[TheRealVille]

http://www.military.com/news/article/201...-fire.html

"A large cross put up by Marines at Camp Pendleton, Calif. to honor fallen comrades is under fire by an atheist group who says the sanctioning of the religious symbol reinforces the idea that Christianity has a privileged place in the American military."

You really think the USA is in any imminent danger of becoming a "church state"? Christianity is under attack in our country to a degree that couldn't have been imagined only a decade ago. There are so many 'eyes' out there on patrol, ever on the lookout for any reference to God, which may have been made by any organization even loosely associated with government so that they may file a complaint, it's truly unbelievable. This is the result of the misrepresentations made by liberals of the true intent of the doctrine of the seperation of church and state. It's both destructive to our land and a national shame. I mean, marines give their life for their country and you got bozo's like this raising sand about a cross, unbelievable.

From your link:

Jason Torpy, a West Point graduate, Iraq veteran and now head of the Military Association of Atheists and Freethinkers, said he understands why the Pendleton Marines want to honor their fellow Marines, but that a cross on the base is not appropriate.
"In a lot of ways this is commendable – they're honoring friends who were probably Christian," he told Military.com. "I think the memorial is appropriate for the individuals who put it up and the friends they're honoring, but you just can't walk onto federal land and do it."
Torpy said MAAF does not usually get involved in these kinds of issues, but that he has several members who are Marines serving at Pendleton and has been contacted by them to respond. He also said the Pendleton cross is just the latest in a string of such memorials placed on federal lands.
""My response, my ‘dirty duty' here is to say I appreciate you want to honor your friends in the manner of your religion … but this is a Christian monument and it's on federal land. And that privileges one religion over another," he said.
Torpy said the problem is that Pendleton officials did not prohibit the cross being put up.
"I hate to be a bad guy on this, but I should not have to be the one standing up," he said. "[Camp Pendleton} should have known better."