[RP TownTalk] War of 2012: Battle of Bladensburg

[Chris Currie]

It's been called "the worst military defeat ever suffered by U.S. forces,"
but the 1814 Battle of Bladensburg might seem like a minor skirmish
compared to the Culture War raging at Bladensburg's Peace Cross memorial
this year.  An atheist group is threatening to sue the Maryland-National
Capital Park & Planning Commission to remove the familiar monument honoring
fallen soldiers in World War I, and local groups have mounted
counter-protests.

For more on the war to end all peace crosses, see the November issue of the
*Hyattsville Life & Times*:

http://issuu.com/hyattsvillelifeandtimes/docs/2012-11

While you're there, read about a local Mennonite congregation that's
defying its regional conference by performing gay marriages; recent arrests
that may stop a spate of regional burglaries; what creatures lie beneath
the Anacostia watershed's murky shallows; DeMatha High School's powerhouse
soccer program; and more.

Read it all here, and subscribe for free:

http://issuu.com/hyattsvillelifeandtimes/docs/2012-10

Chris Currie
Hyattsville
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