A veteran’s lawsuit against symbols that are part of a North Carolina city’s war memorial will soon be heading to trial. At the heart of the decorated soldier’s grievances is a display that features the silhouette of a soldier bowing before a cross-shaped grave and a faith-based flag. The memorial, located in King, North Carolina, is being challenged by Steven Hewett, a veteran of the U.S. war in Afghanistan who is being represented by Americans United for Separation of Church and State, an organization devoted to church-state separatism. Hewett, who was identified as a “non-Christian” in a statement addressing the matter, first complained in July 2010, asking the city to remove a Christian flag from the war memorial — but officials and residents apparently fought back. While the King City Council initially voted in September 2010 to remove the Christian symbol after its attorney said that it violates the First Amendment, 5,000 residents showed up at a rally in October to defend its presence.
Posted on: Wed, 16 Jul 2014 11:45:14 +0000
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