Airport chapels removing Christian symbols
Associated Press - 8/2/2009 4:10:00 AMBookmark and Share

Associated Press smallpassenger airplane landingATLANTA, GA  - While U.S. airports often have chapels, many of them no longer display crosses or other symbols that would make them specific to a particular faith.

 

The chapel at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport features a silhouette of a person kneeling and a generic stained-glass window.


It also has a library stocking everything from Gideon Bibles to Jewish mystical texts, and a large floor mat provides a cushiony spot to kneel for prayer.


A large compass on the chapel floor helps guide Muslims who pray toward Mecca.


Atlanta's airport chaplain is a United Methodist, but has become a jack of all faiths. He says rosaries, yarmulkes, prayer shawls, and a Catholic Mass kit are tucked away for use as needed.

 

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11/21/2009 12:46:10 AM