In the U.S., a citizen has a right to express his or her religion so long as it does not interfere with others. What happens, though, when other laws indirectly prohibit a citizen from peacefully displaying his or her beliefs? In April, Patrick Racaniello experienced just that.
The Alliance Defense Fund sent a letter to Livingston, New Jersey officials and urged them to stop using ordinance laws to prohibit Racaniello from displaying the Christian cross in his yard.
Racaniello wanted to celebrate Lent by placing a 31-by-19 inch wooden cross on a tree in his front yard. When this angered one of his neighbors, who began screaming at him and his family from across the street, Racaniello called the police. However, the police told him to take down the cross because it was within 8 feet from the curb. Racaniello complied and then built a 6-by-4 foot cross and placed it within 9 feet from the curb.
Again, he was told this violated ordinance laws and must be taken down. The township requires a 10-foot-right-of-way into his yard.
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