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To: i-node who wrote (193243)	7/3/2004 8:35:18 AM
From: Alighieri	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1572531

What about Muslims and Jews who want to be buried at Arlington Cemetary (or any other military cemetary) and don't want a cross? Are they able to "opt-out"? There are no crosses at Arlington...cheney was caught in a lie about it during the 2000 campaign, in which he plagiarized a poem written about the cemetery in Normandy and applied it to Arlington, to show his "compassion". He essentially said that it moved him to see the crosses at Arlington each time he flew over the place. There are no crosses at Arlington dickey... arlingtoncemetery.org arlingtoncemetery.org Al

To: i-node who wrote (193243)	7/3/2004 2:22:57 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1572531

I think there should be no references to religion in any gov't buildings. A cemetery is a piece of land......I have no problem with crosses on that land. This isn't just ANY cemetary. To look at it, one would assume that Christianity is the only ticket in. But it is owned by our government. This is a totally inconsistent position. It isn't a government building, but it is government property. What about Muslims and Jews who want to be buried at Arlington Cemetary (or any other military cemetary) and don't want a cross? Are they able to "opt-out"? Yes, you're right. We need to stop with the crosses at Arlington cemetery unless someone requests one. The Ten Commandments is primarily a Christian artifact.......we are not a Christian nation exclusively so there is a double reason to keep it out of gov't buildings. The Ten Commandments is primarily a Christian artifact... So, while the Supreme Court meets in a building the the Commandants inscribed upon it, your view is we should do away with it. If this inscription is unconstitutional, don't you think someone over the last 200 years would have acted to get rid of it? Who told you its been on the SC building for 200 years? "Under God" is a relatively new addition to the pledge foisted on this nation by a God fearing GOP with a religious agenda. Read my lips......there should be no religious artifacts on any gov't buildings. The fact the SC has one is a mistake. The GOP needs to keep its religious fervor to itself and stop pushing it on the rest of us. Got it? Good! Subject Titles Only Full-Text Message Boards Terms of Use Silicon Investor