Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Cross removed at base in Afghanistan

Some soldiers said they found great comfort in the visible cross. | Courtes



A large cross that had been prominently displayed outside a chapel on an isolated military base in northern Afghanistan was taken down last week, prompting outrage from some American service members stationed there.
“We are here away from our families, and the chapel is the one place that feels like home,” a service member at Camp Marmal told POLITICO. “With the cross on the outside, it is a constant reminder for all of us that Jesus is here for us.”


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