I am a ardent supporter of the First Amendment to our Constitution. You remember, the one that that says that Congress shall not inhibit our free speech, or the freedom of the press. Or our right to assemble peaceably, or to petition the government for redress of grievances.
Oh yeah, there's one other clause, too. Congress can't pass a law establishing a religion, or prohibiting the free exercise of any religion. You know, in general, where I'm going with this.
Jennifer tells us that the County of Los Angeles has a little cross on their official seal, which took me a bit to locate, tucked away among various other symbols sprinkled around the seal. As I understand it, this cross is in recognition of the history of Los Angeles County ("The Angels," in English), since it was initially populated through the efforts of the Roman Catholic Church.
No matter. The American Civil Liberties Union has decided that the little cross violates the First Amendment.
Someone explain to me how this is connected to Congress making a law establishing a religion. Someone please explain to me whose civil liberties are being pummelled into crumbs by the presence of this cross on the official Seal of the County of Los Angeles.
These people disgust me. Please be sure to read all of Jennifer's thing.
Update: I neglected to mention an important point (which you will have already found for yourself if you read all of Jennifer's post). From a press release by Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich:
Also, figured prominently on the County seal is Pomona, the mythical Roman goddess of fruit. "Regarding a pagan goddess on the County’s seal, the ACLU’s silence is deafening," said Antonovich.
The ACLU certainly gives the appearance of only protesting against mainstream religions. I suppose it's just another form of Affirmative Action; they must believe we need more religious diversity in America.
