Though raised as an Episcopalian, I have stayed away from churches and organized religion for all of my adult life. The unhappiness over the decrossing of Wren Chapel reminds me of the much more violent and destructive "stripping of the altars" that marked the 16th-century installation of the Church of England. Anglicanism took hold amidst the looted, defaced ruins of the churches, chapels, abbeys, and monasteries that had sustained a lively and vigorous Catholic faith in England. See Eamon Duffy's book The Stripping of the Altars for details. Doug Deal To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html