Is there anything wrong with religious symbols on gravestones in military cemeteries such as Arlington Cemetery?
Once again, absolutely not. Veterans and their families are entitled to have the individual religious beliefs of veterans recognized on headstones in military cemeteries. There is a myth — popular with many who have little concern for the truth — that the ACLU opposes religious symbols on headstones. To the contrary, the ACLU’s position is that every veteran’s family should have the right to decide which religion or belief symbol should be placed on gravestones. Should popular majorities decide which religious symbols are endorsed and erected on government property? Of course not. Popular majorities are the right way to decide who should win elections and whether a referendum should be approved or not. But popular majorities should not decide which political opinions are protected by the First Amendment and which may be suppressed. Nor should they decide which religious symbols the government should be promoting and which the government should suppress. But what about the Mt. Soledad
