Plan to Remove Mojave Desert Cross

Re “A Symbol Displaced,” Nov. 5:

Here we go again--the ultraleft American Civil Liberties Union attempting to remove all vestiges of our American spiritual culture. It is ludicrous to say that the cross that was erected 66 years ago (long before the Mojave National Preserve) to honor World War I veterans is an illegal endorsement of religion on federal land.

The ACLU and many of its liberal judge buddies are attempting to rewrite the spirit and intent of our Constitution. Our founding fathers specified that our government should not sponsor a state church, such as was found in England and other countries. A separation of church and state, yes, but not a separation from church and state. There is a big difference.

Our Constitution was built on a strong Judeo-Christian foundation. The very first action of our founding government was the selection of a Christian chaplain to provide spiritual guidance for our founding fathers. Our first president declared Thanksgiving as a day of prayer and thanksgiving to God. The Ten Commandments were prominently displayed in the courts of the land.

Our great universities were started by the churches of our land. For example, USC was a Methodist university. Public education was considered a church function. Public education as we know it today was a later invention. These spiritual and moral foundations are what made this country the beacon of liberty it is today.

It is time for the American public to stand up to the ACLU and its liberal allies and say we will not permit you to destroy the moral and spiritual fabric of the nation.

DAN ROSS

Hemet

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Lawyer Peter Eliasberg probably owes his freedom to practice law to the sacrifices that veterans have made for this country. Eliasberg should visit some of the numerous veterans cemeteries or some of the veterans hospitals, where he can see many veterans spending the rest of their lives with the wounds they have received and the limbs they have lost defending this and other countries. They cannot even visit this symbol.

I can only hope that this case goes to court, as I am sure any jury would share my disgust.

JOHN MAHER

Monrovia