As a result of the limited public forum policy adopted by the City of King last fall, the week of June 6-12 was the only week of the year that no flag of any type was scheduled to be flown on the pole which once displayed the Christian flag at all times.
Yet the Christian flag was in evidence that week nonetheless. A group was present at the Memorial to display a mobile version of the banner which caused such an uproar last fall when a King resident protested its presence on one of the flagpoles at the Park.
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Meszaros added that she and her sister, who actually entered their dad’s name in the lottery, have
never disrespected a veteran by coming to the Park and flying a different religious flag while the Christian flag was up.
“As such, I would only ask for the same respect during our week to honor our father,” Meszaros requested.
Her request fell on deaf ears as a group protected a Christian flag flying on a private, mobile flagpole during the hours of the Park’s operation. This group could not be removed from Central Park because they were technically breaking no law. They had the right to be at the Memorial during the normal operating hours of the Park and could fly the Christian flag on their private pole as long as it was attended.
“In flying the Christian flag at the Memorial this week, they have dishonored themselves, not my father and not the thousands of other non-Christian soldiers,” Meszaros declared.Read more:
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Oh, I know, we are supposed to respect people beliefs. I guess respecting peoples LACK of belief is just too much to ask.