When the news first broke that the National Cathedral in Washington DC was damaged by the famous earthquake that hit the region last summer, I had two thoughts: 1) They are probably including on the list of needed repairs things that were already extant before the quake and 2) They are probably going to ask for government money to fix this.<\/p>\n
But then I looked into the current news reports and found out that the National Cathedral has always been privately funded. I did not accept that as, shall we say, gospel, but I stopped worried about it, and then went on with other things.<\/p>\n
But then I ran into this:
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Yesterday Washington Mayor Vincent Gray indicated that he plans to ask the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for $15 million to repair damage to the cathedral incurred during the Aug. 23 earthquake that struck the East Coast.<\/p>\n
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As a person interested in historic preservation, I’m not sure I’m opposed to all forms of government money being spent on repair and conservation that happens to be church related. That does not mean that I support THIS request. This seems like a request for special funding, which I would oppose. I would support, rather, the distribution of some competitive grant money to historic preservation of some religious sites if they are “listed” (on the National Register). But this is not that. <\/p>\n
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When the news first broke that the National Cathedral in Washington DC was damaged by the famous earthquake that hit the region last summer, I had two thoughts: 1) They are probably including on the list of needed repairs things that were already extant before the quake and 2) They are probably going to ask … Continue reading Should the National Cathedral get Government Funding?<\/span>