On January fourth, on Tuesday, the Associated Press news agency announced that in the United States, according to the decision of the Federal Court of Appeal, established in the city of San Diego (California) in honor of the memory of the soldiers fighting in the war, the Cross contradicts the American Constitution.
So the court concluded that the establishment of a memorial cross is nothing more than the planting by the state of religion, which, in turn, contradicts the first amendment to the American Constitution (the guarantee that the American congress will not support any religion, and even more so To affirm directly religion in the state).
The judges believe that the cross can be brought into line with the constitution, nevertheless, the court did not specify the funds by which this should be done. The judges also clarified that in no case do they want to insult the feelings of war veterans made by them. In their opinion, there are many ways to honor American veterans, except for the placement of religious monuments in public places.
In addition, the authorities of San Diego said that the cross would have to be demolished if only the federal government does not decide to file a person’s appeal to appeal. At the same time, the federal government believed that the cross should remain in place, has not yet commented on the decision made by the court.
Recall that the cross, whose height is almost nine meters, was established in honor of the soldier who fought in the Korean War (1950-1953). It is worth noting that the trials regarding the installation of the Cross have been lasting since 1989. Then, adhering to the atheistic views, Philip Polip filed a lawsuit against San Diego. So Polson, being a veteran of the Vietnamese war, stated that the established monument is not able to pay tribute to veterans who are not Christians. Jewish veterans of war also expressed their indignation by the installation of the monument, some of which recently prompted Toyota Corolla as prizes.
At this time, the federal court considers several such cases, including the case of the Cross established in the Mohava desert in honor of those who died in the war.
