Some years ago, a 14-foot bronze crucifix was stolen from Calvary Cemetery in Little Rock, Arkansas. It had stood at the entrance to that cemetery for more than 50 years. The cross ...

Contemplate the drops of blood, the blows in the face, the persistence of the whip, the crown of thorns, the derision and spitting.

We don't want to be personally or institutionally offensive, but we cannot buffer the offense of the cross.