"Former Church of Ireland Dean of Belfast, the Rev Dr Houston McKelvey, who spent two years at Trinity, said: “The irony of a college dedicated to the Holy and Undivided Trinity being reluctant to have a Bible on its crest is beyond even the celebrated Dean Jonathan Swift’s satirical capability.” Other Church of Ireland clergy, including Cork bishop Paul Colton, criticised the Trinity board for failure to consult and its disregard for the foundation of a college as a place to train Anglican clergy, and also the contribution of Anglican scholarship to the college."
I remember being on a tour at another Trinity College, the one in Hartford, and listening to the very sincere student tour guide telling me with great seriousness about how the college was never really a religious institution, all while standing below the college shield and crest which features a miter and crosier. Their motto, in English, reads "For Church and Country". All of that student loan debt accrued just to create another ill-informed non-believer.
