Senator Scott W. Lucas today introduced a joint resolution providing for the appointment of a 12-man commission to establish a national memorial commemorating the contributions of members of the various faiths to American military and naval history.
The proposed interfaith memorial, to be located in the District of Columbia, would be the first national memorial symbolizing the participation of members of different religions in the defense of America.
“Construction of such a monument” Sen. Lucas said, “will strike a powerful blow in defense of true Americanism. It will show the world that alien theories which would discriminate between one American and another because of the way he worships God, and which the enemy has attempted to introduce in order to divide and weaken us, have no place in America.”
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