The Architecture of the Mega-Church

I didn't know whether to laugh or weep at this article and slideshow about mega-churches. Apart from the monstrosities in the photographs, consider these quotations from the article:

"The desire of congregations to make their place of worship a part of everyday life rather than a place apart is admirable, and one can sympathize with the wish to avoid the traditional ecclesiastical symbols that have been pretty much co-opted by mainstream religions."

"It doesn't look like a place of worship, but what does it look like? A performing-arts center, a community college, a corporate headquarters?"

"Paul Goldberger once observed, 'The Gothic cathedral was designed to inspire awe and thoughts of transcendence. Megachurches celebrate comfort, ease and the very idea of contemporary suburban life.' "

"[M]ost contemporary megachurches are resolutely secular in design."

"The arena seating, the mainstream decor, the profusion of lighting and television broadcasting equipment, as well as the surrounding lobbies and vestibules, are distinctly secular. If you can't beat 'em, join 'em."

"[T]he abstract forms and louvered windows make this graceless building look more like a power plant than a cathedral."

Can you think of a better example to illustrate the identity crisis in which mainstream Christianity has floundered? The Christian mind and the culture it produces are AWOL.