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1. this is the sort of question that only some christians find challenging.

Tue Feb 26, 2019, 09:38 AM

Feb 2019

to this jewish atheist, "is this giant cross secular?" is a pretty easy to answer.

the best argument the "sure, it's secular, mm hmm" people have is that for some time, christians have put crosses on the graves of non-christians in callous disregard for the religion (or non-religion) of the deceased or the wishes of their families.

so, having done that enough, they feel it's ok to pretend that it's normal and proper.

next, they'll say jesus is a secular figure because, hey, jesus is everywhere and he loves all of us, right?

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Supreme Court to decide if giant cross is religious symbol or secular memorial to war dead [View all] trotsky Feb 2019 OP

this is the sort of question that only some christians find challenging. unblock Feb 2019 #1

Otherwise-reasonable Christians understand that it's clearly a violation... trotsky Feb 2019 #2

yeah, the same people who don't see it as a problem would balk at an equally giant star of david.... unblock Feb 2019 #3

Supreme Court to decide if Earth is flat or round Cartoonist Feb 2019 #4

Some Christians will argue this way: "Why does it matter?" MineralMan Feb 2019 #5

Yes, this is a significant problem. trotsky Feb 2019 #6

It is their central argument, really. MineralMan Feb 2019 #8

A number of people here on DU share in that sentiment. Act_of_Reparation Feb 2019 #7

Yes, I remember. MineralMan Feb 2019 #9

In Lynch v. Donnelly The Supreme Court rsdsharp Feb 2019 #10

If taxpayer money is used to support and maintain the monument, guillaumeb Feb 2019 #11