The Bladensburg Peace Cross Will Continue To Stand

In the cross of Christ I glory,

towering o'er the wrecks of time;

all the light of sacred story

gathers round its head sublime..."

Bladensburg Peace Cross

Bladensburg, Maryland

For nearly a century, this war memorial has stood to honor the memory of 

49 brave American heroes who sacrificed their lives for the freedom of the world

during World War I  which has been called, "The war to end all wars."

In recent years, a group calling itself the "American Humanist Association"

has claimed to be "offended" by the presence of the cross which stands near

a busy intersection in the state of Maryland.  They took legal action to try

to have the memorial taken down despite the fact that it was originally

built on private property and constructed through private funding.

However, on June 20, the United States Supreme Court ruled 7-2 in

favor of allowing the Bladensburg Peace Cross to continue to stand 

unmolested by the enemies of God seeking to destroy it.

The "American Humanist Association" claim that the cross is

'offensive' to non-Christians,  is a twisted truth at best.

I suppose the cross is an offense to many non-Christians who

are ignorant of it's true significance and of our history as a nation.

While we are considered a "melting pot" of many races and religions, 

  America was founded on the Judeo-Christian concepts within the

Holy Bible.  This truth does not bode well with the immoral, freedom-crushing,

political and social objectives of the  godless communist-socialist entities within

our government, nor with secular civil action groups like the AHA.

 Meanwhile, our glorious Liberty Bell, while not an actual symbol of Christ,

decries the claims of the godless with an inscription from the Book of Leviticus,
which has declared to Americans for many generations, the mandate of
freedom's God as spoken to ancient Israel through His prophet, Moses: 

  "Proclaim liberty throughout all the land unto all inhabitants thereof."

(Leviticus 25:10)

Liberty Bell

Independence Mall

Philadelphia Pennsylvania


"In The Cross Of Christ I Glory'
(1825)
John Bowring
(1792-1872)
English hymn writer
Fourth Governor of Hong Kong colony