A beautiful old church building in Québec was put up for sale by its founding denomination many years ago. For some time, it has been rented out to people who used this old cathedral, with its cavernous ceilings, crumbling paint, and fabulous acoustics, as a used book and rummage sale. Most recently, a controversial decision was made to tear down what was once a stunning edifice. I was talking with a reporter, and he asked me what I thought about the “destruction of the church.” I said, “As sad as it is that this beautiful building is being lost, the…