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November 25, 2015
Final supporters
The Lee and Jackson windows in the Washington National Cathedral are in grave danger of being removed. Please sign this petition at the bottom of the page, asking to leave these windows where they are. Consider the fact that the Lee and Jackson windows are a memorial to our confederate ancestors. It was deeply troubling to learn that the Dean of the Cathedral is attempting to remove them. Contrary to a statement made by Dean Hall, seeing these windows in their present location gives many of us a great feeling of reconciliation. They send a message that people with a confederate heritage are welcome in the National Cathedral and in Washington D.C. The windows also show respect and dignity to a defeated people. It sends a message that we are one country, and even our ancestors who rebelled against the union have a welcome place here, and by extension their descendants. The cathedral proudly gives a place of honor to Abraham Lincoln and those who have served in multiple wars through its many stained glass windows, needle points and, statues. Dean Hall has these words printed on the cathedrals webpage “It's time to remove stained glass windows that honor confederate history.” We believe however, that those who served on both sides of the American Civil War loved their country and should continue to be given a place of honor. While we support the preservation of these windows, we are opposed to the injustices of slavery, racism and discrimination.
The land that the cathedral sits on was set aside by George Washington for a national church. Then in 1893 Congress gave The Episcopal Church a charter to build a cathedral that “First, shall be a house of prayer for all people.” And so the cathedral came to be. Reverend Hall also described the cathedral as having a shared vision of America. How can the cathedral have a shared vision of America while not telling the side of the story as seen through the eyes of those in the Confederacy? How can the cathedral adhere to its charter as a house of prayer for ALL people while stripping the ancestors of those with a southern heritage of their pride and honor?
Please sign this petition, and ask your friends, family and, others that you may know to do so as well. Also would you please ask your local Episcopal priest to help in any way that they can.
Many thanks,
P.S. Please email the Cathedral at [email protected] and politley let them know that you would like these windows to stay in place.
Updates
Reached 1,000 supporters
September 4, 2015
Reached 100 supporters
August 9, 2015
August 7, 2015
We are approaching one hundred signatures. Keep pushing so we hit this goal today.
553 Comments
Taking out the windows in the National Cathedral would be an act of defiance against the ancestors of a defeated people, who wish only to be reconciled to a country that has meant so much to them. Don't leave these patriots with a bitter taste in their mouths.
Why should anyone remove these windows when after the war General Lee knelt by a black man who was receiving communion. Historical evidence shows he wanted to put the war behind and reconcile. Why take his reconciliation away from him.
No boy from either side of the line must ever stand in this great gathering of soldiers and wonder at the absence of a Southern hero. One must be there lest the question be: were the men who wore the Gray really patriots; did they fight for their country?
these windows need to stay where and as they are..they are a reminder of 2 great men..who once had a day recognizing them ..but now it no longer matters to some..but it does matter to me..i live in Danville, Va.have for all my 61 years on this earth...
Please remember it was the post war actions of General Lee that did much to heal our land. The PC crowd who wish to subject us southern cleansing should remember President Eisenhower referred to Lee as one of our greatest Americans.
Without the historical record we are condemned to repeat the failings of our ancestors keep the windows and embrace our past, so that it may save as a reminder for all of us
Stop Destroying history and art! We are better than this!
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The windows are staying. Your support kept this history in its place.
November 25, 2015
Final supporters
The Lee and Jackson windows in the Washington National Cathedral are in grave danger of being removed. Please sign this petition at the bottom of the page, asking to leave these windows where they are. Consider the fact that the Lee and Jackson windows are a memorial to our confederate ancestors. It was deeply troubling to learn that the Dean of the Cathedral is attempting to remove them. Contrary to a statement made by Dean Hall, seeing these windows in their present location gives many of us a great feeling of reconciliation. They send a message that people with a confederate heritage are welcome in the National Cathedral and in Washington D.C. The windows also show respect and dignity to a defeated people. It sends a message that we are one country, and even our ancestors who rebelled against the union have a welcome place here, and by extension their descendants. The cathedral proudly gives a place of honor to Abraham Lincoln and those who have served in multiple wars through its many stained glass windows, needle points and, statues. Dean Hall has these words printed on the cathedrals webpage “It's time to remove stained glass windows that honor confederate history.” We believe however, that those who served on both sides of the American Civil War loved their country and should continue to be given a place of honor. While we support the preservation of these windows, we are opposed to the injustices of slavery, racism and discrimination.
The land that the cathedral sits on was set aside by George Washington for a national church. Then in 1893 Congress gave The Episcopal Church a charter to build a cathedral that “First, shall be a house of prayer for all people.” And so the cathedral came to be. Reverend Hall also described the cathedral as having a shared vision of America. How can the cathedral have a shared vision of America while not telling the side of the story as seen through the eyes of those in the Confederacy? How can the cathedral adhere to its charter as a house of prayer for ALL people while stripping the ancestors of those with a southern heritage of their pride and honor?
Please sign this petition, and ask your friends, family and, others that you may know to do so as well. Also would you please ask your local Episcopal priest to help in any way that they can.
Many thanks,
P.S. Please email the Cathedral at [email protected] and politley let them know that you would like these windows to stay in place.
Updates
Reached 1,000 supporters
September 4, 2015
Reached 100 supporters
August 9, 2015
August 7, 2015
We are approaching one hundred signatures. Keep pushing so we hit this goal today.
553 Comments
By act of Congress, Confederate Veterans were designated American Veterans with the same rights and privileges as U. S. Veterans. Removing the windows will dishonor two very Christian men and through them dishonor all U. S. Veterans.
Taking out the windows in the National Cathedral would be an act of defiance against the ancestors of a defeated people, who wish only to be reconciled to a country that has meant so much to them. Don't leave these patriots with a bitter taste in their mouths.
Why should anyone remove these windows when after the war General Lee knelt by a black man who was receiving communion. Historical evidence shows he wanted to put the war behind and reconcile. Why take his reconciliation away from him.
No boy from either side of the line must ever stand in this great gathering of soldiers and wonder at the absence of a Southern hero. One must be there lest the question be: were the men who wore the Gray really patriots; did they fight for their country?
these windows need to stay where and as they are..they are a reminder of 2 great men..who once had a day recognizing them ..but now it no longer matters to some..but it does matter to me..i live in Danville, Va.have for all my 61 years on this earth...
Please remember it was the post war actions of General Lee that did much to heal our land. The PC crowd who wish to subject us southern cleansing should remember President Eisenhower referred to Lee as one of our greatest Americans.
Without the historical record we are condemned to repeat the failings of our ancestors keep the windows and embrace our past, so that it may save as a reminder for all of us
Stop Destroying history and art! We are better than this!
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By act of Congress, Confederate Veterans were designated American Veterans with the same rights and privileges as U. S. Veterans. Removing the windows will dishonor two very Christian men and through them dishonor all U. S. Veterans.