I am aware that there are other religious symbols at Arlington (as well as everywhere else in the world). Thanks for the insightful religious education, though.
As I understand it, the pentagram has several associations that would offend a wide range of people including my relatives who are buried at Arlington and who had no problems with any of the other religious symbols there.
And, to answer your question about islamic crescents, that wouldn’t thrill me either. As with seeing the pentagram around my grandfather’s grave, I would consider it sad.
Finally, to your question about Arlington being exclusively Christian, it is not. Nor has it ever occurred to me that it should be.
Nonetheless, there is this wonderful thing about life in which one can disapprove of the choices and actions of others. Even find them sad. Are you going to tell me that the world is for collectivist “yes” men or is it okay with you if I have my own opinion?
You are A-OK in my book. Our views are surprisingly close, but not identical.
I’m less offended by the Pentagram than the crescent. I think that has more to do with knowing lots of Wiccans and muslims and having a preference as to who I’d rather trust with my back...