Since I personally live in one of the districts with restrictive covenants for this type of situation I decided to refresh my memory on the exact wording in my copy. There is nothing prohibiting anything on religious grounds. My covenants read as follows: "Lawn ornaments are prohibited, except for seasons displays not exceeding a thirty (30) day duration." Signs are addressed separately as are fences, the number of pets per homesite, etc. Although I personally do not have an issue with crosses or other tasteful ornaments in anyone's yard who decides on what is tasteful and what is trash. Obviously there have been situations in other neighborhoods that were not controlled by such restrictions thus creating the need to address the issue. The bottom line is that the covenants clearly prohibit such actions and if you are living in one of the areas with similar restrictions you cannot choose to ignore some of the rules some of the time. Stop trying to shoot the messenger and find out how you can have the covenants changed if it means that much to you.
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