March 16, 2007
Cross Regains Presence in Chapel
A brass cross that was removed from the College of William and Mary's Wren Chapel will be returned — in a glass case.
The removal of the 18-inch cross in October led to protests, an online petition, and the loss of at least one sizable gift to the public university.
William and Mary's president, Gene R. Nichol, had the cross taken off permanent display in order to make the chapel welcoming to students of different faiths. The cross was stored in a sacristy and
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