The memorial, built in a National Park in the Mojave Desert, honours local men who fought in the Great War. The parks are all government-owned and the Constitution prohibits government endorsement of religion. The National Park Service has promised to remove the cross after threats of legal action by the American Civil Liberties Union. Federal park land is for all of us, whether we are Jewish, Buddhist, Christian, Muslim or none. They are clearly favouring not only religion, but one particular religion.
Thousands visit the cross every year.
Opponents of the union have pointed out the irony in the union's action. It is very sad that we cannot remember them the way we wish to. The union's action has raised fears that memorial crosses across America may have to be removed.