William and Mary Bans Cross From College Chapel

One of the oldest universities in America, the College of William and Mary, has banned the Cross from its Chapel as a permanent fixture. The new rule states that the Cross will be available only for those who specifically request it.

This strange turn of events was implemented, according to the College President, in order to make the chapel more 'welcoming.' He further stated that he did not wish to discourage the use of the chapel by those who may find the Cross 'offensive.'

In this latest example of political correctness gone nuts, William and Mary has broken a tradition that dates back to its founding in 1693. Since that time the Cross has been a permanent fixture in the chapel that was originally uniquely Christian.

The move has created a furor of unrest among most students and alums. There is even a website dedicated to the cause of restoring the Cross to its rightful place--a website that was started by a college alumnus.

One can only hope that this group prevails. The 'restore the Wren Cross' group also has a petition that contains 5000 names of alums who demand that the College return the Cross to the chapel. There was only ONE letter of complaint about the Cross in all the years the college has stood, and even then the letter stated that the person was 'uncomfortable' with it. No demands were made that it be removed.

The growing assault on Christianity in western society is alarming and appalling. In an era in which Muslims can shut down a Mozart opera in Germany, demand that a Democrat Congressman be allowed to take his oath of office on the Quo'ran, and other such nonsense, it is very interesting that Christianity somehow is the one that must live with the abuse, the scorn, the ridicule, and the outright bigotry of modern collectivists and politically correct numbskulls.

In the movies and on TV Christians are regularly portrayed as emotionally unstable, Bible-thumping, and abusive ogres. But let an Australian novelist submit a manuscript of a novel in which his villain is a Muslim, and the publisher insists that the book not be published.

Nonia Garwish was recently prevented from fulfilling a speaking engagement at an American college campus because a few vocal Muslims complained, in spite of the fact that they are in a distinct minority. Yet on these same college campuses other speakers are allowed to spout some of the most vitriolic, hate-filled garbage one can imagine toward the United States of America.

The Trustees of the College of William and Mary should fire the President and anyone else in the administration that implemented this lame-brained scheme to rid a CHAPEL of the Cross. And if they refuse to do so, then they are just as lame-brained as the ones who conceived of this affront to Christianity.

The time has come when this MUST not be tolerated in American society, period.