Julia wrote:
And what, if anything, does the ACLU have to say about the white crosses at roadside spots where people were killed in automobile accidents? I know there would be a lot of angry people if they tried to have those banned.
I think the gist of the decision is summarized in this quote from the article:
"Eliasberg scoffed at the government's argument that the site is a war memorial. "That doesn't honor Muslim veterans, Jewish veterans, atheist veterans or agnostic veterans," Eliasberg said. "It's a preeminent symbol of a religion. If we want to have a war memorial on federal land, the government certainly knows how to do that without using a divisive sectarian religious symbol."
The roadside monuments are highly individual and beyond that they are relatively temporary. The use of a cross to honor war veterans is exclusionary and as such, offensive. Same with the pledge.
-- Doug
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