Quote:My point is this, and it may be a bit more apple to apple than you perceived:

 

The soldiers fought for their country, but more than that, their unit, their family, their home.  They fought for a belief, which is no different than fighting for what one thinks his higher power wants of him.  To then take the winning flag and fly it over their resting place is kinda disrespectful.

 

And yes, I know slavery is disrespectful too.  But it does not exist any more in this country, no matter what manner of flag flies over the graves of the men who fought for it.

 

The Star of David analogy actually has some root in fact.  There was a lawsuit to take down a cross on a western national burial ground because Jewish people were buried there too.  I'll have to look that one up, but the lawsuit involved whether the cross was a religious symbol (which cannot be state sponsored) or a historical one.

 

I searched images of Confederate cemeteries, and every one had a U.S. flag flying over them, with Confederate and U.S. flags marking each grave depending on who is buried there. This makes sense. There is no C.S.A. The Civil War was fought by the Union side to preserve the Union. It would make no sense to fly the flag of the losing side over the graveyard itself.

 

The court case you cite is a confusing point. Both the Star of David and the cross are religious symbols. You would think neither would be permitted if religious symbols are not allowed.

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