Comments on: Mt. Soledad cross unconstitutional but can stay, says ruling http://www.lajollalight.com/2011/01/04/mtsoledad-cross-unconstitutional-but-can-stay-says-ruling/ Enlightening La Jolla since 1913 Wed, 15 May 2013 18:19:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 By: Brianna Ehrhart http://www.lajollalight.com/2011/01/04/mtsoledad-cross-unconstitutional-but-can-stay-says-ruling/#comment-74034 Brianna Ehrhart Thu, 10 Feb 2011 13:27:05 +0000 http://lajollalight.mscsddev.com/?p=32249#comment-74034 The war memorial was added to the cross to make a good thing better. You try and do good, and all people want to do is complain. Correct me if I'm wrong, but are only family members of Christian soldiers allowed to display memorial plaques there? No. No single religion is discriminated against, or prevented from being represented on the plaques. How is that an insult to non-Christian veterans? It is most certainly not. The war memorial was added to the cross to make a good thing better. You try and do good, and all people want to do is complain. Correct me if I'm wrong, but are only family members of Christian soldiers allowed to display memorial plaques there? No. No single religion is discriminated against, or prevented from being represented on the plaques. How is that an insult to non-Christian veterans? It is most certainly not.

]]> By: Paula Skinner http://www.lajollalight.com/2011/01/04/mtsoledad-cross-unconstitutional-but-can-stay-says-ruling/#comment-44934 Paula Skinner Wed, 12 Jan 2011 18:43:41 +0000 http://lajollalight.mscsddev.com/?p=32249#comment-44934 I was born in La Jolla in 1956 and love people of all races, religions, colors, rich & poor, all over the world, and I cannot understand people who get caught up in the glass in half empty, not half full. There are all kinds of memorials, symbols and religious buildings around the world that honor every walk of life... why can't you just appreciate this one for what it honors and the ones that support your beliefs for what they honor. I DO!!! FOCUS ON THE GOOD IN THE WORLD AND QUIT FOCUSING ON THE BAD! QUIT GETTING CAUGHT UP IN TAKING DOWN THE CROSS. GOD BLESS AMERICA AND THE WORLD WE LIVE IN, AND PRAY, IN WHATEVER SPIRITUAL WAY YOU DO, FOR WORLD PEACE. I was born in La Jolla in 1956 and love people of all races, religions, colors, rich & poor, all over the world, and I cannot understand people who get caught up in the glass in half empty, not half full. There are all kinds of memorials, symbols and religious buildings around the world that honor every walk of life… why can't you just appreciate this one for what it honors and the ones that support your beliefs for what they honor. I DO!!! FOCUS ON THE GOOD IN THE WORLD AND QUIT FOCUSING ON THE BAD! QUIT GETTING CAUGHT UP IN TAKING DOWN THE CROSS. GOD BLESS AMERICA AND THE WORLD WE LIVE IN, AND PRAY, IN WHATEVER SPIRITUAL WAY YOU DO, FOR WORLD PEACE.

]]> By: Mariam Hanna http://www.lajollalight.com/2011/01/04/mtsoledad-cross-unconstitutional-but-can-stay-says-ruling/#comment-44174 Mariam Hanna Tue, 11 Jan 2011 18:15:46 +0000 http://lajollalight.mscsddev.com/?p=32249#comment-44174 The cross is a symbol of love, peace and salvation in Christian history. It is not offensive in any sense to anyone. If anything, it is the OPPOSITE of what Peter Mahoney is saying. I have never heard of offending an atheist. An atheist does not believe in anything, so how can you offend them? People..... smarten up.... this country has allowed you all freedom of expression. Why is it that we are taking that freedom away from the very people who founded this country, the Christians? Have some respect for those who have written the consititutions that you all enjoy today. The cross is a symbol of love, peace and salvation in Christian history. It is not offensive in any sense to anyone. If anything, it is the OPPOSITE of what Peter Mahoney is saying. I have never heard of offending an atheist. An atheist does not believe in anything, so how can you offend them? People….. smarten up…. this country has allowed you all freedom of expression. Why is it that we are taking that freedom away from the very people who founded this country, the Christians? Have some respect for those who have written the consititutions that you all enjoy today.

]]> By: Peter Mahoney http://www.lajollalight.com/2011/01/04/mtsoledad-cross-unconstitutional-but-can-stay-says-ruling/#comment-38760 Peter Mahoney Wed, 05 Jan 2011 23:38:22 +0000 http://lajollalight.mscsddev.com/?p=32249#comment-38760 That christian cross is an INSULT to our veterans who are of other faiths (jews, muslims, hindus, buddhists, etc), or veterans of no faith at all (atheists like Pat Tilllman, etc.). It is also an insult to christian veterans who gave their lives for a country that is supposed to be inclusive of citizens of ALL religions (and those with no supernatural beliefs at all). This is America. We should honor ALL of our veterans, not just the christian ones. To have a huge cross as the veterans memorial is a slap in the face to MANY, many veterans. That christian cross is an INSULT to our veterans who are of other faiths (jews, muslims, hindus, buddhists, etc), or veterans of no faith at all (atheists like Pat Tilllman, etc.). It is also an insult to christian veterans who gave their lives for a country that is supposed to be inclusive of citizens of ALL religions (and those with no supernatural beliefs at all).

This is America. We should honor ALL of our veterans, not just the christian ones. To have a huge cross as the veterans memorial is a slap in the face to MANY, many veterans.

]]> By: Rick Paulson http://www.lajollalight.com/2011/01/04/mtsoledad-cross-unconstitutional-but-can-stay-says-ruling/#comment-38644 Rick Paulson Wed, 05 Jan 2011 19:53:22 +0000 http://lajollalight.mscsddev.com/?p=32249#comment-38644 I just don't understand people who come to an area and say something is offensive, much like someone who move's next to an airport and complain about jet noise, nor do i see or hear people going to other countries and saying there monument is offensive. Freedom of religion is a part of this country is it not, and i believe we are one nation under God. and not a God that tells people to strap bombs to them selfs to blow people up to get the point across I believe ours is to love they neighbor. If people want to complain about offensive listen to lyric from todays modern music, and listen to some slander about our great country, I just don't understand people who come to an area and say something is offensive, much like someone who move's next to an airport and complain about jet noise, nor do i see or hear people going to other countries and saying there monument is offensive. Freedom of religion is a part of this country is it not, and i believe we are one nation under God. and not a God that tells people to strap bombs to them selfs to blow people up to get the point across I believe ours is to love they neighbor. If people want to complain about offensive listen to lyric from todays modern music, and listen to some slander about our great country,

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