Supporters Vow To Keep Cross In California Veterans Tribute Despite Court Ruling -- FOX News
For decades, there has been a First Amendment battle raging over the Mount Soledad Veterans Memorial in La Jolla, Calif., where a large cross anchors a tribute to Korean War veterans.
Because it sits on public property, the American Civil Liberties Union has long argued that the cross amounts to an unconstitutional entanglement of government and religion.
In 2011, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals agreed, triggering an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court, but in June, the high court justices declined to hear the case.
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My Comment: Another example of the ACLU continuing it's efforts to wipe out any Christian references on memorials that are on government property .... but I think they have overstepped on this one.
Update: A regular reader has emailed me with the question ..... since the gravestones at Arlington cemetery and other military cemeteries have crosses, Star of David, etc. symbols ..... and these cemeteries are on government land .... can the ACLU argue that this is an unconstitutional entanglement of government and religion?
According to their argument .... and the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals .... the answer apparently is yes.
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