The ACLU at work...
From
TongueTied comes this link to a story in the
LA Daily News:
S. Norvell writes:
bq. The ACLU is threatening to sue the county of Los Angeles unless it removes a tiny cross that has been on its official seal for some 47 years, reports the Los Angeles Daily News.
bq. The southern California chapter of the group contends that the cross represents a government-sponsored endorsement of Christianity.
bq. "Los Angeles County is the most diverse county in the United States, and if the city of Redlands decided it had to do something, we think the county of Los Angeles should also," ACLU Executive Director Ramona Ripston said.
Sheesh! What will they go after next - the "In God we Trust" on all US currency?
One comment from the LA Daily News article puts a perspective on this:
bq. County spokeswoman Judy Hammond said removing it would cost "untold thousands and thousands of dollars" because the seal is on many of the county's 5,000 buildings, thousands of vehicles, stationery, business cards, plaques, flags and Internet sites.
Sheesh -- why don't you go and do something worthwhile with all your time and money...
Posted by DaveH at May 25, 2004 1:27 PM