Is a cross a symbol of death or a religion?

[Salty]

The Utah Highway Patrol Association erected crosses, to memorialize highway officers who died in the line of duty.

Lower courts said that violated the (so-called) separation of church and State.

Justice Clarence Thomas was the lone dissenter of the Supreme Court, which refused to hear the case - which in essence held up the lower court ruling.

 

[carpro]

Neither.

I consider it a symbol of eternal life.

 

[Thousand Hills]

Neither.

I consider it a symbol of eternal life.

:thumbs::thumbs::thumbs::thumbs:

 

[Salty]

I consider it a symbol of eternal life.

But the LEGAL questions is: does the average person see it as a religious (Christian) symbol, or as a memorial to the death of an individual?

 

[DiamondLady]

It's neither for me...it's a reminder.

 

[freeatlast]

But the LEGAL questions is: does the average person see it as a religious (Christian) symbol, or as a memorial to the death of an individual?

Salty I think both although Christianity is very miss-understood as being just another meaningless religion. In Texas they are just about every place where anyone has been killed in an auto accident.

 

[carpro]

But the LEGAL questions is: does the average person see it as a religious (Christian) symbol, or as a memorial to the death of an individual?

In the context of the story, I believe the "average" person sees it as a memorial.

I believe that only those that are anti anything Christian would see them otherwise.

 

[billwald]

It has been a Christian symbol for 2000 years. Only Christians use it - another reason to reject the LDS as "Christian."

 

[preachinjesus]

Neither.

I consider it a symbol of eternal life.

Extremely well said. I applaud you for this.

 

[preachinjesus]

But the LEGAL questions is: does the average person see it as a religious (Christian) symbol, or as a memorial to the death of an individual?

I guess we should expect to see a movement to rip up all the crosses from the military cemetaries soon. This decision by the court is a bad one, Justice Thomas was well said in his response.

What else are we going to use? Is there some other symbol that is divested of religious influence...including the religion of secular-humanism?

Maybe we can just start putting a skull and crossbones up in its place.