Perhaps you recall a recent dust-up (primarily reported by the one and only Fox News) of a cross in the mojave desert, that memorializes the veterans of foreign wars. It's a pretty random sight, but the ACLU filed suit claiming that it was a violation of separation of church and state because it was on federal land. The bitter Supreme Court battle resulting in a 5-4 decision in favor of the leaving the cross standing. A Not so surprising outcome considering the conservative leanings of the current court.
In what can only be described as an act of cosmic justice against the arrogance the Religious Right,
the cross has been stolen. While I sympathize with the veterans groups involved in this fight, there was an easy fix to this entire problem. Simply don't use religious symbols in war memorials. Since we are NOT a Christian nation, crap like that is bound to offend someone, and you reap the rewards of your arrogance in believing that it wouldn't.
Though I feel slightly bad that many veterans will be hurt by this story, I could not help but laugh at the irony of this situation. The Religious Right spent years defending this cross in court, only to have to lopped off in the middle of the night. Now that is what I call sweet justice winning out in the end.
(Also, please enjoy the fact that the fox news writer on this story appears to be so angry that he might have an aneurism at any moment)
Common Sense
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