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  • Latest decision: Cross can stay (Mount Soledad)

    07/30/2008 11:56:12 AM PDT · by NormsRevenge · 27 replies · 152+ views
    San Diego Union - Tribune ^ | 7/30/08 | Onell R. Soto and Matthew T. Hall
    The giant cross atop Mount Soledad can stay, a federal judge ruled yesterday. The La Jolla landmark has been the subject of nearly 20 years of litigation, public votes and legislative maneuvers as critics complain it's unconstitutional to have a religious symbol on public land. But yesterday, U.S. District Judge Larry Burns said the cross – visible for miles – has become a memorial to veterans, and its secular message outweighs any religious meaning. “The Court finds the memorial at Mt. Soledad, including its Latin cross, communicates the primarily non-religious messages of military service, death, and sacrifice,” Burns wrote. As...