A federal appeals court on Wednesday ruled that roadside crosses erected in the pro-Jesus state of Utah to memorialize fallen Utah Highway Patrol officers violate the First Amendment’s prohibition of government endorsement of religion.
Do you support separation of Jesus and State?
Ninja
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Pretty clear case. They should come down
Anonymous
The federal appeals court for Utah is located in San Fransisco - not Utah.
Most people have no clue what separation of Church and State mean - it certainly doesn't mean that having road-side crosses on the freeway is a horrible thing - it means that the state will not force a religion on us.
I'm fine with roadside crosses - what other symbol would we use to memorialize fallen police? Although the LDS church doesn't use the cross as a symbol of Christ preferring to view Him as living rather than dead we don't get freaked out or look down on that either - it's a national tradition that is fine to take part in.
phrog
it's a stupid argument. utah has miles and miles of empty space roads...those occasional crosses (some even for hiway patrol) mark places on the hiway where somebody was killed in an accident. they "wake up" drivers. most people don't 'mourn' @these places, although there may be a couple that people may visit......the ones I consistently drive by are not 'maintained'. they are just a reminder to drive carefully. there is no other symbol you could put @the side of the road that would have the same impact on your awareness @75-80 mph. that's all.
we've come to the point where political correctness needs to be reigned in.
and as a side note: this is utah people - everyone is always billing utah as the 'home of the mormons' --- and railing on the mormons for not using crosses.......the crosses come thru tradition. it is common tradition to show crosses for fallen state people.
palmermom3
If they are ordered to take down the memorials in Utah then they need to take apart Arlington National Cemetary and replace all the headstones with a more neutral one that doesn't have ANY religious affiliation at all. That way no one can be offended.
Anonymous
Meh... Where I come from they have signs that are coffin shaped where deaths occurred. They serve the same purpose as the roadside crosses; that being to caution that certain places are places of risk and mortality so that drivers pay extra heed. Nothing whatsoever to do with separation of church and state. (This is an extraordinarily long stretch on your part.)