I recall reading that the cross itself wasn't a fixture of the chapel
till relatively recently. I'm not sure where I stand on this. A
chapel is a chapel, isn't it? It's not a temple or an ashram. So why
the harm in a cross, and remove it for non-Christian functions. Sure,
nobody wants to offend non-Christians, but in the process let's not
offend Christians, either. What I find tiresome is someone new to a
position, and they don't want to ask around, they don't want to get
the lay of the land [so to speak], no, the first thing they want to
do is make their mark on their new environs, stamp it with their
attitudes and beliefs. It happens a lot. I believe you are hired to
run "Such and So Institution", not to promulgate Mr. So and So's
beliefs.
my 2 cents,
Nancy
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I was never lost, but I was bewildered once for three days.
--Daniel Boone
On Feb 19, 2007, at 4:06 PM, Joan Brooks wrote:
> This is outrageous!!!!! Is there no end to the stupid things done
> in the name of political correctness? And, in this case, done by
> an "educator and role model" to a chapel of the Christian faith.
> Where did he get his degree---The University of Moscow?
>
> Joan Logan Brooks, BA cum laude, MA, MEd
> a Southside Virginian through 11 proven generations
>
>
> Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2007 10:54:43 -0500
> From: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Wren Cross
>
> Here's something that could make for a lively discussion for the List:
> Anyone want to comment on the removal of the cross from the Wren
> Chapel?
> The new president of William & Mary snuck into the chapel last Fall
> and, all
> by himself, decided to remove the cross from the chapel in order to
> make the
> chapel (not a multi-purpose facility, but a chapel) more diversity-
> friendly.
> He did this all on his own without consulting with anyone.
> It has caused quite a stir in these parts.
>
> Seriously, friends . . . It's a good thing we 21st-century
> intellectuals monitor this list-serve . . . just to help keep the
> story straight . . . so to speak.
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