The Supreme Court’s Peace Cross: Here’s the Important Backstory - Word&Way

The Supreme Court’s Peace Cross: Here’s the Important Backstory

Bladensburg Peace Cross

Bladensburg Peace Cross

What is striking about the Peace Cross case before the Supreme Court is what it reveals about our country’s religious transformation since the war memorial was erected in 1925.

Consider: Would any local government today erect a Christian cross as a memorial to fallen soldiers or, as happened in this case, accept the transfer of a cross memorial to be maintained by tax dollars?

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