THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - Dozens of Congressmen Urge VA to Permit Catholic Crucifixes on Military Headstones.
Nearly 50 members of Congress are urging the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to approve the Catholic crucifix as an emblem option for veterans' headstones in national cemeteries.
Nearly 50 members of Congress have urged the Department of Veterans Affairs to approve the Catholic crucifix as an emblem option for veterans’ headstones in U.S. national cemeteries. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Nearly 50 members of Congress are urging the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to approve the Catholic crucifix as an emblem option for veterans’ headstones in national cemeteries. DETAIL: The initiative was started by CatholicVote, an organization dedicated to representing the interests and values of Catholic Americans. The organization consulted the Department of Veterans Affairs on whether a Catholic crucifix was acceptable, and the VA answered that it was, but official approval would be required—a process that could…Open