The National Cathedral Takes On White Supremacy
A storied institution of Western Christianity corrects a long-festering racist wrong.
The National Cathedral in Washington D.C., one of the most high-profile churches in the world and America, recently replaced two stained glass windows. The two windows were gifted to the church in 1953 by the Daughters of the Confederacy. One window was a tribute to General Robert E. Lee, and the other to General Thomas ‘Stonewall’ Jackson. Both windows were an attempt at historical revisionism and to make these men heroes. The windows each also included an image of the Confederate flag.
For years, the windows were there in the church. Most people barely noticed. But African Americans who worshipped at the majestic house of the Episcopal Church noticed. Eventually, one of the church's senior leaders, Dean Gary Hall, called the windows into question, and a process began. A task force was formed, and decisions were made about removing and replacing the windows.
The dirty deed of the Daughters of the Confederacy, part of their wicked “Lost Cause” agenda, would finally be uprooted. The “Lost Cause” has been described as a “pseudo-historical,” but mostly, it is an ideology that is a racist lie. Generals Lee and Jackson were/are not heroes. The South’s case was evil. Lee…
