San Diego's "Surfing Madonna" is homeless once again thanks to the Attorney General

CHANNEL 10 NEWS | SAN DIEGO

CALIFORNIA -- The "Surfing Madonna," a stained-glass mosaic by Marc Patterson, is currently sitting in storage in Encinitas, instead of at the entrance to Moonlight State Beach where he wanted it to be. On Friday, the state Attorney General's Office decided against allowing the mosaic to be displayed on public lands, because its religious intent would violate the California Constitution's no preference clause. Patterson has said he is spiritual, but is not religious. He also said there is no religious significance to the 10-foot-by-10-foot mosaic, which displays Our Lady of Guadalupe on a surfing alongside the words "Save the Ocean." [link]