Indianapolis –In response to interest in the placement of a sculpture which includes a cross at Whitewater Memorial State Park, Governor Mike Pence issued the following statement.
"I fully support the decision by the Indiana Department of Natural Resources to accept the sculpture commissioned by local citizens to honor all who have fallen in service to our country. The freedom of religion does not require freedom from religion. The Constitutions of our state and nation more than allow the placement of this Hoosier artist’s sculpture on public land. So long as I am Governor, I will defend the right of Hoosiers to display this sculpture in Whitewater Memorial State Park as a lasting tribute to the service and sacrifice of all who have worn the uniform of the United States.”
The sculpture was donated by the local community at no taxpayer expense.
