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Rules and laws are flexible, or can be flexible. Look at how laws are enforced by law enforcement and by the court system. Speeders often get warnings, and judges give probation or community service instead of the statutory penalty.
When I moved to the Villages, I did not notice the little white crosses. I do not know when residents started displaying them. I believe someone pointed one out to me a year or so ago. I did not notice that many of my neighbors display them, some in the middle of their yard in their landscaping. Now, I look for them to see how many claim to be Christian. I assume that they are Christian. Since I hardly notice them without intentionally looking for them, I do not find them to be overbearing or offensive. They do not bother me at all, and I find complaints about them to be foolish. To complain about something that gives a bit of joy and happiness to those that display them, seems to be nasty and hurtful in nature. To go out of your way to be deliberately hurtful to seniors attempting to find peace in their twilight years is (I was about to say UN-Christian) against our concept of how real Americans care for and support each other. Exactly what harm are these little crosses doing that agitates so much poison in folks? Perhaps those that are offended by the subject of divinity or the relationship of showing support for one's faith, should do a bit of introspection. Just a suggestion.
The little white crosses have been given away FREE. So, no one that I know of is making a profit from them. Who would care if they were making a profit from them?
Someone mentioned the displaying of a flag as an example. Yes, the flag is legally displayed in the Villages. What is the purpose of displaying the flag? To show your patriotism and support for your country. Does anyone have a problem with that? If not, why does showing support for one's religion or faith bother/offend you?
Granted, there are deed restrictions in certain areas of the Villages. Not where I live, so homes are pleasantly personalized with all kinds of items, including the crosses. I did not even notice the little crosses being displayed until I read about the controversy in the local newspaper. Then, I found that about half my neighbors are displaying them and I had not even noticed. Where some find it offensive (for some strange reason) I find them comforting. I did not know what they stood for until a friend informed me of the story behind them.
Someone else mentioned "would you like to see Jewish, Wicken, Buddist and Muslim symbols in yards?" I wonder why that would offend anyone. I would simply marvel at how nice it is to live in America with the Freedom of speech and religion. Atheists are offended? Yes, of course. Perhaps they should be.
Yes, there are deed restrictions. There are also laws broken in the Villages every single day of the year. I have not had a day go by where a golf cart has not busted through a Stop sign, most of the time not even slowing. Sorry, but that is violation of the LAW, not a deed restriction.
What a pitiful and petty complaint; offended by a little white cross. Like I said, better figure out why you are offended before the poison eats your soul. Everyone has preferences. What does it tell you when a little white cross or a plaster turtle in someone's yard "OFFENDS" you.
By the way, it does not offend me if you do not agree with me. Either way, GOD bless you.