George Washington was a man of many, many talents, not the least of which was a charm that could enthrall an entire room into which he entered. He was 6’4″, considered a “giant” in his day and “stood straighter than an Indian.” There was a stately quality about him that was difficult to deny. He was self-educated and was considered to be one of the most eloquent writers of the day.
Washington never had his own children, but adopted and raised his wife Martha’s children from her marriage to Daniel Parke Custis. The holdings of his estate on his death were transferred into her name and she inherited one of the largest in Virginia at that time at the age of 25. When Washington married Martha, with his and her combined holdings, they were one of the richest couples in the Commonwealth. Along with that wealth was a multitude of slaves (100), most of whom worked on the tobacco plantations of the Custis estate.
Upon his death, George Washington decreed in his will that all of his slaves, including the bulk of whom were originally willed to his wife through her first husband, were to be freed at the age of 25, providing that they be taught to read, write and have a trade with which to make a living. Those that were already older were freed. This was nearly 70 years before the Emancipation Proclamation by Abraham Lincoln.
Because of the fact that he was a slaveholder, parishioners in the Christ Church of Alexandria, where George, his wife and their children attended every Sunday, are demanding that a plaque commemorating where they sat in the pews be removed because it makes them feel “unsafe!”
Turn to the next page to read about this colossally stupid and sadly staged protest that seeks to snatch away the last vestiges of patriotic spirit and Godly virtue in the nation, replacing it with political correctness at its very worst!
This disgusts me. This is a case of a pastor being a social justice warrior instead of being a pastor. Don’t get caught up in the garbage! Also there is no excuse for defacing and vandalizing a historical artifact!
Sickening HITLERS LEGACY LIVES
Your precious Clinton will answer for her crimes.
Disgusting
Sad and ridiculous
F**K YOU BACK$#%&!@*HOLE
That’s BS
This is disgraceful !! DONE
by A-HOLES !!
That’s ridiculous
The Episcopal Church USA — along with other liberal denominations — found a new “gospel” in the long-overdue Civil Rights Movement of the 1960’s. Instead of desiring to please their LORD above all and seeking to follow His Commandments in going into all the world to share the Good News of Christ’s saving and atoning Sacrifice for the sins of mankind — these errant groups banded together to promote the dignity and equality of all peoples. Now certainly, the Golden Rule would harness those values — Do unto others as you would they do unto you, but what is avoided is the fundamental: Is the Cross necessary for salvation of our souls?
What happened in masterminding the shift to Civil Rights as Christ’s mandate to the church was the acceptance of the STATE as the final arbitrar of all things relating to marriage, family, sexuality and gender — not the Holy Word of GOD.
Following the pattern of Leftist agenda and the Church is right in the forefront — tearing down statues that offend snowflakes, using correct pronouns for transgenders, and other mighty issues of the day — as their “witness”. I’m afraid, GOD has walked away, having little in common with their rubrics and liturgy — which “has a FORM of godliness — but denies the POWER thereof.”