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A New Life For Controversial War Memorial

AP | JULIE WATSON | Posted 11.12.2012 | Los Angeles

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-- A war memorial cross that once stood on a rocky hilltop in a national park before being deemed unconstitutional and ordered removed was resurrecte...

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SAFE AND SOUND: Stolen Supreme Court Mojave Cross Found In Surprising Spot

AP | Posted 11.06.2012 | San Francisco

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HALF MOON BAY, Calif. -- Authorities say a controversial cross honoring war dead that was stolen from its Mojave Desert perch two years ago has turned...

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Veterans Sue Obama Administration Over Disputed Cross Memorial

Posted 05.25.2011 | Religion

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By Adelle M. Banks Religion News Service WASHINGTON (RNS) The Veterans of Foreign Wars has sued the Obama administration, saying it is dragging its f...

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On Veterans, Crosses And Shields

Laura Silver | Posted 05.25.2011 | Religion

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A memorial may etch a notch in our collective conscious, but it cannot convey the details of veterans' lives. Perhaps people of non-dominant faith groups have the (forgive me) cross to bear. In that spirit, I offer a Jewish perspective.

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Is Supreme Court's Cross Ruling Good For Christians?

Religion News Service | ADELLE M. BANKS | Posted 05.25.2011 | Religion

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By Adelle M. Banks Religion News Service WASHINGTON (RNS) Evangelicals cheered when a Supreme Court ruling on Wednesday (April 28) allowed a cross to...

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A Cross by Any Other Name

Geoffrey R. Stone | Posted 05.25.2011 | Religion

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According to the Court's conservative justices, the Cross is not solely "a symbol of Christianity." I supposed by this logic the American flag doesn't symbolize America, either?

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War Memorial Cross At Center Of Court Case Stolen

Religion News Service | By Adelle M. Banks | Posted 05.25.2011 | Religion

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By Adelle M. Banks Religion News Service WASHINGTON (RNS) The war memorial cross at the center of a recent Supreme Court ruling has been stolen, a sp...

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