The current conflict between The American Legion and Jewish War Veterans should not be. We are all veterans, we all continue to serve America. Race and religion do not change this fact. Although I am a Jew, I disagree with JWV on this issue.
The memorials were established to honor the veterans who sacrificed all to serve their country. To destroy those memorials is to dishonor the memories of those veterans, and is an insult to those who established those memorials. If we destroy memorials are we any different than the Taliban who destroyed the ancient Buddist temple. Religions freedom does not mean the distruction of all religious symbols, it means the respect of all religions. If those symbols happen to be on public property, so be it. We are still obligated to respect the symbols, and honor those who served this country without regard to race, religion, or color.
What really upsets me is the attorneys who use tax payers money to bring this lawsuits. I am not challenging the right to sue, I am challenging the right to use tax payer’s money to pay the attorney fees. It is time to support Public Expression of Religion Act (PERA), and put an end to these attorneys getting rich off our money. If a group wishes to bring suit, let them raise the money to pay the attorney fees and court costs.
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