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It used to be THE church for the College. Services were held there (even when I was there). practically and historically it is/was a church.

But it's not anymore..... not according to the article.

To say "it's not a church" is frankly denying reality.

"...the College is now public and nondenominational..."

It's not a church.

Jorge, are you an alumnus of the College of William and Mary?

Do you have any idea of the history of that building?

IF you have ever set foot inside the chapel at the Wren building (homecoming is this weekend by the way) you would see that it is unmistakeably a Protestant church. They still have , periodically, Christian church services in it. But this is all moot anyway. The real argument is about the College's decision to remove a Christian symbol under the guise of not offending other religions.

Sr. Christopher Wren, for whom the building is named, was a famous architect of Christian cathedrals -- St. Paul's if I recall correctly. The College of William and Mary in Virginia (commissioned by King William Stuart) was most decidedly a Church-of-England-based institution at the time. ALL OVER the oldest buildings on campus and in Williamsburg there are Christian symbols and references.

Would you support removing the Star of David from an ancient synagogue in the Middle East just so Arabs would "not be offended"? Perhaps you would. The problem here is that so much of the world suddenly finds Christian symbols and the faith itself 'offensive', when in reality it is just folks being intolerant bigots against Christianity.

No genuine Christian cares if a synagogue has the star of David, or a mosque has the Koran etc etc. Why must a historical church (called a chapel cuz it's small) have it's Christian symbols removed so that people of other faiths won't take offense? (REM: when you are in the W&M chapel, it's architecture is OBVIOUSLY that of a colonial-period church. must they also change the architecture so as not to offend??) The presence of another religion does NOT preclude you from practicing your own, unless you choose to make it an issue.

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