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To: unclewest who wrote (117555)	6/1/2005 3:46:42 PM
From: Ilaine	Respond to of 793964

But as I pointed out yesterday, each grave has a symbol which represents the religion of the deceased. There are symbols for Christians, Jews, Muslims, Hindus, Bahais, atheists, and many, many more. So that's NOT state endorsement of any particular religion. Neither is providing chaplains for the military. As you know, the chaplains represent many different religions.

To: unclewest who wrote (117555)	6/1/2005 3:50:52 PM
From: Lane3	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793964

Every white cross you see in Arlington National Cemetery (federal property) was paid for with government tax money. If would be a problem if they were just paying for the crosses and leaving empty space for the non-Christians or making their families pay for the Stars of David or whatever. But what they're paying for is a marker for each service member buried. That some of those markers happen to be crosses is irrelevant. There's no blanket ban on crosses, only on inappropriate symbolism. For example, if you have a federal personnel office and you hang a cross over the front door, that's inappropriate. But if all the employees have crosses in their cubicles, that's fine. Inappropriate vs appropriate symbolism. And everyone's right to practice his own religion is protected.