Contents
Introduction 7
1. The Controversy over Religious Symbols on Public Land: An Overview (Thomas J. Billitteri) 13
2. The Founders Did Not Intend to Forbid Religious Symbols on Public Land (Michael Gaynor) 18
3. If Public Space Is Open to One Religion, It Must Be Open to All (Charles C. Haynes) 27
4. Seeking to Remove Religious Symbols from Civic Life Is Impossible (Gregory Rodriguez) 31
5. Removing Religious Symbols from Public Land Distorts the Christian Past (Michael Medved) 35
6. No Clear Test Exists for Religious Symbols and the Establishment Clause (Avern L. Cohn and Bryan J. Anderson) 40
7. The Establishment Clause Does Not Ban Religious Symbols on Public Land (Ted Cruz and Kelly Shackelford) 54
8. The Establishment Clause Should Not Be Used to Alter Historic Memorials (Michael Sean Winters) 58
9. War Memorial Crosses Dishonor Veterans of Other Faiths (Sandhya Bathija) 62
10. War Memorial Crosses Symbolize Courage and Patriotism, Not Religion (Patrick Brady) 71
11. War Memorial Crosses Symbolize Christianity and Endorse Religion (Geoffrey R. Stone) 74
12. Radical Secularist Attacks on Monument Crosses Threaten Religious Freedom (Newt Gingrich) 78
13. Bad Reasoning of Activist Judges Allows Religious Symbols on Public Land (Bob Ritter) 81
14. The Courts Struggle over When to Allow Religious Symbols on Public Land (Ira C. Lupu, David Masci, and Robert W. Tuttle) 86
15. Promoting Religious Displays on Public Land Can Dampen Holidays (Sandhya Bathija) 99
Organizations to Contact 109
Bibliography 115
Index 120