Posted by
Playful Walrus on Thursday, July 31, 2008 3:58:23 PM
With U.S. District Judge Larry Alan Burns’ decision to allow the Latin cross to remain as part of a long-established memorial on Mt. Soledad, the U.S.A. officially became a Methodist nation, adopting the religion as the official national religion.
At least, that’s the only way the ACLU’s vow to appeal on First Amendment grounds makes sense.
From Los Angeles Times staff writer Jia-Rui Chong’s story:
In his ruling Burns agreed that the cross is the preeminent symbol of Christianity, but said "it does not follow the cross has no other meaning or significance." He pointed to the exhibits on public beaches, such as Santa Monica's, where the group Veterans for Peace uses crosses in the sand to represent U.S. service members who died in Iraq.
Those Lefties have to be so happy about helping to make the case for keeping the cross.
No word on when the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors will be restoring the cross to their county seal in light of this ruling.