One is glad the siege of the Church of the Nativity is over. But one is also sad at the state the shrine was left in. Isn't it funny how houses of worship are always the first places terrorists choose to hide in? Be it the Golden Temple in 1984 or Mosques in present-day Kashmir - the concept of sanctuary for terrorists and armed men being the House of God seems so repugnant to me somehow. I hope the clean-up of the Church goes well and speedy.