{"id":2497580,"date":"2025-10-10T15:09:01","date_gmt":"2025-10-10T19:09:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/church-of-england-allows-marginalized-communities-to-cover-historic-canterbury-cathedral-in-grotesque-graffiti\/"},"modified":"2025-10-10T15:13:18","modified_gmt":"2025-10-10T19:13:18","slug":"church-of-england-allows-marginalized-communities-to-cover-historic-canterbury-cathedral-in-grotesque-graffiti","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/church-of-england-allows-marginalized-communities-to-cover-historic-canterbury-cathedral-in-grotesque-graffiti\/","title":{"rendered":"Church of England Allows &#8216;Marginalized Communities&#8217; to Cover Historic Canterbury Cathedral in Grotesque Graffiti"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fchurch-of-england-allows-marginalized-communities-to-cover-historic-canterbury-cathedral-in-grotesque-graffiti%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2497580&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article criticizes woke liberals for their contradictory attitude toward marginalized communities, highlighting a recent controversial project by the Church of England. In an attempt to amplify the voices of marginalized groups, the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >church allowed graffiti-style art<\/a> on the ancient Canterbury Cathedral, a move many critics deemed disrespectful and sacrilegious.While the artwork posed theological questions, the overall reaction was negative, with figures like J.D.Vance and other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/alec-baldwin-praises-brave-anne-heche-after-she-drove-into-house-at-90-mph\/\" title=\"Alec Baldwin Praises &quot;Brave&quot; Anne Heche After She Drove Into House At 90 Mph\">social media users calling<\/a> it cultural vandalism that undermines both history and the communities it claims to support.The article argues that woke liberals often view marginalized people as incapable of self-management, drawing a comparison to a scene from the film &#8220;Glory,&#8221; where one officer treats black troops with respect and discipline while another demeans them as &#8220;children&#8221; needing control.According to the piece, wokeness essentially involves an elitist view that marginalized communities require oversight and control, inevitably leading to chaos and ugliness despite claims of support and inclusion.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Woke liberals so often virtue-signal over the &ldquo;marginalized&rdquo; and &ldquo;unheard&rdquo; that one might easily overlook the most relevant question.<\/p>\n<p>In short, what do those liberals actually think about the allegedly downtrodden souls whose interests liberals purport to defend?<\/p>\n<p>According to the U.K.&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-independent.com\/news\/uk\/home-news\/canterbury-cathedral-artwork-graffiti-drawings-b2843041.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Independent<\/a>, the Church of England provided an answer when, as part of a project designed to amplify the voices of &ldquo;marginalised communities&rdquo; and &ldquo;the unheard,&rdquo; it allowed the temporary, graffiti-style defacement of ancient Canterbury Cathedral, founded in 579 AD by St. Augustine.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think it&rsquo;s sacrilegious,&rdquo; one visitor said, while another compared it to &ldquo;an underground car park in Peckham.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In the interest of charity, let us begin by focusing on the positive.<\/p>\n<p>  <script> console.log(\"A\/B Test Video Player\"); 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    aditudePlayer(); } else if (window.adUserGroup==='B') {     console.log('Running Anyclip player for group B');     anyclipPlayer(); } else {     console.log('Running STN player for group C');     stnPlayer(); } <\/script> <\/p>\n<p>For instance, the colorful graffiti poses what a spokesperson called &ldquo;everyday theological questions.&rdquo; These include &ldquo;Are you there?&rdquo; and &ldquo;God, what happens when we die?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In other words, presented properly, such questions could have echoed the raw anguish of The Psalms.<\/p>\n<p>As it stands, however, the exhibition merely reflects <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/theyre-so-mean-female-harris-voter-learns-nasty-lesson-as-dems-savage-her-in-real-time-for-not-doing-enough\/\" title=\"&#039;They&#039;re So Mean&#039;: Female Harris Voter Learns Nasty Lesson as Dems Savage Her in Real Time for Not Doing Enough\">woke liberals&#038;rsquo<\/a>; attitudes toward the &ldquo;marginalized&rdquo; and &ldquo;unheard.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It is weird to me that these <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/strong-turnout-in-frances-high-stakes-elections-as-support-for-the-far-right-grows-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Strong turnout in France\u2019s high-stakes elections as support for the far right grows - Washington Examiner\">people don&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t see the irony of honoring &lsquo;marginalized communities&rsquo; by making a beautiful historical building really ugly,&rdquo; Vice President J.D. Vance wrote on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-new-acting-attorney-general-jeff-rosen-recently-wrote-an-essay-on-foreign-influence-in-us-elections-this-tells-us-a-little-about-his-knowledge-of-whats-going-on-today\/\" title=\"The New Acting Attorney General Jeff Rosen Recently Wrote an Essay on Foreign Influence in US Elections \u2013 This Tells Us A Little About His Knowledge of What\u2019s Going On Today\">social media platform<\/a> X.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">It is weird to me that these people don&rsquo;t see the irony of honoring &ldquo;marginalized communities&rdquo; by making a beautiful historical building really ugly. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/j7GEtCFsMY\">https:\/\/t.co\/j7GEtCFsMY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; JD Vance (@JDVance) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JDVance\/status\/1976649637118484670?\">October 10, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Another X user called it &ldquo;cultural vandalism&rdquo; that insults all parties involved.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This isn&rsquo;t &lsquo;representing voices&rsquo;; it&rsquo;s cultural vandalism masquerading as social justice,&rdquo; the user wrote. &ldquo;Defacing a sacred, historic landmark to be &lsquo;inclusive&rsquo; is an insult to both history and the very communities you claim to honor.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This isn&rsquo;t &lsquo;representing voices&rsquo;; it&rsquo;s cultural vandalism masquerading as social justice.<\/p>\n<p>Defacing a sacred, historic landmark to be &lsquo;inclusive&rsquo; is an insult to both history and the very communities you claim to honor.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Thomas Antony (@ItsThomAnt) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ItsThomAnt\/status\/1976650526256451694?\">October 10, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The critical insights here by Vance and others led to an interesting question. Namely, how might conservatives best explain what we see and hear when woke liberals&rsquo; attempts to pose as defenders of the &ldquo;marginalized&rdquo; and &ldquo;unheard&rdquo; invariably result in ugliness or even <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/2024-election-biden-says-quiet-part-loud-reason-border-invasion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">catastrophe<\/a>?<\/p>\n<p>A scene from the classic 1989 film &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0097441\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Glory<\/a>,&rdquo; starring Matthew Broderick as Col. Robert Gould Shaw, commander of the historic, all-black 54th Massachusetts regiment, may help illustrate.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout the film, the young and quiet Shaw takes a demanding approach to training his volunteer troops, many of them former slaves. At one point, he even chastises a white officer for not teaching the men properly.<\/p>\n<p>In other words, he treats his black troops like men. As a result, the 54th Massachusetts develops into a formidable fighting force.<\/p>\n<p>During a foraging mission to the town of Darien, Georgia, in 1863, however, Shaw encounters a different kind of officer. Col. James Montgomery, played by actor Cliff De Young, also commands black troops.<\/p>\n<p>In contrast to Shaw&rsquo;s disciplined regiment, Montgomery encourages his black troops to plunder the town, which, to Shaw&rsquo;s dismay, they do.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Look around you. Look at &rsquo;em,&rdquo; Montgomery says to Shaw as the undisciplined troops commit plunder. &ldquo;You really think anybody&rsquo;s gonna put these boys into some real combat? Do you? I mean, they&rsquo;re little children, for God&rsquo;s sake. They&rsquo;re little monkey children. You just gotta know how to control &rsquo;em.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Readers may view the entire scene in the YouTube video below.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/arVwO_ZrFvg?si=E3CQYAlnUXqFu6bU\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Woke liberals, particularly those in authority positions, have the qualities of Col. James Montgomery.<\/p>\n<p>From their elitist viewpoint, one should expect chaos and ugliness from &ldquo;marginalized communities.&rdquo; Hence, the people of those communities need woke liberals, just as the black &ldquo;children&rdquo; needed Col. 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The U.K.&#8217;s Independent highlighted an example when the Church of England, aiming to amplify the voices of marginalized groups, allowed temporary graffiti-style artwork on the ancient Canterbury Cathedral. This act sparked criticism, with some visitors calling it sacrilegious or likening it to an unsightly urban parking lot. While the artwork posed theological questions like &#8220;Are you there?&#8221; and &#8220;God, what happens when we die?&#8221;-questions that could resonate deeply if presented thoughtfully-the overall display seemed to reflect the superficial attitudes of woke liberals toward marginalized communities. Critics, including public figures like J.D. Vance, described the act as ironic and culturally destructive, arguing that defacing a historic landmark under the guise of inclusivity insults both history and the communities it claims to honor. This situation raises a broader question: why do woke liberals&#8217; efforts to champion marginalized groups often lead to negative outcomes? A comparison is drawn with the 1989 film &#8220;Glory,&#8221; contrasting two approaches to leadership of Black troops during the Civil War-one respectful and disciplined, the other patronizing and controlling. 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