Zurich - Day One

I have much to say about my first daz in Zurich. The most memorable element involved our visit to an almost empty worship service at the state church of Switzerland. There were maybe 40 people in this amazing building and none of them were under age 50. Not one child within a block of the church. And it is not hard to understand why. The service was completely emotionless. An hour intellectual treatise sprinkled with occasional stanzas of a hymn accompanied by a beautiful pipe organ. I would not attend either. Apparently this is the common condition of churches across Europe. In 20 years these churches will be museums.

What makes this especially interesting to me is that I am currently in the middle of reading American Theocracy. I will have much more to say about this tonight, but for now I must run and catch my bus (the Swiss hate tardiness!)

For photos of day one, check here...