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    National Cathedral Is Removing Stained-Glass Windows Honoring Confederate Leaders

    "Are these windows, installed in 1953, an appropriate part of the sacred fabric of a spiritual home for the nation?" The answer, the cathedral's leadership decided Tuesday, is no.
    by Bill Chappell Sep 06, 2017 2 minutes
    The Washington National Cathedral decided to remove the Confederate battle flag from its windows last year. Its leaders decided this week to take down stained-glass windows portraying Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson.

    Two stained-glass windows honoring Confederate Gens. Robert E. Lee and Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson at the Washington National Cathedral will be removed immediately, the cathedral says.

    The facility's leadership says the decision came after long deliberations on an important question: "Are these windows, installed in 1953, an appropriate

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