Jewish Veterans Sue to remove cross from War Memorail

[Monkeyman]

San Diego-The American Civil Liberties Union re-joined a long-running battle over a 29-foot Latin cross standing on public parkland,suing the Federal Government Thurdays ,just 10 days after GWB signed legislation designed to shield the monument from legal challenges

The bill transferred ownership of the hilltop monument from the city of San Diego to the Defence Department.

The ACLU complaint,filed in San Diego federal court on behalf of Jewish War Veterans and individual Jewish and Muslim Plaintiffs,Charge Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld with violating the First Amendent

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[pepperbear]

1. Thank you! K and R!

See how it works? Now another faith besides Christianity is wondering how you dare speak for them.

[meti57b]

2. All they need to do is put up a symbol for Jews and for Muslims, and if

any other faith wants their symbol there, then that too. Perhaps atheists should have a symbol of their own to put there. Problem solved.

[StClone]

3. I've thought about this before

Like this.

An "A" in a circle like the Acura logo or a multicolored triangle...




or just a triangle

[bowens43]

4. The government has no business promoting religion

makes no difference if they promote all of them or not.

[amandabeech]

5. I agree.

In future memorials, perhaps it would be better to forgo religious symbols, but here, with a long-standing memorial, adding symbols honoring veterans of other faiths seems like the sensible solution.

Also, it might be possible to add symbols of the services themselves for those who are not religious. Army, navy, marines, air force, coast guard and even merchant marines who served gallantly in the Atlantic campaign of the two WWs would be appropriate.

On Memorial Day, many communities place flags on the graves of all veterans. There are flag holders with symbols particular to some wars that have been fought. Perhaps those symbols could also be added.

[leesa]

7. Except the cross is huge and I would presume they would all want to

be similar sizes/prominence. It's not a very big space. It would be a battle. I'm very happy these people are filing the suit. This cross needs to go to a privately owned piece of land. Lot's of rich Christians in San Diego, shouldn't be a problem for one of them to carve out a little space on their property.

[tblue37]

9. And Wiccan.

Witches should demand their symbol for sure.

[TreasonousBastard]

6. That thing's been there since 1954...

and they're just suing over it now?

I have to agree that a three-story tall cross is an insult to non-Christian soldiers, but I'm curious about the advisibility of tearing it down after all these years.

[leesa]

8. This suit has been going on for may years in various incarnations.

[OregonDem]

10. I wouldn't have a problem if they sold it to someone who wanted

to preserve it, just as long as its not public property.