Comments on: City To Appeal Federal Court Order To Remove Giant Cross

By: david lamb

david lamb — Tue, 04 Jul 2017 04:39:46 +0000

I think that if you look closely Gods creation was an exact science with everything in place in an exact order and with a purpose. Mans science is the one with theory and assumption.
Violent acts with random murder and attacks don’t appear to be on the incline AND it is obvious that moralit is on the decline .Also my niece was recently murdered in Molino! A Godless society is showing its Godlessness!

By: Dan

Dan — Tue, 04 Jul 2017 00:27:52 +0000

Calling someone else stupid while simultaneously admitting to not understand how science works… hmm

“Removing God from schools and govt is why murder and crime is so prevalent”…

FBI statistics show, in fact, that the 2015 murder rate was among the lowest of the past 47 years, and indeed the lowest of any year between 1965 and 2009.

Maybe he’s just preoccupied, huh? Smh

By: david lamb

david lamb — Mon, 03 Jul 2017 16:13:53 +0000

What about the biblical verses ,like “swords to plowshares” near the Lincoln Memorial, “In God we trust” or “one nation under God” These are on Govt. property too. Suppose you want to take these away too!
To deny God is exactly why America is declining at an enormous rate. Removing God from schools,and Govt is why murder and crime is so prevalent. Man/Women think they are more knowledgeable than God. There is no God, are you stupid or what? Go out in north Esc away from city lights and look up at night. Look at the order in the stars. It wasn’t caused by a big bang or a spontaneous combustion . WE are not smarter than God! Man will pay for its arrogance!

By: billybebop

billybebop — Mon, 03 Jul 2017 14:42:12 +0000

this should be put to a vote of the people….when courts and congress can not agree what should be done is it should be put to a vote of the people…let the people vote on what should be removed and such

By: Citizen

Citizen — Mon, 03 Jul 2017 07:50:34 +0000

Let Freedom Ring…The cross will remain.

By: Dan

Dan — Sun, 02 Jul 2017 21:37:24 +0000

David,
I too am retired military and spent years forward deployed. Mentioning religious symbols and icons in other countries has absolutely no bearing on our country. There are Christian symbols everywhere you turn in the US, these are not an issue if they are on private land. The giant cross however is currently on public land, which violates the Establishment clause. No one is saying you cannot display it, just not on our dime(taxpayers).

By: Dan

Dan — Sun, 02 Jul 2017 21:20:10 +0000

Michelle,
“Accuser? Charges dropped”… This isn’t a criminal case. You are confusing a civil lawsuit with criminal charges! There are no charges to be dropped. The case simply proceeds when you have a plaintiff with appropriate legal standing, in this case residency. There are other plaintiffs that maintain residency.

By: Valient Thor

Valient Thor — Sun, 02 Jul 2017 20:09:50 +0000

@david lamb

The time where people might have had an inch of agreement with the “heritage not hate” argument is over. If you believe that draping yourself in the Confederate Flag in this day and age is a symbol of your love for history, then you are taking an untenable position on an era that remains a dark smudge on our Nation’s past. It’s the equivalent of wearing a George Wallace t-shirt because one time in history, a racist decided he wanted to stand up against integrating black and white students and you just want to remind people of a historical event. Give us a break.

On the subject of the Bayview Park Cross, the ruling was made based on the law. This is how it works. I don’t care which deity you choose to worship (or not), but my taxpayer dollars shouldn’t be funding it. You are still free to practice whatever religion you want, just not on my dime. If the courts decide to overturn the ruling, I would suggest replacing the cross with a multi-denominational marker of some sort.

By: david lamb

david lamb — Sun, 02 Jul 2017 14:35:41 +0000

During my 23 years in the Air Force I spent time in Okinawa, Thailand, Philippines, Cambodia and Malaysia. Symbols and statutes of Buda are all over the place. India has Hinduism everywhere, Muslims have their symbols, In Mexico and South America there are symbols of Christ abundant. I have never been to Europe but have watched travel shows that include their statutes and symbols too.
As a Christian, I favor the things that depict my faith. I also support those things that show my deep southern heritage. And t hose symbols do not depict the support for slavery . Anyone that reads on the civil war can see that this war was not fought over slavery alone.
As for the cross.. Many of our first Spanish, French that landed on American soil planted Cross’s and flags to claim the land for their country. To be so sensitive about these placements is nonsensical.

By: Dan

Dan — Sun, 02 Jul 2017 14:28:56 +0000

Anne,
Don’t be disingenuous… no one is suggesting you were serious that you are offended by traffic lights. The problem is you were trying to make an analogy about not liking something and wanting it changed to the plaintiffs wanting the cross removed as if it’s bc we are “offended” by it. You were being facetious about the content, not the context. We aren’t “offended by a cross”… They surround us especially in the “Bible Belt”, there’s a church on virtually every corner. That’s not the problem… the problem is it is on Govt land… build a 100 foot cross, just keep it where it belongs… private land