Authorities Say Mojave Desert Replacement Memorial Cross Must Come Down

[cavegal]

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2010/05/20/authorities-replica-cross-placed-mojave-desert-war-memorial/

Authorities say a Mojave Desert war memorial cross that replaced one that was stolen is illegal and must come down.

Linda Slater, a spokeswoman with the Mojave National Preserve, says a maintenance worker spotted the 7½-foot replica cross made of metal pipes on Thursday in a federal park.

The original cross was stolen more than a week ago. It had been the subject of a lawsuit arguing that the Christian symbol didn't belong on public land.

The U.S. Supreme Court temporarily allowed the old cross to stand, but Slater says the new cross isn't covered by the ruling and will be taken down.

The site's caretakers constructed a replacement cross on Saturday. Wanda Sandoz, who has watched over the site with her husband Henry since 1984, said the o

Well that did not take long! A few hours...

[The Village Idiot]

But its now private property isn't it?

[SSG Snuggle Bunny]

Put up a crescent and they'd shit kittens before suggesting that anyone take it down.

[thundley4]

  em.  Just call it a temporary replacement until the thieves return the original.