Cross at Sunrise Rock - Cima Dome
Another Cross in Limbo Awaiting Court Decision
In a case similar to one decided less than two months ago, Christian lawyers and activists are awaiting a court decision to determine the fate of a war memorial in California's Mojave Desert that features a cross.
CNSNews.com
April 25, 2007
Judge puts kibosh on land swap
A federal judge in Riverside has ruled in favor of the American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California, declaring a land swap designed to preserve the cross unconstitutional.
Desert Dispatch - Barstow, CA
April 13, 2005
Judge rejects plan to preserve cross
A federal judge has rejected a land swap intended to preserve a cross in the Mojave National Preserve, dealing a blow to supporters who hoped to skirt an order to dismantle the memorial to veterans.
San Bernardino Sun - San Bernardino, CA
April 13, 2005
Cover coming off cross in preserve
This morning, officials at the Mojave National Preserve will remove the canvas tarp covering the Veterans Memorial Cross. This action comes the day after the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled the cross could remain uncovered during the appeal of a ruling that the cross is not a veterans memorial but a religious sysmbol and must be removed from federal property.
San Bernardino Sun - San Bernardino, CA
May 20, 2003
Cross photo by Eric Nystrom
Updated 25 April 2007