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Originally Posted by Textcritic
But are the displaying of road-side crosses a clear advocation of a religion? Even if they are religious symbols (this is again completely dependent upon context, as symbols can carry multiple meanings), is the display of a symbol always an endorsement?
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All by itself probably no, but maybe that it was one organization that put them all up and they were all crosses despite most being of a religion that doesn't use the cross that contributed to the decision? It wouldn't be advocating if it was just symbols put up by families, but since it was one symbol exclusively chosen by one group supported by the state they felt it crossed whatever line separates advocate and not?
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Originally Posted by Textcritic
Perhaps I am not being clear, but what I am attempting to suggest is that the interpretation of what does or does not "advocate" is not clear, especially in this case where crosses are very commonly used as memorial markers not intended to convey any religious meaning.
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But are crosses used as memorial markers really not intended to convey any religious meaning? If an individual chooses a memorial marker for someone, I am very doubtful they would choose a cross unless they associated themselves with Christianity in some fashion, if they didn't they'd choose something either relevant to their beliefs, or something generic (or a laser light show for me).
Could it be argued that all the other memorials that have crosses in them have crosses in them because of the influence of religious Christians in the decision making process?
Chicken or the egg?