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Title: College removes cross – from chapel!
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URL Source: http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=52646
Published: Oct 27, 2006
Author: Staff
Post Date: 2006-10-27 12:39:53 by bluegrass
Ping List: *New History*
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The cross from the altar area of the chapel at the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Va., has been removed to ensure the space is seen as a nondenominational area, explains Melissa Engimann, assistant director for Historic Campus. "In order to make the Wren Chapel less of a faith-specific space, and to make it more welcoming to students, faculty, staff and visitors of all faiths, the cross has been removed from the altar area," Engimann announced in an e-mail to staff. The cross will be returned to the altar for those who wish to use it for events, services or private prayer. The cross was in place because of the college's former association with the Anglican Church. Though the college is now nondenominational and became publicly supported in 1906, the room will still be considered a chapel, college officials said.
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#1. To: bluegrass (#0)
This is kind of a private matter - it's not like this came from a court order, etc. So it really is non of our business.
The chapel is part of the Wren Building, the oldest academic building in America. It's had a cross in it since the chapel was added in 1732. This is akin to what the Bolsheviks did to Russian religious history during their tyranny.
It's a private matter - none of my business or yours.
I live in Virginia. W&M is a "public" school. It's my biz.
Then the cross should be removed since the state should not fund a religous specific chapel.
By that reasoning, the publicly funded 'Holocaust' Museum in DC should have all of the six-pointed stars removed. The larger issue is that the State has no business supporting universities.
A) I am against the existence of the Holocaust musuem in America - if it should exist anywhere it should be in Berlin/Europe. With that said: B) The Star of David was used as a identifying symbol by the Nazis so you could not have it removed from a museum that touches on the subject. C) Was not the schismatic and heretical Anglican church founded by an overweight serial killer?
It's a symbol of the Jewish faith. It doesn't belong in a publicly funded building by Jewish reasoning. Was not the schismatic and heretical Anglican church founded by an overweight serial killer? No idea. The cross is the symbol of Christianity, not the Anglican church.
It's a symbol of the Zionist faith..
You and I know that. The world associates it with Judaism.
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#3. To: Destro, bluedogtxn (#1)
#7. To: bluegrass, bluedogtxn (#3)
The chapel is part of the Wren Building, the oldest academic building in America. It's had a cross in it since the chapel was added in 1732.
#8. To: Destro (#7)
It's a private matter - none of my business or yours.
#9. To: bluegrass (#8)
I live in Virginia. W&M is a "public" school.
#10. To: Destro (#9)
#11. To: bluegrass (#10)
By that reasoning, the publicly funded 'Holocaust' Museum in DC should have all of the six-pointed stars removed.
#12. To: Destro (#11)
The Star of David was used as a identifying symbol by the Nazis so you could not have it removed from a museum that touches on the subject.
#13. To: bluegrass (#12)
It's a symbol of the Jewish faith
#15. To: Lady X (#13)
It's a symbol of the Zionist faith..
#18. To: bluegrass, Lady X (#15)
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The world associates [The Star of David] with Judaism.
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