Word: protestantize
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In 1932, more than 1200 members of the Harvard community filled Harvard Yard for the dedication of Memorial Church. Built to commemorate Harvard's 373 war dead, the church was to serve as a religious nexus for the largely Protestant University.
And the Crimson and the New York Times both said that it was not appropriate to remember people of all faiths with a Protestant church.
Muslim and Jewish students, not just Protestants, use church facilities. And while a few say the church's Protestant denomination reminds them of a less inclusive Harvard of the past, most say the church does not make them feel excluded.
Today, church administrators say they try to offer an interdenominational place of worship and still maintain a Protestant character.
And many non-Protestant students say they are not bothered by the central presence of the church in the Yard, despite its Christian symbolism.