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Religion and Righteousness:
This is the third window commemorating the U.S. government, honoring the legislative branch of our government. The window tells of God's righteousness and support for the oppressed. Installed in 1987.
(1) From the story of the Good Samaritan, a priest and a Levite pass by a man, beaten and robbed by thieves.
(2) The victim lies helpless while the thieves can be seen fleeing into the distance.
(3) The heroic Samaritan man is depicted twice. First he stops to help the victim, and then he is seen again placing the man on his own donkey and taking him to an inn where he pays for the victim's food, lodging and continued care.
(4) The Hebrew prophet Amos holds a plumb line, which is used to measure the straightness of a structure and which is a symbol of God's demand for righteousness and justice among all people.
(5) The dome of the United States Capitol building where Congress is sworn to uphold the law and to protect the rights of the oppressed.
(6) The third line from the preamble of the United States Constitution completes the quote begun in the previous two windows: "DO ORDAIN AND ESTABLISH THIS CONSTITUTION." |