1.   Beneath the cross is a pink marble altar cut in the shape of a triangle, forming the well-known symbol of homosexuality.

2.   Behind the bulb, the white enameled box of the fixture gleams like an upended marble altar.

3.   The marble altar and statues of the Virgin Mary and Jesus Christ survived the flames.

4.   The pastors wear robes and Piazza speaks from a pink marble altar shaped as a triangle.

5.   The Rev. Bruce Rahtjen turned from the front of the marble altar and motioned toward a painted-glass window on the second floor.

6.   The mahogany casket, set before the ornate marble altar under a golden dome, remained closed.