1 / 11

Mount Soledad Cross

Mount Soledad Cross. Ryan Schramm English 250 Section VC. Overview. History Controversy Opponents & Supporters Mediation. History. Controversy. Government Land Establishment Clause. Controversy Continued…. Freedom of Religion. Opponents Position. Violation of Constitution

ave
Download Presentation

Mount Soledad Cross

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Mount Soledad Cross Ryan Schramm English 250 Section VC

  2. Overview • History • Controversy • Opponents & Supporters • Mediation

  3. History

  4. Controversy • Government Land • Establishment Clause

  5. Controversy Continued… • Freedom of Religion

  6. Opponents Position • Violation of Constitution • Solutions: • Move the Cross • Tear Down the Cross • Sell Land to a Third Party

  7. Supporters Position • The Cross Represents San Diego’s History • The Cross has Secular Symbolism • Consequences of Removing the Cross

  8. Map of San Diego

  9. Mediation • Land be Sold to a Third Party • (Transaction Entails Certain Conditions)

  10. Mediation Continued… Conditions: • Cross Stays at Current Location • Other Religious Symbols Constructed • New Group Established to Preserve Memorial

  11. Works Cited • "ACLU sues to remove cross from memorial." UPI NewsTrack 25 Aug. 2006. Gale Biography In Context. Web. 4 Nov. 2012. • "Establishment Clause." LII. Cornell University Law School, 19 Aug. 2010. Web. 02 Nov. 2012. • "Judge to San Diego: Move cross or pay fine." UPI NewsTrack 4 May 2006. Gale Biography In Context. Web. 3 Nov. 2012. • Murashko, Alex. "Supporters of Crosses at Veterans Memorials Launch 'Don't Tear Me Down' Campaign." Christian Post. Christian Post United States, 26 May 2012. Web. 04 Nov. 2012. • Steinback, Robert. "The Mount Soledad Controversy." The San Diego Union-Tribune. The San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 May 2006. Web. 04 Nov. 2012. • "War Veterans of the United States v. Rumsfield - Background." American Civil Liberties Union. American Civil Liberties Union, n.d. Web. 04 Nov. 2012.

More Related