For whom the bell tolls

Don't ask for whom the bell tolls in Pittsford, NY . . . they don't toll after 11pm?

N.Y. town at odds over church bells
From UPI



Residents of Pittsford, N.Y., appear split regarding the decision to quiet a local church's bells during late night hours, church officials say.

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Pittsford village board member Trip Pierson said church officials should have obtained feedback from residents on the matter before making their final decision.

"The church bells are a fabric of this community that has been here for more than 150 years without a problem," Pierson told the Democrat and Chronicle. "If you don't like the background noise coming from the trains, it's not like you can keep them from coming."

Posted on December 31, 2009 11:30 AM | |
Comments (1)

Who was there first? The church bells or the residents? The historian in me regrets the silencing of the church bells, a tradition ever since Christians started building churches with bells in the year dot. The pragmatic side of me says that one can't move into a place and afterwards demand that the place be changed to suit one's convenience.

Posted by SisterGloriamarie [TypeKey Profile Page] | December 31, 2009 1:38 PM

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