A large cross that had been prominently displayed outside a chapel on an isolated military base in northern Afghanistan was taken down last week, prompting outrage from some American service members stationed there.“We are here away from our families, and the chapel is the one place that feels like home,” a service member at Camp Marmal told POLITICO. “With the cross on the outside, it is a constant reminder for all of us that Jesus is here for us.”
NOTE: Georgetown University hid a religious inscription representing the name of Jesus during President Obama's address there Tuesday, April 13, 2009 FOXNews.com has confirmed, because White House staff asked the school to cover up all religious symbols and signs while the president was on stage.
Georgetown is a private Catholic institution founded by Jesuits in 1789. The auditorium where the president spoke Tuesday is adorned with religious imagery, but only the symbols directly on the stage -- those likely to be picked up by a television camera -- were obscured.
November 2011
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