Justice Scalia spars in debate over Mojave cross

A Supreme Court argument Wednesday over a cross within the Mojave National Preserve in California sparked a sharp dispute over whether the Latin cross stands as a symbol of all fallen soldiers, including Jews and Muslims. Full Story »

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by Dwight Rousu - Oct. 8, 2009

Savage captures the delusional denial of reasonable observation by Scalia, without being too savage about it.

Using a religious symbol for a memorial for war dead is an egregious violation of the separation of church and state that disrespects American Jews, ... More »

Eliasberg objected. “I have been in Jewish cemeteries. There is never a cross on a tombstone of a Jew,” he said. More »

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