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You are aware that the lawsuit in this case was started by Jews because of the history of this specific monument, right?

Well, no, I wasn't. Thanks for pointing that out.
 
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Well, no, I wasn't. Thanks for pointing that out.

In that case it is worth going over the history of this 'monument'.

Shortly after the court decisions that completely eradicated restrictive covenants based of race, religion and similar criteria (restrictive covenants meant that property could not be sold to members of the restricted class. That is now illegal, other covenants are legal, land must be preserved as open space and the like) a cross was erected on top of Mt Soledad as a signal to tell Jews they were not welcome in the area.

Quite understandable this cross is not viewed in a positive light by Jews in the area, especially those whose families have been there a while and bore the brunt of this bigotry. Some filed suit to have the cross removed from government land. AFTER that suit was files the monument was reclassified as a memorial to veterans.

Oh and the cross has been replaced several times, not renovated, changed out.

So it really is not a longstanding historical feature and what history there is is negative.

EDIT: Mainly for Sistrin: I actually favor government preserving parts of history including those that are specifically religious. Somewhere in the mountains above Los Angeles there used to be a small open chapel that sounded quite nice. It was a great disappointment to find out it had fallen into such disrepair that it pretty much no longer existed. That was enough to change just which hikes seemed worth doing.

I'm strongly in favor of government support for preserving the old missions in California, they are an integral part of out history.
 
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It's Offensive... Judge Orders Removal of Mt Soledad Cross - YouTube

The anti-Christian Jews, the communist ACLU, should all be ashamed of themselves for assaulting this memorial. If not sued, if possible.

This Judge, who I wonder about as to impartiality, should be censured because he's violating the USSC decision that came down on an issue like this long before.

Supreme Court Rules that a Cross is Not a Symbol of Christianity


This assault should forewarn every Christian in America. These anti-Christian zealots, if they are allowed to achieve success in this assault, will come for every cross erected in every veterans property/memorial, in America. And that is against the first amendment.

The Constitution protects the people from the government. The Anti-American zealots need to realize that!And stop invoking it as a battle cry going before them as they attempt to invoke it to strip American's of the rights it guarantees.
 
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It's Offensive... Judge Orders Removal of Mt Soledad Cross - YouTube

The anti-Christian Jews, the communist ACLU, should all be ashamed of themselves for assaulting this memorial. If not sued, if possible.

This Judge, who I wonder about as to impartiality, should be censured because he's violating the USSC decision that came down on an issue like this long before.

Supreme Court Rules that a Cross is Not a Symbol of Christianity


This assault should forewarn every Christian in America. These anti-Christian zealots, if they are allowed to achieve success in this assault, will come for every cross erected in every veterans property/memorial, in America. And that is against the first amendment.

The Constitution protects the people from the government. The Anti-American zealots need to realize that!And stop invoking it as a battle cry going before them as they attempt to invoke it to strip American's of the rights it guarantees.


If the cross is not a symbol of Christianity the Jews in this case are not being anti-Christian are they?
 
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