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22 July, 2004
22 July 2004S.A. Miller in The Washington Times reports on a new twist to the church v. state debate--one neither about removing existing references to God in state language, nor about installing new references, such as the display of biblical comandments in public buildings. Rather it's one religious group's contention that the absence of religious references on the new WWII memorial was a "'reprehensible'" example of the "'ongoing movement to secularize American culture.'" Rev. Patrick Mahoney, director of the Christian Defense Coalition, argues that the designers of the monument deliberately left out quotes that mention God, religion, faith or Old Testament scripture. Betsy Glick, spokeswoman for the memorial, maintained that the exclusion of religious language was never an issue, and all inscriptions were chosen for the quality of their content alone.
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