Removal of Confederate Monuments

[Darrell]

On my maternal family's side, we have been Episcopalians for over 200 years. I was the organist at our home church for 28 years, starting at age 12 - and did it for free. The National Cathedral is (in reality) an Episcopal church, and millions of dollars have been given by faithful Episcopalians over the years for its construction and then its ongoing repair of earthquake damage.

The Cathedral can compete in architecture and beauty with many of the fine and ancient cathedrals of Europe. Those windows and the many others in the building are magnificent. Their removal smacks of the desecrations being done in the Middle East by our "religious enemies." Have we become a nation of hypocrites? As of today, I have become non-denominational and am withdrawing support from my ancestral, religious roots.

It seems almost sacrilegious for the National Cathedral to remove the Lee and Jackson windows, particularly since Lee was a devout Episcopalian and Jackson was baptized as one (later becoming a Presbyterian).