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Originally Posted by 9th Engineer
If the majority of a town want to have a cross or a statue of the ten commandments on public display then they should have the right to do so. It's all up to majority vote. If a few people and the ACLU can have images removed that the majority want displayed, then it's boiling down to the loss of the right to publicly express your religion.
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But that was exactly what the Constitution was trying to prevent. The majority forcing the minority (even one person) to accept their religion or even views.
I have a hard time, however, with someone moving to, or even growing up in, a town, and forcing the removal of a 50, 60 or 100 year old memorial/statue because it has a cross on it. I understand the legal precedent but it rankles my practical side.
If it was there before you were born, it's history and tells much about the time and place it was erected. Don't remove it, accept it in it's historical context.
