Dispatches from Home – The Cross and Humanism.

The Peace Cross has honored WWI heroes since 1925. Why is it now bothering the American Humanist Association?

I responded to a dear friend’s comments on my post.

Dawn, I went to the https://americanhumanist.org site, but could not take much of it. LOL. I have no problem with other people’s thoughts about God, or the lack thereof. But I do believe we are living in an increasingly secular/humanist world, and it frightens me.

It would seem some of the more radicals in both camps are hell-bent on erasing all past vestiges of this country’s Judeo-Christian heritage. Why? I don’t expect others to adhere to my personal religious and moral beliefs, so why should groups like this one expect me to do the same with them?

Another way to look at it is this: I’m sure some find the old Confederate Memorials with the inscription, Lest We Forget, that dot courthouse lawns all over the South offensive. Should they be removed because others find them offensive? I think not. They are part of the fabric that makes up Southern society; they are vestiges of the past. The same applies to this cross and other Christian monuments that dot the country’s landscape. And why is it such an issue now?

Could it be that the Humanist organizations feel their “day” has come due to the current climate in Washington, and they feel it is their duty to rid the country of all religious symbols, especially those of the Judo/Christian faith? If that be so, then take down the Ten Commandments tablet in the US Supreme Court building; chisel out all references to God in the monuments in Washington; erase all references to God that appear in our country’s documents and statements by presidents and learned men/women in times past.

And don’t stop there: tear down the National Cathedral and blow off the bronze cap of the Washington Monument, which reads, Laus Deo, which translates to Praise be to God. Never happen, you say? Oh! Yes, it could. Groups like this would like to strip this country’s Judo/Christian monuments from the landscape, and that is wrong. But of course, they don’t see it that way.

It’s sad, sad, sad that this once great country has dissolved into a divided nation when it comes to race, morals, and political benefits. What happened to “Live and let live” and the spirit of compromise? But as the Good Book states: A house divided cannot stand. Oops! Better strike that statement from one of Lincoln’s most famous speeches–it references the Christian Bible. Bad, bad Mr. Lincoln. LOL. Anyway, sorry for the ramble. As you can tell, I’m just tired–very tired–of groups like this one attempting to strip this county of its past–a very important part of its past.

Gotta dash, grocery shopping waits for no man, or woman, whichever the case might be. LOL.

Big hug to you.

(Originally posted June 21, 2014)