Sometimes this is done without much consideration of the actual meaning of these symbols. Other times there are more sinister intentions and an effort to promote spiritual darkness. I want to state ...
Richard B. Katskee is Legal Director at Americans United for Separation of Church and State. Symbols have power. They communicate complex ideas, often more effectively and more forcefully than mere ...
There has been a disturbing willingness on the part of some judges in recent years to treat the Christian cross as a symbol that isn’t, well, just Christian. The most high-profile and problematic ...
A wooden cross is silhouetted by the early morning sun at the First Lutheran Church, 1701 19th St., Parkersburg. (Photo by Art Smith) As the faithful gather in church this weekend to celebrate Easter, ...
The cross was an instrument of torture in the Roman Empire. The crucifixion of Jesus Christ and his resurrection turned it from a symbol of death into a symbol of eternal life for Christians. Modern ...
SAN DIEGO — For two decades the emotionally volatile issue of the 43-foot cross atop Mt. Soledad has been in the state and federal courts. Nearly all the rounds have been won by plaintiffs who say the ...
I expect many families would be surprised to learn that the “mere” cross on their loved one’s grave was put there to symbolize Roman execution, and consequently “pain, suffering and death” (Letter to ...
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