Contents tagged with World War II
Filed in: American Heritage | by Matthew Clark | 3:39 PM Jul. 17, 2012
WWII Veteran: To Tear Down Jesus Statue “Would Tear Me Down”
World War II veterans, Congressmen, and concerned citizens met together yesterday to discuss the war memorial statue of Jesus that is the center of an atheist lawsuit. The Freedom From Religion Foundation calls the nearly six decades old war memorial “a sham” and literally made a federal case of the matter filing suit to have it torn down. The memorial was placed by members of the U.S. Army’s 10th Mountain Division upon returning home as a reminder of the many similar statues... Continue Reading
Filed in: American Heritage | by Matthew Clark | 5:36 PM Jul. 13, 2012
Defending the War Memorial Statue of Jesus Atheists Call “A Sham”
The Freedom From Religion Foundation has tried to ban the National Motto, silence the Pledge of Allegiance, eradicate public prayer, and now remove a nearly six decades old World War II memorial. The goal of the Freedom From Religion Foundation, one of the more aptly named atheist groups in America, is to eradicate every vestige of our religious heritage as a nation, and in so doing eviscerate patriotic expression and tributes honoring the heroes that have fought and died for our freedoms. Upo... Continue Reading
Filed in: American Heritage | by Jay Sekulow | 9:36 AM Feb. 9, 2012
Atheist Group Launches Legal Attack Against Jesus Statue in Montana
We knew it would happen. The Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF), an atheist group that continually challenges everything from the National Motto, the National Day of Prayer, and the Pledge of Allegiance, has filed a federal lawsuit challenging the Jesus statue - a Montana war memorial that's been displayed on a mountaintop since the 1950's. The FFRF lawsuit comes just days after the National Forest Service rejected arguments from the atheist group to remove the statue. The federal governmen... Continue Reading
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The World War II veterans that placed the statue of Jesus in Whitefish, Montana saw several statues of Jesus as they served their country abroad. Here is an example of one statue they might … more
