|
__NOTOC__ The Mojave Memorial Cross is a cross formerly on public land in the Mojave desert that was at the center of the Salazar v. Buono legal case before the U.S. Supreme Court. The original cross was erected in 1934 to honor those killed in war. The cross has been maintained by volunteers and was reconstructed after being destroyed.〔 It was boarded up after lower court rulings declared it illegal because of separation of church and state constitutional concerns. On April 28, 2010, the US Supreme Court ruled on Salazar v. Buono in a 5-4 decision sent the case back to a lower court. The high court ruled there was no violation of the separation of church and state when Congress transferred the land surrounding the cross to a veterans group.〔 Writing for the majority, Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote, "The goal of avoiding governmental endorsement (religion ) does not require eradication of all religious symbols in the public realm". On the night of May 9–10, 2010, the cross was cut down and stolen from its place on Sunrise Rock. National Park Service spokeswoman Linda Slater said a $125,000 reward has been offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the thieves. The VFW promised that the memorial would be rebuilt. "This was a legal fight that a vandal just made personal to 50 million veterans, military personnel and their families," said National Commander Thomas J. Tradewell. In April 2012, a land exchange to remove Sunrise Rock from the Mojave National Preserve was approved by the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. On Veterans Day, November 11, 2012, the cross was rededicated by Henry Sandoz in a ceremony. ==Location== The cross is located, on Sunrise Rock, a granite outcropping adjacent to Cima Road about 12 miles south of Interstate 15, and 6 miles north of Cima, California; the trailhead leading to Teutonia Peak is immediately across the road from the rock. The area is a saddle between Cima Dome and the Ivanpah Mountains, both of which are part of the Mojave National Preserve. 〔 〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mojave Memorial Cross」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
|