Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Cross Crisis

75 years ago, a cross was resurrected in the Mojave Desert to honor the noble soldiers who gave their lives in World War I.

Emphasis on the word - honor. There is no religious significance behind this cross - it's to stand as a symbol of recognition to remember those who gave their lives. So, then, why is the validity of the presence of the cross being questioned in the Supreme Court? People these days seem to want to make a big deal out of the smallest issues. Religion being one of them. Though there really is no religious/Christian implication with this particular cross, people want to take it down. Does the cross imply that only Christian soldiers are being honored? Not to my knowledge. The United States, itself, was founded on Christian principles. Even the dollar bill says "In God We Trust." It was absurd enough to think that people were making a big deal about the part of the Pledge of Allegiance that says "one nation under GOD". Now, they want to take down a 75-year-old memorial that was made in tribute to courageous self-sacrificing veterans. Why can't people just leave it alone?

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