http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A26255-2004Jun8.html
The ACLU is at it again, ruling that crosses may not be used as Memorials to our war dead on Federal Land. According to the "logic" of this ruling, at minimum the US cemetary in Normandy is unconstitutional, and very arguably the headstones at Arlington are also unconstitutional. Excerpt: A federal appeals court has upheld a lower court decision that a large white cross sitting on federal land in the Mojave desert violates the constitutional guarantee of separation of church and state and should be removed. The Veterans of Foreign Wars erected a cross in 1934 in memory of those who fought and died in World War I. A plaque explaining the cross's purpose was placed at the foot of the structure, but the sign disappeared long ago. After being nearly destroyed several times, the cross -- originally two pieces of wood nailed together and planted in the desert -- has been changed several times. The latest version is made of two metal pipes welded together and painted white. "The [9th Circuit] said this case is really quite simple. Using a sectarian religious symbol is not permissible on federal land," Peter Eliasberg, managing attorney for the ACLU of Southern California, said. "Sometimes you just have to hit them over the head three, four or five times." JDG _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
