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In the early evening of June 27 I had the honor of standing alongside a host of liberty-loving men–pastors, a rabbi, talk radio personalities and politicians–at a Pensacola rally in support of a cross that, in one form or another, has stood in Bayview Park since 1941.  U.S. District Court Judge Roger Vinson ruled June 19 that the cross in the city park violates the Establishment Clause of the United States Constitution and must be removed within 30 days.  

The Pensacola community was largely stunned and responded quickly.  Supporters of a proposal that the city lease the area around the cross to a private historical association helped to organize the above-mentioned rally and came out in force.

Below is the full text of my prepared remarks, which I gave in an abridged and partially improvised fashion due to the time constraints.  My voice was but one of many–and, again, it was a great honor to add mine to theirs. « Read the rest of this entry »