There is no religion that I'm aware of that mandates the adherent place a white cross on their front lawn. I've read the Old and New Testament, the Quran, the Bhagavad-Gita, and the Book of Mormon. I've also read a few Wiccan books, though they don't have specific dogma, and I've read the Book of Satan.
In zero of these books, is there any mention of requiring a cross be placed on someone's front lawn.
The closest thing to it is Deuteronomy 6:8, which is a sort of affirmation for Jews, if they wish to express their love for god. It's a passage that every American Jew who's ever grown up going to synagogue has memorized, in both English and Hebrew.
But even that isn't about planting crosses or ANY religious symbol on a front lawn. It refers to the mezuzzah, a small capsule-like amulet containing a copy of the sh'ma and a couple of other passages, that is nailed to the doorpost of the house, and on the gate.
That's it.
There is no religious cause to put a cross on your front lawn, therefore it is not a protected right under the Constitution.
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