Ring my bell no more
Pastor Harm Schilder of the Heilige Margarita Maria church parish in Tilburg was fined 5,000 big ones (euro) today and already another 5,000 big ones last Friday because his bell rings too loud. Too loud means 80 decibels instead of 70 decibels, which in laymen’s terms is the difference between a car and a noisy factory. Nevertheless, when the bell hits you very early at 7:15 am, I can imagine it’s loud.
The pastor was told by his boss the bishop not to ring the bell until they get the volume fixed. Stay tuned until next Friday.
(Link: Omroep Brabant)
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