[CybrSage]

Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby

They can mean one or more of a few different things:

2. "a Christian lives in the house and they want to make sure everyone knows it, because they lack the confidence in their own faith to live it rather than advertise it."

You honestly think that is why a Christian would put up a cross? Wow.
Sompeople with a US flag must also lack confidence in the US rather than live it, right?
Or a terrible towel hung up means they lack confidence in their team rather than live it?

Reduction to absurdity, one of Aristotle's favorite tactics. Since those results are absurd, the logic used must absurd.

Proper logic says they are displaying the crosses to show devotion to the ideas the crosses represent. Just like the US flag and the terrible towel.

[CybrSage]

Originally Posted by lawngilander

Show me on the deed restrictions, where it says, “No little white crosses”.

It is right after the line that says 'no broken down cars in the front yard" and right before the line that says "300 pink flingos is prohibited ".

[fdpaq0580]

Originally Posted by CybrSage

People will lie and say they represent white supremacy or such, but it is simply not true

Crosses of many sizes and colors have been used as a symbol of Christianity since the second century CE (aka AD). It became commonly used in the fourth century CE.
This is because Jesus was executed by the Romans in a cross, called crucifixion.

It is just as stupid to say it represents nationalism or such as it is to say the OK symbol, made with your hand, represents white power.

Many things have different meanings to different people. As a child, I thought a cross in the yard was where a dead pet had been buried. Just a grave marker with no religious significance. Just as words can, and often do, have more than one meaning.
👌white power? Looks more like a rooster head to me.

[fdpaq0580]

Originally Posted by Bill14564

Read your deed restrictions. Mine prohibit lawn ornaments except for seasonal displays which are limited in how long they may remain.

A little white cross for 30 days at Christmas would be okay.

An inflatable reindeer left up year round would be a prohibited lawn ornament.

The crosses could be in lots of colors and flashing lights.
The inflatable reindeer? Fill it with helium and tie it to a giant candy cane. Call it Blitzen. My favorite reindeer. 😃

[fdpaq0580]

Originally Posted by CybrSage

People will lie and say they represent white supremacy or such, but it is simply not true

Crosses of many sizes and colors have been used as a symbol of Christianity since the second century CE (aka AD). It became commonly used in the fourth century CE.
This is because Jesus was executed by the Romans in a cross, called crucifixion.

It is just as stupid to say it represents nationalism or such as it is to say the OK symbol, made with your hand, represents white power.

You are correct. "People will lie". And others will repeat it.

[fdpaq0580]

Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby

They can mean one or more of a few different things:

1. someone buried a pet immediately in front of or behind the cross.
2. "a Christian lives in the house and they want to make sure everyone knows it, because they lack the confidence in their own faith to live it rather than advertise it."
3. the person in the house is a White Christian Nationalist (modern terminology for evangelical bigot).
4. "someone who normally wouldn't put anything in that spot, but heard about how everyone hates Christians and put the cross there as a "neener neener" rather than any expression of their devotion to their god."

You forgot the one about keeping the vampire in the coffin. Just trying to help. I'm on your side. 🙂😉🙂

[HORNET]

Mount it to the house, 1” off the ground, then it’s not a lawn ornament

[Caymus]

Up north, a neighbor had a "Bathtub Madonna". Somehow, I survived that.

[Pugchief]

Originally Posted by fdpaq0580

Agree! But, sometimes, those flags do let you know which of your neighbors is batspit crazy. ������

I see. So roughly half the people in the country are batspit crazy? Or is it the other half? Not sure which flags you refer to....

Nothing like a little unity and brotherly love toward your neighbors....

[Pugchief]

Originally Posted by fdpaq0580

Little white crosses aren't religious, it's politics disguised as religion.

ya, okay, sure

[Pugchief]

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[Margefrog]

I don't get it. How is planting one in every box "passive resistance"?

[Margefrog]

I believe the point is they want them to be seen.

[Margefrog]

Read the CC&Rs. The responder was not referring to little white crosses specifically. Check with Community Standards. Placed behind their fence is ok. When I moved here I first thought there were pets buried there, then as I saw more i thought they were for MIAs or killed in action. Then I saw there were many and it looked like a cult.

[fdpaq0580]

Originally Posted by CybrSage

You honestly think that is why a Christian would put up a cross? Wow.
Sompeople with a US flag must also lack confidence in the US rather than live it, right?
Or a terrible towel hung up means they lack confidence in their team rather than live it?

Reduction to absurdity, one of Aristotle's favorite tactics. Since those results are absurd, the logic used must absurd.

Proper logic says they are displaying the crosses to show devotion to the ideas the crosses represent. Just like the US flag and the terrible towel.

How come you chose to jump on suggestion #2? There were other options.
Common sense says (proper logic?), that since I don't know them, it could be for any number of reasons, many of which might not occur to me. 🤔