Inspired by God, Made in a Factory?

You know when you hear that a church is centuries and centuries old in the tourist booklets? If you're like me, you probably assume that means the whole church, including the shiny little tops. Guess what? It appears they're actually as recyclable as that beer can you're starting your weekend with tonight.

Doing the pre-pub church crawl in Kiev, I stumbled upon an improperly closed gate and trespassed into the patio to see something that nearly blew my mind. Tucked away in the back was row after row of these church tower crowns. So either the original church builders had the foresight to make a hundred of these scared tops many centuries ago or they're pumping these babies out in some factory. I guess you got to make sure your cathedral has the right amount of bling to keep the tourists a-comin'.

I just wonder how and when they swap these babies out. I'm guessing they don't want a bunch of tourists snapping pics, so some underpaid carpenter does the dirty deed late at night when no one is looking. I guess that's what you get for following in Jesus' career path. Maybe you're not saving the world, but at least you're saving domes that have no doubt been pummeled by bird droppings day after day. Look at how these babies shine! It's a perfect target for those sharp-eyed avian aviators.

Still, I must admit (with apologies to your Excellency), better to have droppings on your church domes than my dome!

Maybe I'm naïve, but I guess I thought these were original tops that someone occasionally scrubbed down with ArmorAll. Little did I know these shiny tops were actually inspired by God but probably made in some factory.