Wacky Wednesday--We shouldn’t build church buildings

Note: Before reading the following arguments, please understand that they are not what I believe. On Wednesdays, I deliberately argue for wrong ideas, challenging my listeners to call and defend the obvious right answer, which is usually far harder than one would expect. This is a summary of what Wacky Andrew will be arguing, not a representation of what real Andrew believes.

~We are the temple of the Holy Spirit now.
~That money could certainly go to more Scriptural uses: widows, orphans, the poor, community outreach, and community service.
~Single-use facilities go unused most days of the week.
~Didn’t Jesus pretty much condemn the temple? And God finished this off by having it destroyed in 70 AD.
~Wherever two or three are gathered together in my name, there I am among them.
~Just as most people waste their money on the home they live in, most churches waste their money on a church building, especially including interest payments if there is a mortgage.
~Growth of congregations in any area is historically in an inverse relationship to the emphasis on church buildings in that area.
~Jesus told His disciples to not take any provisions with them on their missionary journeys.