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<\/center><\/p>\nBobo sends us a link to the story of the Bladensburg “Peace Cross” which has stood in Maryland for a hundred years after it was erected by the American Legion to commemorate the 44 residents who gave their lives in the First World War. Until plaintiff Steven Lowe was shocked by the sight of the cross three years ago and filed suit to have the cross removed from his sight, you know, instead of driving another route which would not be as shocking to the snowflake.<\/p>\n
Veterans prevailed <\/a>in the lawsuit, two years ago, but the American Humanist Association<\/a> appealed the decision. Their motto is “Good Without God” whatever that means. Anyway, the 4th Circuit Court overturned the lower court’s decision, according to the Baltimore Sun<\/a>;<\/p>\n A divided U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit in Richmond, Va., found that the Bladensburg World War I Veterans Memorial \u2014 known locally as the Peace Cross \u2014 \u201caggrandizes the Latin cross\u201d to the point that an observer would conclude the government entity that owns it is endorsing Christianity.<\/p>\n \u201cThe Latin cross is the core symbol of Christianity,\u201d the court wrote in a 33-page opinion that included photographs of the memorial. \u201cAnd here, it is 40 feet tall; prominently displayed in the center of one of the busiest intersections in Prince George\u2019s County, Maryland, and maintained with thousands of dollars in government funds.\u201d<\/p>\n The 2-1 ruling reverses a 2015 district court decision that found the purpose of the cross is not primarily religious and that the site has been used almost exclusively for celebrating federal holidays.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n