Post by Rodney Farber on Aug 27, 2018 11:51:10 GMT
Roadside grave markers
I pass a roadside grave for “Scott” on my way to work. I pass another for “Doris” on my way home. Each is marked with a cross and flowers. Scott also has a flag next to his. I presume Scott and Doris were killed in automobile accidents at their respective spots. In the 110 miles that I travel to my summer cottage, I pass four more. They always have crosses. Do any Muslims, Jews, Hindus or atheists ever die in roadside accidents?
It’s not the religious crosses to which I object, it’s the fact that their loved ones have placed a personal, memorial shrine on public property. What makes it more annoying is that I found that Scott was the at-fault driver when he died, being legally drunk at the time and sending someone else to the hospital.
If you want to build a shrine to Scott, do it on your own lawn. Why should I have to look at it.
I pass a roadside grave for “Scott” on my way to work. I pass another for “Doris” on my way home. Each is marked with a cross and flowers. Scott also has a flag next to his. I presume Scott and Doris were killed in automobile accidents at their respective spots. In the 110 miles that I travel to my summer cottage, I pass four more. They always have crosses. Do any Muslims, Jews, Hindus or atheists ever die in roadside accidents?
It’s not the religious crosses to which I object, it’s the fact that their loved ones have placed a personal, memorial shrine on public property. What makes it more annoying is that I found that Scott was the at-fault driver when he died, being legally drunk at the time and sending someone else to the hospital.
If you want to build a shrine to Scott, do it on your own lawn. Why should I have to look at it.