Save America’s sacred places for civic purposes by John Bridgeland & John DiIulio, opinion contributors - 05/28/24 4:30 PM ET ...

In America, national parks are more than scenic − they’re sacred. But they were created at a cost to Native Americans ... with its own sacred figures, sites and rituals.

In contrast, the profane world is the sphere of everyday life (e.g., a coffee cup). Profane objects, actions, and places can belong just about anywhere.

They remind us that sacred shapes are not just about the past, but about carving out a place in the present and the future. The language of geometry remains alive, ever-changing, and always deeply ...

Various places with long-held religious and spiritual significance in the hearts and minds of indigenous Native American people are deemed sacred. These special sites include mountains, springs, lakes ...

None are sacred. The word itself is the Latinate form of “holy,” reserved for God and the things of God. In praising him for the divine Son she carried, Mary declared, “Holy is his name.” ...

America Isn’t Sacred, ... It is holy places and people—churches and shrines, saints and their relics—that merit devotion and veneration. It is God alone we worship and adore.

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The new national monument in Arizona that President Biden is announcing today is primarily aimed at protecting Native American sacred sites on just fewer than a million acres of federally owned land.

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In America, national parks are more than scenic − they’re sacred. But they were created at a cost to Native Americans ... with its own sacred figures, sites and rituals.