[Magdalen] Whoops. We've got the Southern slavers' battle flag in the National Cathedral.

James Oppenheimer-Crawford oppenheimerjw at gmail.com
Tue Jun 30 05:47:13 UTC 2015


The dean of the National Cathedral is pointing out that the confederate
battle flag is displayed in the stained glass windows, along with
depictions of generals Lee and Jackson.

He suggests that these all need to go, and I think he may be correct.

Folks will say it's a history lesson, which is puzzling, but that's what
they seem to think.

The history claim is BS, in my opinion. Do we really want to support and
honor the symbol of a view which was all about slavery anyway?  I'm not so
sure that's a good thing for our National Cathedral.

But don't listen to me. Make up your own mind. Read all about it:

http://tinyurl.com/npazuqq

However, it would probably be a good idea to discuss the matter.

James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
*“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved,
except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy


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