"And can the liberties of a nation be thought secure when we have removed their only firm basis, a conviction in the minds of the people that these liberties are a gift of God?" -- Thomas Jefferson

"And yet the same revolutionary belief for which our forbears fought is still at issue around the globe, the belief that the rights of man come not from generosity of the state but from the hand of God." -- John F. Kennedy

"Because of their belief that power had come from God to each individual, the Framers began the Constitution with the words 'we the people'" -- Newt Gingrich

"There's never been a nation like the United States, ever. It begins with the principles of our founding documents, principles that recognize that our rights come from God, not from our government." -- Marco Rubio


Thursday, January 13, 2011

Bill in Congress introduced to save cross atop Mt. Soledad

The spectacular cross presently atop Mt. Soledad in LaJolla, California, was built in 1954 as a war memorial. 


Beginning in 1989 opponents of the cross have been trying to get it removed legally by claiming it is not a suitable war memorial because the cross is a religious symbol.


Last week, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals disagreed and decided that since the 43-foot-tall cross was on public land and because it seemed to endorse a particular religion, it violated "separation of church and state."


"This decision by a three-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit displays hostility toward religious imagery in the public square that ignores essential aspects of religious liberty and American tradition.
Mt. Soledad Cross is a monument to America's cultural history, a symbol of our Christian heritage and a tribute to brave Americans who laid down their lives in our nation's cause. Their memories should not be besmirched...The Mt. Soledad cross is fully constitutional."  Family Research Council






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