Christianity: Pwned!

AF: Also, I went to visit this temple yesterday. It's the golden temple of Vellore in Tamil Nadu. It lies at the center of a huge walkway in the shape of a 6-pointed star. The temple itself is incredibly intricate. It's an open temple (no walls). There are 38 carved columns made of gold, the bases of which are either stylized elephants or ducks. the ceiling has elaborate reliefs of Hindu mythological gods also in gold. It's lighted by a huge crystal chandelier in the shape of an inverted pyramid in the center and by circular chandeliers along the sides. As you walk to the altar, overhead you'll see a huge dome from which hangs another circular crystal chandelier. The temple is topped of with two intricately carved domes. We went at night so it was really well lighted, inside and out.

All this is in gold. Not gold leafed. Gold, through and through.

They didn't allow us to take cameras in or cellphones so I have no pictures.

E: That's fucking amazing. And here, in Virginia, we build church houses out of plywood still.

GO GO SUPERFAITH, GO!


Li: Agreed.

Hindu: 1
Christianity: 0


PL: in the words of clint eastwood, c/o Pale Rider, "nothing like a good piece of hickory..."

AF: Hinduism gets more than one actually. As far as I've heard, there are a total of 3 golden temples in India.

Li: Okey doke.
Hindu: 3
Christianity: 0

PL: Crusades! 18 of them (according to Wiki's count).

Hindu: 3
Christianity: -18


PL: Spanish Inquisition!

Hindu: 3
Christianity: Pwned for life. Thanks for playing! Please try again... maybe under an assumed identity that isn't Mormon.

Li: You can't count all 18 of them... only they ones they won.

PL: So losing is in their favor? The meek shall inherit the earth? Who came up with that bullshit?

E: I think it's safe to say that Christianity is Fail.

Li: I think the Children's crusade should count twice, for it is sucky with extra credit on the side.