The Bladensburg Cross has become Bad News for Reason, … for the Rule of Law and for America itself.
“WASHINGTON (AP) — A 40-foot-tall, World War I memorial cross can continue to stand on public land in Maryland, the Supreme Court ruled Thursday in an important decision about the use of or the mis-use of religious symbols in American life.
The justices said preserving a long-standing religious monument is very different from allowing the building of a new one. And the court concluded that the nearly 100-year-old memorial’s presence on a grassy highway median doesn’t violate the Constitution’s prohibition on the government favoring one religion over others. Seven of the court’s nine justices sided with the cross’ backers, a lineup that crossed ideological lines. One of their major problems is to reconcile religion in government which is clearly what a cross, the highest christian religious symbol really is. It’s about as far from secular as it’s possible to go.
The Supremes are conflicted. Their decision was split. It was not unanimous so some of the supremes are wrong. Which ones?
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