Will La Crescent light star and cross for Veterans Day?

Saga over religious symbol on
public land continues at meeting tonight

LA CRESCENT, Minn. – The saga continues tonight over a lighted cross and star in La Crescent.

Among the things to be discussed at a city council meeting tonight will be lighting the symbols green for Veterans Day.

The council will also hear the latest developments in the dispute over having religious symbols on public land.

The Freedom From Religion Foundation has called on the city to take down the cross and star, claiming they violate the separation of church and state.

Many citizens have spoken out in favor of keeping the displays where they are, and the Lions Club has offered to buy the property where the symbols stand now.