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Hi Don, The Wren Chapel is not "just another room". It is a Chapel for people of all faiths
“Consecration”, is the dedication of the building to God – not to the Protestant Church.
A Church or Chapel does not need to be unconsecrated unless the walls are mostly or entirely destroyed, expanded or if it is re-dedicated to a purely secular use. Nothing has been destroyed, not even the cross. The Wren Chapel is not primarily being used for secular use.
The Episcopal Church has a long history of providing Chapels of Ease”, Seafarers’ Chapels, hospital chapels and the like. If we really intend for people of all faiths to use these facilities, I don’t see the harm in making them user-friendly and available. Certainly a tax- supported institution must open for all faiths. It’s the law.
Langdon Hagen-Long
"Donald W. Moore" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
If the Wren Chapel was ever consecrated at some point in the past by
Anglican (colonial period) or Episcopalian (post-colonial period)
clergy, and if the "chapel" is now to be considered just another
room, then it should be officially unconsecrated.
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Donald W. Moore
Virginia Beach, Virginia
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