Written by Don Byrd
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill yesterday dealing with religious symbols at war memorials. The LATimes reports:
The War Memorial Protection Act passed on a voice vote in the Republican-controlled House, but it faces uncertainty in the Senate.
The measure, which would allow religious symbols to be included in military monuments, was introduced by Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-Alpine) after the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals declared the 43-foot cross atop Mt. Soledad an unconstitutional “government endorsement of religion.”
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Dena Sher, legislative counsel in the ACLU Washington Legislative Office, called the bill “a misguided attempt to sanction government promotion of religion.”“When a religious symbol is included in a war memorial favoring one religion over others, it’s simply unconstitutional,” she said. “Congress cannot legislate around the Constitution, nor should it be using religion to score political points.”
