Posted on 12/23/2009 1:22:00 PM PST by La Enchiladita
As Americans celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, and other religious faiths this time of the year, I am reminded of what a blessing it is to be an American and to be free to practice my faith. ... My long-time spokesperson and Founding Director of ReAL, Rick Tyler, recently visited the cross and sent me an email about it. Here is an excerpt of his report:
Since I was going to be in Santa Barbara to give a talk, I thought it might be my best opportunity -- even though the distances were daunting -- to see the Mojave Desert Cross for myself and get some pictures.
...The Mojave Desert Cross, as it has become known, was first erected as a simple wooden cross in 1934 by the Death Valley Chapter of the VFW to commemorate the men and women who died fighting for freedom in World War I. For six decades, a wooden cross of one kind or another stood until in the late 1990s, when it was replaced with a more permanent metal one that is now obscured with plywood by court order. The land upon which the cross has stood for over 75 years only became federal land in 1994 as part of the Mojave National Preserve. Efforts to transfer the small parcel of land where the cross is located to private ownership failed on the grounds that it would violate the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment.
...I had to wonder, why is this cross in the middle of millions of acres of natural wilderness such a threat to our civil liberties that it is currently at the center of a Supreme Court battle? And if it is a threat, what form of religious expression will survive this decision?
(Excerpt) Read more at humanevents.com ...
Only a temporary victory for the forces of evil.
It is sad, isn’t it?
I wonder why so many people are so ashamed of the symbol of someone who came to Earth and gave his life for them?
I would be pretty thankful that someone would go to such an extreme for me.
“For I am not ashamed of the Gospel of Christ. For it is the power of God unto salvation.”
It breaks my heart..
Thank you, Ms. Behavin. One wonders.
Those who are blind seem so hopeless.
Merry Christmas to you and yours.
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