Judges rule against Utah highway crosses for fallen troopers

Utah's attorney general strongly disagrees with appeals court

Published: Thursday, Aug. 19 2010 12:41 a.m. MDT

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DENVER — The white, roadside crosses that currently memorialize the deaths of 14 Utah Highway Patrol troopers are unconstitutional, government endorsements of religion on public lands, the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday.

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Joggle

Just to clarify....I, PERSONALLY could care less about those crosses being on PRIVATE property. The intention is good. Both sides have ligitimate points. However, I do see the bigger picture and why atheists fight this kind of battle. The bias and More..

8:31 p.m. Aug. 20, 2010
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@Chuckee

I understand that religion was a part of everyday life and in government at one time. I know the history. It doesn't mean that government has a right to support a certain religion according to the Constitution though.

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10:36 p.m. Aug. 20, 2010
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The Atheist

It was this "atheistic ethics" as it was being worked out by the "Enlightenment" thinkers that informed the Founders. For instance, Thomas Jefferson was an admirer of the thinking of John Locke. John Locke's "Two Treatises on Government" were More..

10:41 a.m. Aug. 21, 2010
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