What a huge religious monument reveals about Britain
It will dwarf the Angel of the North, another big roadside sculpture
IN ABOUT TWO years’ time, drivers on the M6 motorway will see something new. A giant 51m-high Möbius strip, illuminated at night, will rise just east of Birmingham, in the green belt. Known as the Eternal Wall of Answered Prayer, it is supposed to spark questions about faith—some of which will be answered in an attached visitor centre. Those who see it might ask another question. In a country that is fast becoming less religious and where building on green-belt land is extremely difficult, how did this happen?
This article appeared in the Britain section of the print edition under the headline “For God’s sake”
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