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Cebu_4_2
28th October 2017, 09:41 AM
George Washington's Church Says Plaque Honoring First President Must Come Down

Leaders at the church that George Washington attended decided that a plaque honoring the first president of the United States must be removed.

Christ Church in Alexandria, Virginia will take down a memorial marking the pew where Washington sat with his family, saying it is not acceptable to all worshipers.

“The plaques in our sanctuary make some in our presence feel unsafe or unwelcome," leaders said, a reference to the fact that Washington was a slaveholder.

"Some visitors and guests who worship with us choose not to return because they receive an unintended message from the prominent presence of the plaques.”

"Many in our congregation feel a strong need for the church to stand clearly on the side of 'all are welcome- no exceptions,'" they concluded.
A memorial to Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee will also come down.

The decision comes in the wake of renewed controversy over whether statues honoring Civil War figures should be no longer honored. The debate broke out again over the summer after a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia killed one and injured others.

President Trump expressed concern that the censoring of Confederate generals would lead to dishonoring Thomas Jefferson and George Washington as well.

woodman
28th October 2017, 10:07 AM
It won't be long now.

Dogman
28th October 2017, 10:26 AM
Heard the same sentiments at least 20 years ago, still waiting..

Horn
28th October 2017, 10:34 AM
Blacks were never slaves is all that will be remembered.

Neuro
28th October 2017, 11:29 AM
Blacks were never slaves is all that will be remembered.
America was discovered in 1865 by the democrat Abraham Lincoln. ;D