Restricted Stained Glass Windows enter the Monument Debate...Remove Confederate symbols from Episcopal Churches

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This the second time I know of where stained glass windows were removed because of Confederate symbols... The first was the at the National Catherial and later at the Christ Church Catherial, Cincinnati, Ohio...

The Episcopal Churches struggle with Confederate symbols...


A year after Charlottesville: Confederate symbols wear out welcome at Ohio cathedral

Images honoring Confederate generals Robert E. Lee and Leonidas Polk have been removed from a Cincinnati cathedral.

The journey to this decision started one year ago for Christ Church Cathedral following a sermon by Dean Gail Greenwell. From her pulpit, she challenged the cathedral’s vestry to consider what to do with the memorials – a plaque honoring Episcopal bishop and Confederate Gen. Leonidas Polk and a stained glass pane honoring Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee – and to review what might be missing from the church.


Video...
https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/l...ar-out-welcome-at-ohio-cathedral/95-582469557

Note... Window scene Ohio...
Robert E. Lee, the Confederate general, is depicted as receiving a blessing from Virginia Bishop William Meade in this stained-glass window at Christ Church Cathedral, Cincinnati, Ohio.

Note... The Washington window was completely removed...

Washington National Cathedral in the nation’s capital is deliberating over whether to remove its stained-glass windows honoring Confederate generals Lee and Stonewall Jackson. Depictions of the Confederate battle flag already have been removed from the windows.

Note:
This church has stained glass windows honoring Lee and Davis...

Attempts by congregations to bridge such a divide can be painful, but the process also can be healing. St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Richmond, Virginia, is a case study.

St. Paul’s, located in the former Confederate capital, was once known as the “Cathedral of the Confederacy.” Lee worshiped there, and Confederate President Jefferson Davis was a member. Until recently, a plaque hung on a wall in the church honoring Davis and featuring the Confederate battle flag.


Note... The Episcopal Church has deep roots in Confederate history... link to more about the churches troubles...

https://www.episcopalchurch.org/lib...ve-confederate-symbols-episcopal-institutions
 
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