San Diego Votes to Appeal Cross Removal
Wednesday, May. 24, 2006

Christian leaders from Washington flew to San Diego, Calif., Wednesday to establish a legal defense fund for the Mount Soledad Cross as the city council voted to appeal a judge’s ruling to remove the famed Korean War monument.

The Rev. Rob Schenck of the National Clergy Council and the Rev. Patrick Mahoney from the Christian Defense Coalition will be meeting with leaders throughout the state to enlist support for the city council decision and to establish a “Mount Soledad Cross legal defense fund.”

According to Schenck, the clergy members will visit San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders to talk about how the funds would be best used.

The visit comes one day after the city council voted 5-3 to direct city attorney Mike Aguirre’s office to appeal an early May decision by a federal judge to remove the cross within 90 days or face a $5,000 per day fine. the rest