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More than 200 demonstrators supporting the Bush administration's conduct of the Iraq war gather to protest a Lafayette hillside display of more than 3,000 crosses representing U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq.

Federal judge denies effort to remove symbol from Las Cruces logo. U.S. District Judge Robert Brack has dismissed a lawsuit brought by Las Cruces resident Paul Weinbaum seeking to remove Christian crosses from city logos and vehicles, and Weinbaum has vowed to appeal, the Las Cruces Sun-News reported today on its Web site. Brack acknowledged in a 30-page opinion released Thursday that it was a difficult call, the Sun-News reported. "Under any theory or application of the First Amendment to a governmental display of a religious symbol, the difficult question is to draw the line," Brack wrote. But Brack went...

USA Citizens Day - July 1st Immigration Control Rally Nationwide Rally on Saturday, July 1st, at noon, at your City HallMay 1st - Million of Illegal Aliens Marched in our StreetsTwelve million illegal aliens demonstrated their political power, and declared May 1st to be A Day Without Undocumented Workers ( illegal aliens ). They boycotted the USA, all US businesses and institutions. Millions of them marched in our streets, carried Mexican flags, shouted "Si se puede!", and demanded new laws from our Congress. July 1st - U.S. Citizens Nationwide Rally for Immigration ControlRally to stop our continuous invasion by...

Per the 1962 Missal, today's Feast is that of St. Ignatius of Antioch, but St. Brigid, though not celebrated liturgically by those using the 1962 Missal, is still honored today, especially among the Irish.BR> St. Brigid -- her name is correctly pronounced "Brigg-id" or "Bree-id" but almost never is -- was born in A.D. 451 or 452 to a pagan father (Dubthach) and Christian slave mother (Broicsech) just after the time that St. Patrick was preaching (St. Patrick died in A.D. 493). It is said a Bishop -- a follower of St. Patrick -- met the pregnant slave woman...

/20/2006 - SOUTHWEST ASIA (AFPN) -- Six thousand miles away from her native country of China, Yi Liu knew she wanted to make a name for herself in America. She grew up in a small copper mining town in the province of Canton and immigrated to the United States in 2003. At the age of 21, she lived with her family in a “box-sized” apartment in San Francisco’s Chinatown. “I was thrilled to be in the United States,” said Airman 1st Class Yi Liu, who is assigned to the 379th Expeditionary Services Squadron “Grab and Go” flight kitchen. “We waited...

BROOKE ARMY MEDICAL CENTER, Texas, Jan. 23, 2006 – "Hey doc, when am I going upstairs? Hey doc, this bed is uncomfortable, when am I going to be admitted?" A feisty elderly gentleman we'll call Morris (name changed for confidentiality) was in Bed 3 of Brooke Army Medical Center here, one of the busiest emergency departments in the military. He kept a constant barrage of running commentary on how long he had been waiting to go upstairs to complete his chest pain work up. Morris was an 80-year-old retired World War II veteran. After I had spent a grueling afternoon...

Cross to bear: Atheist organization bothered by roadside memorials files suit; ADF responds ADF files motion to intervene on behalf of Utah Highway Patrol Association against atheist group suing to remove crosses honoring fallen officers Wednesday, December 28, 2005, 12:00 AM (MST) ADF Media Relations - 480-444-0020 SALT LAKE CITY - An atheist group's bid to ban memorial crosses from public land is being challenged by ADF attorneys who filed a motion to intervene Friday in the group's lawsuit against Utah officials. ADF is representing the Utah Highway Patrol Association, a private organization which fully funds and maintains the memorials....

Family members of fallen Utah Highway Patrol troopers are fighting to keep some memorial crosses in place on state property in tribute of the late officers. At a rally Saturday, relatives showed up in opposition to a lawsuit filed by American Atheists Inc., which wants the crosses removed because of their religious theme. The atheist group filed the lawsuit against the UHP and the Utah Department of Transportation. Lt. Lee Perry said the crosses were erected near highways and chosen as a symbol that was easily identifiable with death and sacrifice. ``We wanted to remind people that the price we...

Atheists Sue Over Road Crosses For Troopers Killed In Line Of Duty   POSTED: 10:07 am EST December 2, 2005 UPDATED: 10:14 am EST December 2, 2005   A group of atheists in Salt Lake City is taking on the State of Utah and the Utah Highway Patrol over the law enforcement agency's use of crosses on roadways to memorialize troopers killed in the line of duty. The lawsuit has triggered a debate about whether a cross is an appropriate way of honoring troopers killed in the line of duty. The American atheists filing the lawsuit said they respect...

LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) - The city of Las Cruces' official emblem has three crosses that a federal lawsuit alleges are unconstitutional religious symbols on public property. The lawsuit, filed Sept. 16 in U.S. District Court in Albuquerque, seeks the removal of the crosses. "The crosses serve no governmental purpose other than to disenfranchise and discredit non-Christian citizens," said the lawsuit filed by Paul F. Weinbaum, who lives in the Las Cruces area, and Martin J. Boyd of Las Cruces. Defendants include city officials, city councilors, Mayor Bill Mattiace, District Attorney Susana Martinez, state Attorney General Patricia Madrid and Gov....

New Orleans mayor crosses party lines, endorses Jindal Staff Reports Posted on November 4, 2003 New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin crossed party lines Monday and endorsed Republican Bobby Jindal for governor. "Bobby Jindal understands that all of Louisiana benefits from and needs a strong New Orleans," Nagin said. With Jindal as governor, "New Orleans and the rest of the state will be partners, not adversaries - which is critical because we can only move this state forward together." Pollster Verne Kennedy surveyed voters on the possible impact of Nagin's endorsement of Jindal prior to its announcement. "It will be a...

Casey Sheehan's Combat Boots to Leave Philadelphia for Return to Grieving 'Peace Mom' in Crawford, Texas 8/22/2005 10:40:00 AM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To: Assignment Desk, Daybook Editor Contact: Janis D. Shields of American Friends Service Committee, 215-241-7060 or jshields@afsc.org News Advisory: On Monday, August 22, at 11 a.m., Marq Anderson, American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) national tour manager, will outline plans to remove the military combat boots worn in Iraq by Casey Sheehan from the exhibition "Eyes Wide Open: The Human Cost of War," which is currently in Philadelphia. Anderson will return the boots to Casey's grieving mother, Cindy Sheehan, in Crawford,...

Larry Chad Northern, a 59-year-old Speegleville, Texas resident was arrested and charged with felony criminal mischief for allegedly running over some of the makeshift crosses placed on the side of the road by anti-war protestors near the President’s Crawford, Texas ranch on Monday night. Mr. Northern is identified as a Vietnam veteran and a realtor in Waco. Now as to his motivations, one can only offer conjecture. I would guess that, as a veteran of a war in which the sort of people with whom Cindy Sheehan is associating led anti-war protests and spat on soldiers as they returned from...

Supposedly, Crawford police arrested guy in pickup truck.

From combined dispatches Vandals stole or damaged 3,000 crosses at Louisiana State University that were set up as part of a silent pro-life protest against the anniversary of the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision. The attack on the crosses this week, put on the LSU Parade Grounds to decry the anniversary of the ruling that declared abortion a constitutional right, prompted special outrage from LSU Students for Life because a campus police officer saw five persons removing some crosses from the public space early Monday morning, but did not immediately report the individuals. "This was not meant for people...

A conservative group is threatening to sue the Secret Service for religious discrimination over security guidelines that would ban Christian crosses from President Bush's inaugural parade route.

For more than two years, Rev. Jim Potter has fought Anderson County officials for the right to leave up a giant Christian cross he erected near I-75. On Monday, a judge sided with the county, ordering Rev. Potter to remove the cross. County officials argued that the cross, located on private property near exit 122, violated building and zoning regulations. But Rev. Potter said he believed that because of the significance of religious structures, his cross should be exempt from the zoning regulations. "I think it (the cross) should bring to knowledge the fact that Jesus Christ did die for...

On May 8, at the county's "Gay Day" event in Dayton, Tennessee, police arrested two christians as they were fastening the beams of one of their ten-ffot crosses, which they often use in parades arond the nation in order to draw people to Christ. Without incident, they were arrested and charged with "disorderly conduct" and "interfering with a special event." They were both freed after posting the required $500 bond. Dayton police chief Kenneth Walker admitted to reporters "They wanted to go down to protest and we told them they couldn't" "they were arrested;that's it."

A Boca Raton ordinance that bans upright crosses and Stars of David in a city cemetery doesn't violate a state law designed to protect religious freedom, the Florida Supreme Court ruled Thursday.

More than 2,000 wooden crosses intended for a pro-life demonstration were stolen on the night of January 21st from a vehicle owned by the president of the Oregon State University College Republicans. The crosses were part of a demonstration to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision which prohibited the states from passing laws criminalizing abortion. College Republican President Chad Robinson had worked with members of his organization for over 18 hours to cut and assemble the crosses for the protest. It took members an additional one-and-a-half hours to pack them into his pick-up truck,...