Update: Sign featuring crusader-like knight removed

A sign outside an Army training center at Fort Shafter, Hawaii, that featured a knight with crosses on his breastplate and shield was taken down Monday afternoon, hours after the head of a religious-freedom advocacy group called for the image’s removal.The image represented the “Fighting Knights” of Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 8th Special Troops Battalion.…

A sign outside an Army training center at Fort Shafter, Hawaii, that featured a knight with crosses on his breastplate and shield was taken down Monday afternoon, hours after the head of a religious-freedom advocacy group called for the image’s removal.The image represented the “Fighting Knights” of Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 8th Special Troops Battalion. Members of the unit recently transformed an unused motor pool area into a warrior training center, 8th Theater Sustainment Command spokeswoman Sgt. 1st Class Mary Ferguson told Army Times. A news release detailing the offerings of the center went out Friday at Army.mil and other locations and included an image of the sign.

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Usually Mickey Weinstein and his organization are simply insufferable gits.

But yeah, an explicit Christian cross on the crusader is outside the lines.

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  1. Paul L. Quandt

    “But yeah, an explicit Christian cross on the crusader is outside the lines.”

    Why?

    Paul

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  2. xbradtc

    Too close to an explicit endorsement of Christianity.

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  3. Krag

    Historical accuracy doesn’t care about political correctness. Add more crosses.

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  4. scottthebadger

    That is a historical reference, not an endorsement.

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  5. Paul L. Quandt

    xbradtc:

    Ok, I was afraid that you were being serious.

    Paul

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  6. Diogenes of NJ

    History repeats. It is good to know which side you are on. If we are about destroying history – destroy Mohammedan history. Christian history is older.

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  7. LT Rusty

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  8. hayabusa69

    This made me laugh.

    Nothing like some good, old-fashioned interfaith dialogue.

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