For those of you who have travelled to Europe and if not for
religious reasons, but for reasons of tourism have gone into a cathedral (more
likely as the protestant churches seem to mainly be under lock and key except
when in actual use) you will have noticed a slot box (usually in bronze or iron
towards the first pews of the rear) in which one may make a donation for the
upkeep of the church. Also where there are candles to be lit in front of saints
there is another dropbox for the odd coin that they charge.
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| an old-fashioned coin box to pay for your voltive |
Well, on one of my day trips to a big city in Northern
Switzerland I popped into a church, only to find that they were advertising “disco
nights” once a month (ok not a “proper” catholic church but a reformed church
in a former cathedral, but also had installed a machine to the rear of the
church for credit card payments.
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| the modern coin box |
Where is the charm? I agree that some things probably need
to be modernized, but seriously a credit card machine for church donations?
I will not visit that church again.
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