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The Cross in the Mojave Desert
To say that a cross honors only dead Christian soldiers is "an outrageous conclusion."
By Warren Olney • • 1 min readTo say that a cross honors only dead Christian soldiers is "an outrageous conclusion." That's according to US Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia today during arguments about a First World War memorial erected on federal land in California's Mojave Desert 75 years ago. A National Park Service employee, even though he's a Catholic himself, complained that the cross favored one religion over all others.
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Warren Olney
former KCRW broadcaster
Katie Cooper
Producer, 'One year Later'
Andrea Brody
Senior Producer, KCRW's Life Examined and To the Point podcast
Sonya Geis
Senior Managing Editor
David Savage
Supreme Court reporter for the Los Angeles Times
Barry W. Lynn
Americans United for Separation of Church and State
Kelly Shackelford
Chief Counsel, Liberty Legal Institute
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