Las Vegas Review-Journal / 2002 photo
The presence of a cross at Sunrise Rock on public land in the Mojave Desert has stirred controversy. For now, the National Park Service has covered the cross with a plywood box.
Posted on 07/27/2006 9:44:47 AM PDT by NormsRevenge
The presence of a cross at Sunrise Rock on public land in the Mojave Desert has stirred controversy. For now, the National Park Service has covered the cross with a plywood box.
Strangely missing from my copy. I must have the expurgated version.
"For now, the National Park Service has covered the cross with a plywood box."
That's creepy. I wonder about the mentality of the people obsessed with removing a symbol of love, sacrifice and hope. Are those values we should fear?
I've had no success, whatsoever, in my efforts to understand what either of these crosses has to do with the constitutional bar to Congressional establishment of a particular religion or religious denomination as a state (i.e., national) religion. Tolerating the presence of those crosses on government-controlled land is not in any sense equivalent to a Congressional act prohibited by the First Amendment.
This type of controversy always puzzles me. Then I remember: Vampires are afraid of crosses.
Nobody has snuck up there at night and painted a cross on the box?
I am kind of embarassed to say this, but I was in San Diego (in Navy) and never noticed this cross. I don't see why they make such big deals over something that clearly must be something to look for.
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violades the separashun of church and sdade?
I believe dad da NEA should pay me $1 Gazillion Bucks!
(I'll splid id wid FREEPERS huh!)
Cross at Sunrise Rock in the Mojave Desert.
The stunning Mt Soledad cross (looks like a depiction of Christ's Crucifixion).
Did I say Christ? Lordy, them ACLU'ers and cyberstalkers' are gonna get their panties in a twist.
Mmmmmmm.....vallium and vodka......that oughta calm 'em down.
Many thanks for posting the map of the Coss at Sunrise Rock in the Mojave Desert.
We should all make a special effort to get there and see this marvelous depiction of America.
Mine too!
Dang!
The fed's had better put up a tall barrier along I-40 at Groom, TX so that passersby will not have to look at THIS!!
http://crossministries.net/
Texas?
Them Christian-hating pansies better not mess with Texas.
Things change.
Doesn't mean people of faith are excluded from the governing process. Only that government should stay out of the afairs of religion. The founders fled England for that specific reason----to be able practice faith as they wished, without gov't interference.
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