Should religious symbols be allowed on public land?
By: Louise I. Gerdes, book editor
Series: At issue. Civil Liberties
Publisher: Gale Cengage Learning
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Detroit
Language: eng
Number of pages: 126
ISBN-13: 9780737751673; 9780737751680
Subjects: Law and legislation; Religious observances on public property; Christian art and symbolism
Description: Provides essays that cover varying opinions on the display of religious symbols on public land, discussing such issues as the extent of the establishment clause, war memorial crosses, and the intentions of the founding fathers.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 115-119) and index.
Table of contents: title: The controversy over religious symbols on public land : an overview / Thomas J. Billitteri; title: The founders did not intend to forbid religious symbols on public land / Michael Gaynor; title: If public space is open to one religion, it must be open to all / Charles C. Haynes; title: Seeking to remove religious symbols from civic life is impossible / Gregory Rodriguez; title: Removing religious symbols from public land distorts the Christian past / Michael Medved; title: No clear test exists for religious symbols and the establishment clause / Avern L. Cohn and Bryan J. Anderson; title: The establishment clause does not ban religious symbols on public land / Ted Cruz and Kelly Shackelford; title: The establishment clause should not be used to alter historic memorials / Michael Sean Winters; title: War memorial crosses dishonor veterans of other faiths / Sandhya Bathija; title: War memorial crosses are symbols of courage and patriotism, not religion / Patrick Brady; title: War memorial crosses symbolize Christianity and endorse religion / Geoffrey R. Stone; title: Radical secularists attacks on monument crosses threaten religious freedom / Newt Gingrich; title: Bad reasoning of activist judges allows religious symbols on public land / Bob Ritter; title: The courts struggle over when to allow religious symbols on public land / Ira C. Lupu, David Masci, and Robert W. Tuttle; title: Promoting religious displays on public land can dampen holidays / Sandhya Bathija.