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Religion Today Feature Story a close-up look at the people, issues and events making news http://link.crosswalk.com/UM/T.asp?A1.8.26462.1.1698058 'Save the Seal' Petition Drive Launched in Los Angeles County Susan Jones Morning Editor (CNSNews.com) - A petition circulating in Los Angeles County aims to keep the county seal just as it has been since 1957. The seal currently includes a small Christian cross, which recognizes the role of missionaries in establishing Los Angeles. The American Civil Liberties Union, offended by a religious symbol in a government emblem, demanded that the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors redesign the seal, omitting the cross. The board was expected to formally adopt a new seal at Tuesday's meeting. The petition drive to overturn the county's agreement with the ACLU would keep the seal as it is. It also would remove the county board's power to change the seal. That power would rest with voters -- where it belongs, advocates say. * * * * * * * * * * * * ADVERTISEMENT * * * * * * * * * * * ISN'T NOW THE TIME TO EARN YOUR MINISTRY DEGREE? Enjoy Spiritual Growth and Ministry Development Degrees in Pastoral Ministry, Biblical Counseling, Biblical Studies Can be Completed Off Campus and Online Trinity College of the Bible and Theological Seminary http://l.salemweb.net/tcs2003is/fs/091504/ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Attorneys with the Thomas More Law Center helped write the petition, which needs more than 341,000 valid signatures of registered voters by March 1, 2005. "This revised petition will prevent the ACLU from bypassing the voters and striking private deals with the county board to change the seal," said Richard Thompson, president and chief counsel of the Law Center. The Thomas More Law Center, a national public interest law firm, also is representing Ernesto Vasquez, a Los Angeles County employee, who previously filed suit to block the removal of the cross from the county seal. Vasquez says removing the cross sends a government-sponsored message of hostility toward Christians, in violation of the United States Constitution. The Law Center says the county's decision to redesign the seal has outraged Christians and non-Christians alike who do not want the history of Los Angeles rewritten in order to satisfy the prejudices of the ACLU. The petition initiative would establish that the original seal designed and approved in 1957 is the official seal of Los Angeles County. The petition also acknowledges that the original seal was unanimously approved and is part of Los Angeles County's identity. The Thomas More Law Center describes itself as a defender and promoter of religious freedom, time-honored family values, and the sanctity of human life through education, litigation, and related activities. To read current World news stories, National news stories, and commentaries, visit http://link.crosswalk.com/UM/T.asp?A1.8.26462.2.1698058 ----------- For Copyright Terms visit http://link.crosswalk.com/UM/T.asp?A1.8.26462.3.1698058 ____________________SUBSCRIPTION INFO_______________________ * This newsletter is never sent unsolicited. To unsubscribe from this newsletter immediately, simply click on the link below. If this link is not clickable, simply cut and paste it into the address bar of your browser. http://www.salememail.com/unsub/8/1698058.aspx * Copyright C 2004 Salem Web Network and its Content Providers. All rights reserved. 1698058 ____________________________________________________________ TRINITY COLLEGE & SEMINARY OFF CAMPUS & ONLINE Experience Personal & Ministry Growth Through Bible-Focused Degree Programs Associate and Bachelor of Arts Master of Arts, M.Div., Doctor of Arts, Doctor of Ministry http://l.salemweb.net/tcs2003tr/footer/ ____________________________________________________________ Questions or comments can be sent to [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Make a clean sweep of pop-up ads. Yahoo! Companion Toolbar. Now with Pop-Up Blocker. Get it for free! http://us.click.yahoo.com/L5YrjA/eSIIAA/yQLSAA/BCfwlB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> <a href=http://English-12948197573.SpamPoison.com>Fight Spam! Click Here!</a> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/kumpulan/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
