San Diego, Calif., Aug 3, 2005 / 22:00 pm
A massive cross overlooking the city of San Diego is at the center of heated debate which covers issues ranging from property ownership to separation of church and state.
The cross, which is part of the Mount Soledad National War Monument, has stood for sixteen years, but last November, residents were asked to vote on Proposition K, an initiative aimed at correcting violations of the state constitution that prohibit the display of religious symbols on state land.
Voters rejected the proposition but the battle continues to rage--fueled by those who are determined to see the cross removed.
In May, a signature-gathering effort led the San Diego City Council to allow a measure called Proposition A, which could allow the land which the cross sits on to be handed over to the U.S. Department of the Interior, making it Federal land, and thereby much less restrictive on land use.