Posted on 01/12/2014 9:48:33 AM PST by BenLurkin
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Tuesday approved a motion to add a cross back to the LA County seal after a nearly 10-year absence.
The 3-2 vote in the 9:30 a.m. meeting approved the change to the seal after the cross was removed during a redesign in 2004, when the American Civil Liberties Union threatened legal action.
Part of the seal, which featured a small cross over the Hollywood Bowl, was replaced by a picture of the San Gabriel Mission.
At the time of the redesign, the mission’s cross was not mounted on the building due to retrofitting. It was later reattached in 2009, making the seal inaccurate, according to Supervisors Mike Antonovich and Don Knabe.
“To accurately reflect the role of the San Gabriel Mission in the historical and cultural development of Los Angeles County, today’s action corrects the current rendering of the mission on the county seal which is artistically and architecturally inaccurate,” Antonovich said. “We appreciate the input and participation from the community whose strong support for the mission, its significance to our county and the need to ensure the architectural accuracy of the county seal, resulted in today’s action.”
The two supervisors introduced the motion, ensuring the change was not about promoting Christianity, but about making the depiction of the mission accurate.
I`m Shocked! I tell you - Shocked!
The missions were built to help distribute tortilla chips only.
FACLU.
They best not re-paint the ppolice cars and re-do the stationary just yet — I’m sure the ACLU is already busy drafting a suit. Love that they did this — almost like it was planned. But only 5 supervisors — I thought there were more.
They best not re-paint the ppolice cars and re-do the stationary just yet — I’m sure the ACLU is already busy drafting a suit. Love that they did this — almost like it was planned. But only 5 supervisors — I thought there were more.
Nope. They are, and have long been, known as “The Five Kings”
L.A.?
seriously L.A.??
NorCal ‘Rats will be displeased. But they despise SoCal already so —effem.
re: 5 supervisors
I must be thinking of photos I’ve seen of the City Council where there are oodles of them.
Don’t you agree, though, that if this had been planned — like getting ACLU to approve of the mission knowing that it was under repair and then adding the cross later — that would be brilliant?
Antonovich is the only conservative remaining in LA government. His district encompasses what’s left of the old LA, the rural areas and Antelope Valley.
OMG!! I am PLEASANTLY SHOCKED!!! I don’t CARE what reason they give...I LOVE it!!
All it took was a THREAT of ACTION by the ANTI-CHRISTIAN LIBERAL UNION??? Geesh....a THREAT.
As well they should. Yea for LA.
Nice! The city fathers quietly removed the cross from our coat of arms here in St Augustine, FL (oldest European settlement in what is now the US, founded by Catholic Spaniards) and replaced it with a wave pattern that looks like it should belong to the Staten Island Ferry.
Maybe it’s time to challenge them.
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