The fate of a 40-foot-tall cross built almost a century ago to honor World War I veterans is at the center of a separation of church and state dispute at the Supreme Court
Bladensburg, Maryland Wednesday. How the court rules could impact similar memorials in towns across the country and even Arlington National Cemetery. The justices will have a chance to explain when the government can display religious symbols on public land and clarify the court's somewhat muddled precedent on the issue. The American Legion built the so-called"Peace Cross" in 1925 to honor 49 local men who died serving in World War I.
"I don't see how a static cross can coerce anybody into a state religion," said Moore. "Where will this end?" he asked. He said he is concerned that if they lose in court it will end by people trying to"take down every reference to God, every cross in every memorial that exists in the country.
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