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The Christian cross in the Mojave
National Preserve in California

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Background:

A cross was placed in the Mojave National Preserve in 1934 as a memorial to the soldiers killed during World War 1. A religious symbol on public land raises separation of church and state issues. In response to a court ruling that the cross must be removed, Congress attempted to preserve the cross by selling one acre of land immediately around the cross to the Veterans of Foreign Wars, a private non-profit group. The lawsuit continues and is currently under consideration by the U.S. Supreme Court.

This is a major test of what most had considered settled law concerning separation of church and state. The lawsuit could have major repercussions in the future.

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Copyright © 2002 to 2009 by Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance
Latest update: 2009-OCT-09
Author: B.A. Robinson

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