It does seem so, yes [your last line]. "Do as I say, not as I do"? I think in general and on too many issues these days, people are just too thin-skinned. Perhaps it is a sign of affluence; I imagine people who are having to struggle and dig and labor to put food on the table and a roof over their heads are too busy to perceive such 'insults.' I can see the many points on this that have been posted here, but it still bothers me that it was built as a Christian chapel. Historically, like it or not, that's what it was and has been. So by removing the cross you are not making any old building more 'friendly' to others [and I have to question why the mere presence of a Christian symbol should be considered 'unfriendly'- I would say that is more in the mind of the beholder], you are altering a facet of the history of the chapel. Nancy ------- I was never lost, but I was bewildered once for three days. --Daniel Boone On Feb 26, 2007, at 6:42 AM, Jim Thomson wrote: > And not just crabby, Sunshine. > > As a Catholic veteran I have often worshiped in places that were > government > supported and were also shared with others. Of course, along with > Baptists, > Methodists and others the Catholic Church was illegal in Virginia > during > colonial times, and even now is a minority religion here. But we > worshiped > in chapels which displayed both the papal and Protestant flags, and > chapel > spaces also occasionally displayed the star of David as well. > > We simply considered it a sign of respect for our colleagues who were > respectfully faithful to other religious organizations and took no > offense. > > With that background I have to wonder about the 'tolerance' being > shown by > those who complain about the mere passive display of a cross. As > though > their God cannot tolerate them worshiping or even existing while > such a > symbol exists. How can anyone who demands the removal of the cross > claim to > be doing that in the name of tolerance? Isn't that request itself > intolerant and disrespectful of others? > > To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the > instructions > at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html