Joker, I love your comment. All you bias liberals and atheists can sit and spin. I'm tired of political correctness by those who don't care to believe in anything....other than themselves. I can think of many things that could bother me but I don't waste my time of them. Life is too short. Most people who blog on these articles have only that in their lives. Very sad. The cross isn't in your neighborhood so stop complaining about it.

Im not really offended by the cross... was seeing who'd judge me because of. One shouldnt judge others that way. I know what a "burning cross" means...beyond it being on fire. But if you recognize it as meaning that... thats all you. To me it would just be on fire.. I wouldnt recognize the hate group it stood/stands for.
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Ecartman - You dont have what it takes to offend me, sorry... no one does. You are entitled to your opinion, sorry you have to be so violent natured about it. i wouldnt suggest removal of any post, im sure the gazette will because of the way you wrote it.

I wonder what would happen if they tried to removed a cross from Arlington National Cemetery?

Don't be so hard on Sigma.
I enjoy his posts.
Serial.

Or watch "O Brother, Where Art Thou?".

Sigma asks: "What would burning it do?" Sigma must be awful young or very uninformed about the burning of the cross. Could tell you, but maybe you should Google it or read a few history books.

While I am all for separation of church and state, I don't see this as the meaning behind the cause. Everyone is religious about something, and that is what a cross can symbolize. It's not just about some sort of "god" who wiggled his nose and started creating stuff. It's about a common cause of wishing well to others.

What would burning it do?

As long as they don't burn it,
it doesn't bother me.

prounion I can see your point everyone is entitled to their opinion, I share the exact same views as you except they are for unions.

Its just the symbol of a death cult. I would not want my tax dollars paying for it and its presence on public grounds signifies that the governement buys into and supports myth as if it was reality.

Simple solution.....if you don't like it - don't look at it!

Supreme court allows Mojave cross to remain on public land...
http://aclj.org/american-heritage/mojave...
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Justice Kennedy wrote that "a Latin cross is not merely a reaffirmation of Christian beliefs. It is a symbol often used to honor and respect those whose heroic acts, noble contributions, and patient striving help secure an honored place in history for this Nation and its people." He further stated that the Mojave Desert cross "evokes thousands of small crosses in foreign fields marking the graves of Americans who fell in battles, battles whose tragedies are compounded if the fallen are forgotten."

I wondered how "religious" this cross is, a picture would have been nice. Here's one I found http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2...
Appears to be a crucifix-shaped item, invoking Christianity and therefore unconstitutional. That being said, there are so many more important things to spend your time on. Like getting rid of Obama in November for example.

A lot of people think that the cross is unsulting, I do. Do you really want to honor and remember he fallen with a symbol used to kill a sacred person? To honor a ficticious character? Jesus died nailed to a cross, how many people died on a noose? Wouldnt it be insulting to hang a noose around something to honor it? While a cross is a symbol, it still is what it is.
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"During the first two centuries of Christianity, the cross may have been rare in Christian iconography, as it depicts a purposely painful and gruesome method of public execution and Christians were reluctant to use it." - Wiki.

Is there something in the drinking water in Wisconsin? This organization should be ashamed of itself. Why would a cross in another state bother an organization in Wisconsin? These people must not have better things to do. If the people in Woonsocket are not offended by the cross, why would an organization in WI be offended?? One suggestion: DO NOT travel to Woonsocket. That way your little feelings won't get hurt. This is political correctness going amuk and your 5 minutes of fame are up!!

I would have thought of a different name, but the paper probably wouldn't have printed it. Knuckleheads is a good second choice, I suppose.

Some People should pick a better Cause , For Christ sake it's on a Fire Department Grounds !
Those that want it gone are at least "knuckle heads" .