Supreme Court Rules That The Peace Cross Can Remain
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OPINION: The Supreme Court’s Giant Cross Compromise Will Erode the Separation of Church and State
The separation of church and state survived a close brush with death on Thursday, emerging scathed but alive thanks to a compromise decision that may not hold for long. Seven justices voted to allow a 94-year-old, 40-foot cross to remain on public land and those managing the cross to continue receiving state funding. But that lopsided vote conceals deep fractures among the justices over the government’s authority to honor and promote religion. The majority opinion portends more radical decisions to come while doing real damage to the establishment clause today,...
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Supreme Court rules cross at state-run WWI memorial can remain
The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a large cross in Maryland known as the "Peace Cross" is not in violation of the Constitution's Establishment Clause and can remain in place.
The American Legion had built 40-foot tall cross in a memorial park for World War I veterans in Maryland, and a state commission later took over responsibility for the park, including caring for the cross.
But non-Christian residents argued that the government’s care of the cross is in violation of the Constitution’s separation of church and state.
The justices were...
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OPINION: Kelly Shackelford: Supreme Court Peace Cross decision is a major victory for religious freedom
Thursday’s 7-2 Supreme Court decision allowing a Peace Cross war memorial to remain on public land in Bladensburg, Md., near the nation’s capital is a landmark victory for religious freedom. This is good news for America.
Thankfully, the days of activist courts illegitimately weaponizing the First Amendment’s Establishment Clause to attack religious symbols on public land are over.
At last, the Bladensburg World War I Veterans Memorial – what everyone can now safely call the Peace Cross – is safe from the wrecking crew. Importantly, so are other memorials honoring...
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