Supporters Guard Veterans Memorial After City Pulls Cross (Minnesota)

Fox News ^ | 1-23-2017 | Fox News

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The makeshift crosses in Belle Plaine. (Fox 9)

A veterans memorial in Minnesota lost one cross but gained more than a dozen others -- and a security detail -- over the weekend after supporters argued that the city caved to the Freedom from Religion Foundation.

The memorial at Belle Plaine Veterans Memorial Park showed a silhouette of a soldier kneeling in front of a cross that served as a headstone for a fellow soldier's grave, Fox 9 reported. Workers installed it last summer, but opponents were quick to argue that it violated the separation of church and state because it appeared on public property.

The city and its veterans club reportedly agreed to get rid of the cross last week. Still, supporters of veterans said they were outraged.

"It’s just frustrating to see that one person or two people in a town are allowed to speak for a town of over 3,000 people," Katie Novotny said. She reportedly started a movement to fight back by displaying crosses in front yards and at nearby businesses.

By Sunday, more than 18 wooden crosses also appeared at the park. So did the Second Brigade Motorcycle Club, a team that arrived after a call from one member of the Patriot Guard Riders.

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[\/\/ayne]

That is the proper way to deal with them. It would be great if we could find enough volunteers in that city to march around the main ACLU office with 10 Commandment sandwich boards and crosses every minute they're open.

Every time a cross goes down, put up 100 and especially where ACLU has to look at it.

[Da Coyote]

I love news like this.

Keep it up, vets, you represent us.

“They” represent the dark stuff in the t-bowl.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Where in the constitution or bill of rights is it written that church & state are separate ?

[Lurker]

It’d be a darned shame if this trouble maker had his local business targeted for a boycott.

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[MNnice]

And none of this is being reported in the local liberal press.

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" And none of this is being reported in the local liberal press. "

Patriotism = Hate to the left.

[ridesthemiles]

Since when is a cemetery public property? We paid for the graves for both of our parents-——

I am 77 & have NEVER heard of a cemetery being public property....Privately owned or part of a church grounds.