{"id":98,"date":"2023-06-12T16:31:46","date_gmt":"2023-06-12T15:31:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/reparations.community-languages.org.uk\/?p=98"},"modified":"2023-06-12T17:07:07","modified_gmt":"2023-06-12T16:07:07","slug":"colston-stained-glass-window-replaced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reparations.community-languages.org.uk\/?p=98","title":{"rendered":"Colston stained glass window replaced"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A stained-glass church window dedicated to a trafficker in enslaved Africans, Edward Colston, is to be replaced.<br \/>\nSt Mary Redcliffe Church, in Bristol, removed four stained-glass panels dedicated to the memory of the 17th-century enslaver.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_102\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-102\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-102 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/reparations.community-languages.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/1Ca.NTW-panel-new-design-Ealish-Swift-700x445.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"445\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reparations.community-languages.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/1Ca.NTW-panel-new-design-Ealish-Swift-700x445.jpg 700w, https:\/\/reparations.community-languages.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/1Ca.NTW-panel-new-design-Ealish-Swift-300x191.jpg 300w, https:\/\/reparations.community-languages.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/1Ca.NTW-panel-new-design-Ealish-Swift-768x488.jpg 768w, https:\/\/reparations.community-languages.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/1Ca.NTW-panel-new-design-Ealish-Swift.jpg 1316w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-102\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jesus aboard a Bristol ship trafficking in enslaved Africans<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Permission for the windows to be replaced has been granted by the Church of England\u2019s court in Bristol. In his judgement Justin Gau, chancellor of the Diocese of Bristol, said: &#8220;<em>The Church of England and the historical behaviour of this parish church in excusing the life of Colston have a journey of repentance to make. To excuse or ignore the slave trade is a sin<\/em>&#8220;.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_101\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-101\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-101 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/reparations.community-languages.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2Ca.NTWpanel-new-design-Ealish-Swift-700x445.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"445\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reparations.community-languages.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2Ca.NTWpanel-new-design-Ealish-Swift-700x445.jpg 700w, https:\/\/reparations.community-languages.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2Ca.NTWpanel-new-design-Ealish-Swift-300x191.jpg 300w, https:\/\/reparations.community-languages.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2Ca.NTWpanel-new-design-Ealish-Swift-768x488.jpg 768w, https:\/\/reparations.community-languages.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2Ca.NTWpanel-new-design-Ealish-Swift.jpg 1316w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-101\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jesus supporting the Bristol bus boycott of 1963<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Edward Colston was a senior figure in the transatlantic trafficking of enslaved Africans. He made his fortune trading in human suffering. Accordingly, the presence of a memorial to Colston has been described by the Chancellor in his judgement as, \u201c<em>not only grotesque but entirely contrary to the Gospel command to love one another<\/em>\u201d.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_100\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-100\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-100 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/reparations.community-languages.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/3Ca.NTWPanel-new-design-Ealish-Swift-700x445.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"445\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reparations.community-languages.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/3Ca.NTWPanel-new-design-Ealish-Swift-700x445.jpg 700w, https:\/\/reparations.community-languages.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/3Ca.NTWPanel-new-design-Ealish-Swift-300x191.jpg 300w, https:\/\/reparations.community-languages.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/3Ca.NTWPanel-new-design-Ealish-Swift-768x488.jpg 768w, https:\/\/reparations.community-languages.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/3Ca.NTWPanel-new-design-Ealish-Swift.jpg 1316w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-100\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jesus, Mary and Joseph on a migrant boat<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Colston was philanthropic towards Bristol but there is no evidence to suggest that his philanthropy arose from any sense of regret or penitence. As a senior official in the Royal African Company from 1680 to 1692, he is estimated to have been involved in the transportation of over 84,000 enslaved Africans from West Africa to the Caribbean and Americas.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_99\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-99\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-99 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/reparations.community-languages.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/4Ca.NTWPanel-new-design-Easlish-Swift-700x445.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"445\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reparations.community-languages.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/4Ca.NTWPanel-new-design-Easlish-Swift-700x445.jpg 700w, https:\/\/reparations.community-languages.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/4Ca.NTWPanel-new-design-Easlish-Swift-300x191.jpg 300w, https:\/\/reparations.community-languages.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/4Ca.NTWPanel-new-design-Easlish-Swift-768x488.jpg 768w, https:\/\/reparations.community-languages.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/4Ca.NTWPanel-new-design-Easlish-Swift.jpg 1316w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-99\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;Love thy neighbour as thyself&#8221;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A stained-glass church window dedicated to a trafficker in enslaved Africans, Edward Colston, is to be replaced. 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