9th Circuit Court strikes again. - Page 3

xoxoxoBruce · 10-06-2004, 08:16 PM

From the original link;

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A month after McKinnon’s oral arguments, the Ninth Circuit ruled in another case involving religion and land use. Ordering the removal of a Latin cross, which memorialized the veterans who died in World War I, from the National Park Service’s Mohave National Preserve, the Ninth Circuit held, “[T]he Establishment Clause [means] government may not demonstrate a preference for one particular sect or creed (including a preference for Christianity over other religions).”

Oh, is that so.

Happy Monkey · 10-06-2004, 08:53 PM

Where is that?

lookout123 · 10-06-2004, 09:58 PM

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

Oh, is that so.

there are different headstones for different faithgroups. it is the individual's (or executor's) choice.

wolf · 10-07-2004, 12:34 AM

I think I've seen that particular headstone pic before ... if it's a military cemetary, I would guess it's the one in Normandy ... Stones at Arlington National Cemetary are the more conventional headstone shape, with the religious symbol engraved on the stone above the name.

There are attempts being made to add to the list of already-approved religious symbols available for military headstones.

Witchvox Article

Pagan Headstone Campaign

10-07-2004, 01:07 AM

I suspect that's Arlington cementary. The surviver's of the deceased may or may not choose to have a loved one who was a veteran interred there. I could have had my father buried at Arlington. I chose not to because he wished to be buried near other members of our family in a small graveyard back in Kentucky. Had I made the choice to have his grave in a military graveyard, I could have chosen the form of his memorial. That the military honors the religion of choice of the deceased veteran and his family is called freedom of religion, NOT government endorsed religion.

wolf · 10-07-2004, 01:37 AM

It's not Arlington. Headstones are Arlington are conventional headstone shape.

The cross-shaped stones are in the American Battle Monument Commission Cemeteries.

Silly me. I would have saved myself a lot of searching for things had I merely checked the name of bruce's posted photo.

His is of Flander's Field. Belgium, IIRC.

10-07-2004, 11:23 AM

Why did Bruce post a picture from Belgium to make a point about the US government? I've seen Arlington National cemetary, and I honestly don't recall the shape of the memorials - just that there were row after row of them.

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10-07-2004, 12:34 AM	#34
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	I think I've seen that particular headstone pic before ... if it's a military cemetary, I would guess it's the one in Normandy ... Stones at Arlington National Cemetary are the more conventional headstone shape, with the religious symbol engraved on the stone above the name. There are attempts being made to add to the list of already-approved religious symbols available for military headstones. Witchvox Article Pagan Headstone Campaign __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

10-07-2004, 01:37 AM	#36
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	It's not Arlington. Headstones are Arlington are conventional headstone shape. The cross-shaped stones are in the American Battle Monument Commission Cemeteries. Silly me. I would have saved myself a lot of searching for things had I merely checked the name of bruce's posted photo. His is of Flander's Field. Belgium, IIRC. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis Last edited by wolf; 10-07-2004 at 01:41 AM.

10-07-2004, 01:07 AM	#35
marichiko Guest Posts: n/a	I suspect that's Arlington cementary. The surviver's of the deceased may or may not choose to have a loved one who was a veteran interred there. I could have had my father buried at Arlington. I chose not to because he wished to be buried near other members of our family in a small graveyard back in Kentucky. Had I made the choice to have his grave in a military graveyard, I could have chosen the form of his memorial. That the military honors the religion of choice of the deceased veteran and his family is called freedom of religion, NOT government endorsed religion.

10-07-2004, 11:23 AM	#37
marichiko Guest Posts: n/a	Why did Bruce post a picture from Belgium to make a point about the US government? I've seen Arlington National cemetary, and I honestly don't recall the shape of the memorials - just that there were row after row of them.

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