwide, and are generally viewed as attempts to reach skyward toward the gods.
2007-08-02 13:24:50 · answer #2 · answered by Sherpa 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Beloved Steeple is a cultural icon to the early masons and architects who built great monuments for little or no compensation.
It means: "Up Yours, Pharaoh..." (in reformed Egyptian, to be sure).
2007-08-02 21:27:28 · answer #3 · answered by Dances with Poultry 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why does any church have one? Most churches I've ever seen have a steeple. VERY few don't. It's not just LDS churches.
2007-08-02 01:38:27 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
It's called a steeple. Many other churches have it. Even though theirs usually have crosses. I like to think of it as a reminder that we are always aspiring to go higher.
2007-08-02 00:21:12 · answer #5 · answered by ginny 3 · 7⤊ 1⤋
just a steeple dude
2007-08-02 22:21:31 · answer #6 · answered by Dionysus 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've never heard of anyone bragging about the steeple.
gw
2007-08-02 12:01:18 · answer #7 · answered by georgewallace78 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
What huge spine-y thing?
2007-08-02 00:19:09 · answer #8 · answered by Antique Silver Buttons 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
These are the Temples, that is the angel Moroni.
:P
ps: have u seen Jack B?
2007-08-02 00:18:57 · answer #9 · answered by Love Yahoo!!! wannabe a princess 4 · 4⤊ 1⤋
Points the way to God.
2007-08-02 13:23:59 · answer #10 · answered by mormon_4_jesus 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋