Religion in Latin America 2014

[Okay, maybe Mike Johnson is a competent parliamentarian.]

In fact, they built a new Temple of Salomón in Brasiú:

That seems...heretical, somehow, or at least in poor theological taste. It's also ugly as, well, sin.

[Okay, maybe Mike Johnson is a competent parliamentarian.]

What is with 'modern religious movements' (I'm using a nice PC term ) and utterly pretentious architecture?

"Pretentious" is very much not the word I'd use to describe that sort of architecture.

Does 'vulgar' (very much as opposed to 'vernacular') come to mind for you? Because it does for me.

[Okay, maybe Mike Johnson is a competent parliamentarian.]

Nobody is forcing you to associate with any church in Latin America. I also don't think you really understand that MaxQue is talking about Latin America within a Latin American context, and seemingly also about large masses of Latin American people rather than institutional leadership.