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Politics : Obama Asks Americans To Observe Flag Day "With Pride"

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To: ManyMoose who wrote (237)1/8/2015 12:06:15 PM
From: joseffy  Read Replies (1) of 268
 
Kneeling soldier statue removed from King Veteran’s Memorial NC
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Fox8 ^ | January 6, 2015 | Joe Dominguez


KING, N.C. – Effective immediately, all religious symbols at the veterans memorial in King have been removed as part of a settlement with Steven Hewett, a man who sued the city claiming his constitutional rights were being violated because of a Christian flag flown at the memorial and the inclusion of a cross as part of a statue honoring veterans.



The decision was made at Tuesday night’s city council meeting. The city council also repealed a 2010 law establishing a flag lottery that allowed flags of any religious denomination to be flown at the memorial.

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