Showing posts with label World War I. Show all posts
Showing posts with label World War I. Show all posts
December 2, 2012

Riverside County to honor Mojave Cross advocates

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Henry and Wanda Sandoz with the Mojave Cross in the background after the Nov. 11 installation ceremony. (David Olson/Staff photo) by David...
November 15, 2012

Mojave Cross to return to desert home

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National Park rangers to send back cross Golden Gate National Recreation Area ranger Nijaune Winston stands by the Mojave Cross. The Natio...
November 11, 2012

Cross stands again

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The new Mojave Cross after it was installed on Sunday, November 11, Veterans Day. (DAVID OLSON/STAFF PHOTO) BY DAVID OLSON Press-Enter...
November 5, 2012

Stolen Mojave cross mysteriously reappears in California

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An unsigned note was found taped to the Mojave Memorial Cross, which was found Monday. A new cross is due to be raised atop Sunrise Rock at ...
October 21, 2012

A Mojave Desert cross brings a lot of things to bear

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The head of the Mojave National Preserve had little reason to think that an exchange over a memorial built in 1934 would spur a 13-year saga...
April 29, 2012

Friendship takes High Desert couple to Supreme Court over controversial cross

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Yucca Heights resident Henry Sandoz holds a painting of J. Riley Bembry's encampment, which was several miles away from his World War I ...
May 20, 2010

Authorities Say Mojave Desert Replacement Memorial Cross Must Come Down

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Joe Abrams FOXNews.com Associated Press Apple Valley resident Mark Ware was the first person to see the new cross at Sunrise Rock. (M...
April 30, 2010

The Mojave cross ruling: a blow to the 1st Amendment

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The Supreme Court sends the message the government can treat a Christian symbol as a national emblem and display it on public property. OP...
April 29, 2010

Mojave Cross can stay on display in California

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Supreme Court defends public religious symbol By Valerie Richardson Washington Times A n 8-foot cross honoring fallen soldiers in the r...
April 28, 2010

Court backs Mojave cross deal; case sent back to 9th Circuit

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Joe Nelson, Staff Writer Redlands Daily Facts A divided U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that a lower court erred when it invalidat...

Mojave cross case: a signal on religious symbols

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By MARK SHERMAN | Associated Press Writer San Luis Obispo Tribune T he Supreme Court's conservative majority signaled a greater willi...

Supreme Court Sends 'Mojave Cross' Case Back For More Work

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By Mark Memmott NPR A lower court was wrong to invalidate a plan that would keep the "Mojave cross" on top of a rock formation...

Supreme Court Sends Cross Case Back

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by Jeremy Weber Christianity Today T he Supreme Court ruled 5-4 Wednesday that the much-debated war memorial cross in Mojave National Pre...

Court Says Cross Can Remain

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Mojave Desert Icon Is Deemed More Veterans' Memorial Than Religious Symbol By JESS BRAVIN Wall Street Journal The cross, originall...

Supreme Court Sides With Interior on Mojave Desert Cross

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By GABRIEL NELSON New York Times T he Supreme Court ruled today that Congress and the Interior Department acted properly when they used a...

U.S. Supreme Court supports Mojave cross

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USA TODAY Desert Sun A deeply divided Supreme Court revived congressional efforts Wednesday to permit a wooden cross erected in the Moja...

Supreme Court says Mojave cross can stand

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In a divided ruling, the justices rule that the 1st Amendment calls for ‘accommodation’ of religious displays on public land rather than str...
November 27, 2009

Radical secularists won't allow a cross in the desert

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by Newt Gingrich Washington Examiner In the vast desert between Los Angeles and Las Vegas is the 1.6 million acre Mojave National Preserve....
October 19, 2009

The many meanings of a cross

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Opinion The dispute over a cross in the Mojave points to how entangled religion and culture are. By Gregory Rodriguez Los Angeles Times...
October 5, 2009

Cross comes before court

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MOJAVE PRESERVE: Some argue that the sacred salute to soldiers is not constitutional. By BEN GOAD Riverside Press-Enterprise A cros...