<p>I’ve seen the outside and have been inside of the chapel. There are no Christian relics that I can recall. A chapel isn’t offensive regardless. Thomas Jefferson founded UVA on the idea of the separation of church and state, but that does not mean Jefferson opposed those celebrating religion on their own terms. Until the modern era, religion dominated the United States, and it wasn’t even considered an offense to talk about biblical myths as facts in public school classrooms. Of course, I don’t agree with this, but that chapel was built in time where it would have reflected the beliefs of a large percentage of students. It still does. What do you want them to do about it? Tear the chapel down? It’s not as if giving the information meeting in the chapel was a message to students. It was simply a venue large enough to fit the crowd. I hope that students attending UVA are academically mature enough to realize why a chapel is on campus and respect the tradition behind it. Just as I have the right to not worship, I believe others have the right to a close, convenient option where they celebrate their beliefs with those who feel the same way.</p>