Wednesday, May 26, 2004

Couldn't They Ward Off the Power of the Symbol by Wearing Garlic?

Certain groups of individuals get their tails in quite a knot when they spot a cross, or a replica of the ten commandments, or some such quasi religious symbol, innocuously displayed on some state controlled edifice.  I’m not quite certain why, though I know the separation arguments.  But when I think about this, I often wonder if the innocuous symbol is somehow subliminally sending a convert to Christianity or die message, that I cannot hear.

"The American Civil Liberties Union wants to take religion out of the Los Angeles County seal. . . .

At issue is the seal designed by the late Supervisor Kenneth Hahn that contains a tiny cross symbolic of the Catholic missions that are so much a part of the county’s history."

The above quote is from an LA Times story which you can access from The Volokh Conspiracy, and which will also provide you with a replica of the offending seal.

Via Hit & Run.

Posted by John Venlet on 05/26 at 06:09 AM
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