Breitbart News reported that the Wisconsin-based Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) complained to San Jacinto County public officials about the prominent display of the “Latin cross[es].” The self-described “state/church watchdog” claims it has over 30,000 members.
The foundation issued an “Action Alert” to its supporters on May 7th saying, “A concerned Coldspring resident reported to FFRF that San Jacinto County has the crosses up all year round and even lights the crosses during the holiday season.” The organization that calls itself a “nonprophet nonprofit” asked members to “Tell San Jacinto commissioners to remove courthouse crosses.”
Residents of the county of just under 29,000 people celebrated on social media after it saw photos of the illuminated Christian symbol on the courthouse.
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Great job! This country was founded on God's word if you don't like it get to stepping
God bless them!!!!
About time we stood up for what is right and good!
About time we stopped letting the tail wag the dog.
Where can we send extra light bulbs?
God bless Texas!!
Making America great again.
more need to do this.
While there seems to be much chuckling, and back patting, the fact of the matter is the FFRF is correct in their request, and this Texas Community is in violation of the law.
For these crosses to remain, they would need to argue that these symbols serve some sort of secular purpose, or representation. Even the article posted recognizes these symbols as "Christian Symbols".
One of the reasons the establishment clause was penned was to prevent the flexing and tyranny of a majority religion... just as what has happened here... a legal request was made for compliance with the law, and the response was to double down and light up the crosses.
This sort of iconography, on a court house, says to people not of that religion or of no religion at all that they are unwelcome and implies that impartiality cannot be trusted in that court. It is the very definition of why we respect the establishment clause of the Constitution.
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