The 40-foot Bladensburg Peace Cross stands at an intersection in Bladensburg, Md., northeast of Washington, D.C. Below, a Catholic Bible within a plexiglass case on a prominent POW/MIA table display in the entrance of the VA medical facility in Manchester, N.H., is one example of what would be allowable under the VA’s new policies.
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Veterans Administration revises policy on religious displays
In the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision permitting a cross to remain on a public highway, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has revised its policies on religious symbols in displays at VA facilities.