New York Daily News - Home - John Leo: The ACLU is crossing the line
by John Leo
"The "tiny cross" people at the American Civil Liberties Union are at it again. They are the folks with extra-keen eyes who search the seals of towns and counties for miniature crosses that they like to trumpet as grave threats to separation of church and state.
This time around, they are leaning on the village of Tijeras, N.M., whose seal contains a conquistador's helmet and sword, a scroll, a desert plant, a fairly large religious symbol (the Native American zia) and a small Christian cross. Tiny cross inspectors are not permitted to fret about large non-Christian religious symbols, only undersized Christian ones, so the ACLU filed suit to get the cross removed.
The cross is obviously not an endorsement of religion, any more than the conquistador helmet endorses Spanish warfare. The courts have ruled, not always consistently, that crosses, as historic references in such seals and logos, are permissible. But the ACLU these days is strongly committed to seeing church-state crises everywhere, and thus pushes things way too far."
Silly columnist. It's the ACLU's JOB to push things too far, or what's the point? You don't get donations and media attention for singing like Sinatra, not today, today you've got to be far more bold and show your tits or, gasp, be forced to rely upon nothing more than talent. Always remember that the play is the thing and you'll understand everything there is to know about the ACLU.
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