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I know .. the wingnuts and teabaggers cosmicone Dec 2013 #1
Good. I think we should start a fundraiser to sponsor installation of giant FSM statue idwiyo Dec 2013 #2
Appropriate response Pantagruelsmember Dec 2013 #14
Bravo!! CrispyQ Dec 2013 #19
I think the Hindus have a great response! murielm99 Dec 2013 #143
The religionists will ultimately win this one. Loudly Dec 2013 #3
Our Constitution now applies to a religious symbol in another nation? What is going on here? jwirr Dec 2013 #4
?! What other Nation? Xipe Totec Dec 2013 #18
Sorry I was thinking about the statue in South America. I am 72 years old - and wrong some of the jwirr Dec 2013 #51
Good. I am so tired of Christains pushing thier religion on the rest of us. bowens43 Dec 2013 #5
Dynamite it in place and use the scrap to make Darwin Fish trunk medallions. nt Demo_Chris Dec 2013 #6
Just follow the fucking rules, christians! Iggo Dec 2013 #7
Same for the Detroit City Council FrodosPet Dec 2013 #139
What's the big fucking deal? Ranchemp. Dec 2013 #8
This has been a decades long fight as well Capt. Obvious Dec 2013 #10
It's a Korean War memorial... TeeYiYi Dec 2013 #17
And two Vietnam veterans are the ones who started that legal fight Capt. Obvious Dec 2013 #27
I am no fan of crosses period MyNameGoesHere Dec 2013 #31
Actually, no. It became a Korean War Memorial back in 1989/1990. It was an Easter Cross in 1954. haele Dec 2013 #71
From the link in the OP... TeeYiYi Dec 2013 #97
It's a Christian cross on public property. cleanhippie Dec 2013 #102
It could be worse... TeeYiYi Dec 2013 #130
Is that Base Jump Jesus? cleanhippie Dec 2013 #137
CNN - the OP's wrong. The Korean War Memorial was added to the base of the cross. haele Dec 2013 #108
I read the article, and so fucking what? Ranchemp. Dec 2013 #46
Are you working at the soup kitchen too? Capt. Obvious Dec 2013 #48
WTF does that have to do with your faux outrage? Ranchemp. Dec 2013 #50
I don't think I'm the one expressing faux outrage here Capt. Obvious Dec 2013 #56
Ya you are, and so am I because it is such an asnine issue. Ranchemp. Dec 2013 #58
An issue so asinine that only the asinine would "fight any effort to remove it...."? LanternWaste Dec 2013 #80
Yeah, pretty much!!!!! Ranchemp. Dec 2013 #83
Thanks for demonstrating EXACTLY why this cross should come down. cleanhippie Dec 2013 #103
We'll see if it comes down, Ranchemp. Dec 2013 #104
Again, thanks for demonstrating exactly why it needs to come down. cleanhippie Dec 2013 #105
Actually, in this case, I think you're the target of the "too bad", regardless of your petulance LanternWaste Dec 2013 #125
It's a giant, fucking cross on government land. Ian David Dec 2013 #63
Who fucking cares what shape it's in, Ranchemp. Dec 2013 #69
Only two hand wringers I see on this thread Capt. Obvious Dec 2013 #70
Right. If that's what floats your boat, Ranchemp. Dec 2013 #73
If believing that it's a Korean War memorial floats your boat Capt. Obvious Dec 2013 #74
Don't hold your breath that it's coming down, Ranchemp. Dec 2013 #76
When it DOES come down, I want a turn swinging the sledge hammer, just to piss YOU off. Ian David Dec 2013 #95
And when it stays up, Ranchemp. Dec 2013 #98
I'll just move on to another battle, fighting other religious bigots. n/t Ian David Dec 2013 #136
clearly, YOU care frylock Dec 2013 #78
Because it's a giant religious symbol on public land and implies an official imprimatur. n/t Ian David Dec 2013 #93
Yeah, right. Ranchemp. Dec 2013 #96
I want this put up to honor all the muslims that have died in service to our country. neverforget Dec 2013 #141
Believe it or not some of us can walk and chew gum at the same time. Bandit Dec 2013 #32
It was dedicated to the Korean War Veterans, Ranchemp. Dec 2013 #45
It's an urgent issue to those fighting an implicit government endorsement of a religion. maxsolomon Dec 2013 #53
Yeah, and I'll bet the vast majority of americans don't give a shit Ranchemp. Dec 2013 #54
some do, and it's their right to pursue legal action. maxsolomon Dec 2013 #55
Show me where the govt is promoting a religion with this cross Ranchemp. Dec 2013 #57
You certainly come off like you're laughing your ass off Capt. Obvious Dec 2013 #62
It's an emotional issue to me because it's dedicated to the memory Ranchemp. Dec 2013 #66
I'm sure the Jewish veterans appreciate it Capt. Obvious Dec 2013 #67
Then put a star of david up next to it. Ranchemp. Dec 2013 #68
With all those McMansions nearby.... Act_of_Reparation Dec 2013 #75
oh yeah, that's going to happen.. frylock Dec 2013 #119
Its also dedicated to the atheists and non christian american soliders LostOne4Ever Dec 2013 #84
No, it doesn't and don't hold your breath Ranchemp. Dec 2013 #85
Because SCotUS has a record of keeping this sort of thing? LostOne4Ever Dec 2013 #90
We'll see. Ranchemp. Dec 2013 #94
Kind of a meaningless statement on anonymous forum LostOne4Ever Dec 2013 #101
at one time, vast majority of americans didn't give a shit if negroes could vote frylock Dec 2013 #79
You're equating the right of AA's to vote to Ranchemp. Dec 2013 #86
no, i'm equating your glib attitude toward the feelings of the jewish vets.. frylock Dec 2013 #112
so we should decide this based on an election? CreekDog Dec 2013 #120
Not all of your father's buddies were chrisTians. And not all of the taxpayers paying for that land. Ian David Dec 2013 #65
I can only imagine that many other people too, pretend to themselves they are clever enough to know LanternWaste Dec 2013 #82
IMO, this is waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay down on the to do list. Ranchemp. Dec 2013 #87
Fighting for its continued maintenance obviously is though. LanternWaste Dec 2013 #126
Look, Ranchemp. I've got the same position on this as I did on the Palinesque opportunism when the freshwest Dec 2013 #131
I understand Joanie Baloney Dec 2013 #113
Is it also dedicated to the Jews who lost their lives in the Korean War? stopbush Dec 2013 #124
Actually, word from long-term La Jollans is that it was originally put up to mark a covenant area. haele Dec 2013 #64
Well that puts a different spin on it. Like a Klan cross, should be destroyed. Hoyt Dec 2013 #106
You're comparing a cross that was erected honoring Korean War Veterans Ranchemp. Dec 2013 #107
Apparently it was not, you are wrong. I thought you were sworn to defend the Constitution. Hoyt Dec 2013 #110
Again, it was erected as an "Easter Cross", not a War Memorial. That was put in around 1990. haele Dec 2013 #114
How would one tell the difference? cleanhippie Dec 2013 #138
what are you doing to address those issues? frylock Dec 2013 #77
It makes me wonder if crosses in government cemeteries have to go next mainer Dec 2013 #116
No, headstones at government cemetaries are slabs, not crosses. haele Dec 2013 #132
Nope, because all other faiths have their symbols too - Pagans have the Pentagram, Asatru have Hestia Dec 2013 #133
Separartion of church and state is a real issue. Bradical79 Dec 2013 #142
demolish a korean war veteran's memorial just in time for Christmas! arely staircase Dec 2013 #9
And they had just stopped flogging the War On Christmas too! Capt. Obvious Dec 2013 #11
fuck the RW and all chickenshit appeasers of the RW.. frylock Dec 2013 #81
I'll be willing to bet a lot of LW'ers fought and died Ranchemp. Dec 2013 #89
You are correct Capt. Obvious Dec 2013 #99
You're right Ranchemp. Dec 2013 #100
At least be honest and accurate-- in memorium for dead vets if for no other reason. LanternWaste Dec 2013 #127
listen, i fucking live here, and this cross is not a memorial to your dad.. frylock Dec 2013 #109
That's what I wanted to say! Joanie Baloney Dec 2013 #115
and a Happy Festivus to you and Pilot! frylock Dec 2013 #117
What if it were a Buddha? raindaddy Dec 2013 #12
"The cross has been there for decades, why not just leave it?" Capt. Obvious Dec 2013 #13
It's not a sequential fight. AtheistCrusader Dec 2013 #30
Since you cited San Francisco... Xithras Dec 2013 #35
San Diego tried that Capt. Obvious Dec 2013 #37
No, they didn't. Xithras Dec 2013 #44
I shouldn't have been so assertive in my statement Capt. Obvious Dec 2013 #47
Considering the cost of extended legal battles seems like a wise choice. raindaddy Dec 2013 #40
Why couldn't they just add a little to the design so it's not a cross anymore? Kablooie Dec 2013 #15
I say cut off the the right and left part of the cross and name it "Our Festivus Pole" BlueJazz Dec 2013 #16
I'm so tired of all the Festivus believers trying to push Festivus on the Rest of Us. olddad56 Dec 2013 #21
Save your airing of grievances about Festivus for Festivus, pal. Arugula Latte Dec 2013 #28
okay, we will be wrestling on Festivus. olddad56 Dec 2013 #111
It would need to be coated in metal to work though BumRushDaShow Dec 2013 #22
Won't Jesus be a little N_E_1 for Tennis Dec 2013 #20
Should have something like we've got in the UK dipsydoodle Dec 2013 #23
Wow, that giant is really, really happy to see you and/or pummel you with a stick AtheistCrusader Dec 2013 #25
Is that penis circumcised??? raindaddy Dec 2013 #41
It is so cool how y'all rechalk it every 7 years (correct?)! Now *that's* history Hestia Dec 2013 #134
Not quite. dipsydoodle Dec 2013 #135
I love this quote by Bill Hicks deutsey Dec 2013 #24
Seems like a technical violation of the second commandment, doesn't it? AtheistCrusader Dec 2013 #26
If Jesus had arrived in 1950's America....would Christians be walking around with tiny... PassingFair Dec 2013 #129
Lenny! deutsey Dec 2013 #140
Cue Fox "News" outrage in three ... two ... one ... Arugula Latte Dec 2013 #29
There will be a war within the FOX "News" audience as well. Some vets for, some vets against. kelliekat44 Dec 2013 #43
...good. SoapBox Dec 2013 #33
Great Result! Those decades of effort will now feed, clothe, and shelter thousands! onehandle Dec 2013 #34
It will also make douchebags angry Capt. Obvious Dec 2013 #36
^ ^ ^ Arugula Latte Dec 2013 #38
Fattening the RW's coffers and supporting Faux's War On Christianity meme. onehandle Dec 2013 #39
Are you typing these messages on your phone Capt. Obvious Dec 2013 #42
So it was these whiner's day jobs to enhance their smugness? onehandle Dec 2013 #60
Did you put the soup ladle down to type that? Capt. Obvious Dec 2013 #61
Only a handful of rightwing idiots will believe that LostOne4Ever Dec 2013 #92
what else can we do to appease right-wing faux anger? frylock Dec 2013 #118
I have been Munificence Dec 2013 #49
Reality: Saves Christians from idolatry Democrats_win Dec 2013 #52
We had a similar controversy with the old tall cross on Skinner's butte near the center of Eugene... Nika Dec 2013 #59
A glorious victory in the War on Christmas! Viva! 1000words Dec 2013 #72
Simultaneously, a subtle victory in preventing one additional step in allowing religious law to run LanternWaste Dec 2013 #88
This issue is going to lead to the religious law to run the country? Ranchemp. Dec 2013 #91
""jumping the shark" ring a bell to you?" Yes-- your posts now that you mention it. LanternWaste Dec 2013 #128
Why not just allow the land to be sold to the veteran's organization? Nye Bevan Dec 2013 #121
If the Feds decide to sell the land they have COLGATE4 Dec 2013 #122
Wow, yes, that would be a superb view (nt) Nye Bevan Dec 2013 #123
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