Abolish the National Cathedral

On its face, the idea of a national cathedral is anathema to our constitutional republic—”Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion.” 

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Yet the Washington National Cathedral, an active member of the Episcopal Church, gives the appearance of a state-sponsored religion—a liberal, non-orthodox religion. From the church’s website: 

The idea for a sacred home for all Americans in the nation’s capital is as old as the country itself. Pierre L’Enfant’s original design for the new capital city included a “great church for national purposes,” an idea that sat idle until a congressional charter authorized a cathedral dedicated to religion, education and charity, in 1893. Construction began in 1907, when President Theodore Roosevelt helped lay the foundation stone. Through world wars, the

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