Jersey Shore pier in the shape of a cross raises concerns — is it ‘Christian bullying’?

SI Live ^ | 8/22/2022 | Jackie Roman

[alancarp]

AH, my bad... thanks for that — I should have read more carefully.

[metmom]

A pier with three sections just gives more space for people to go and enjoy the pier.

A cross shape is the simplest design to make the most efficient use of space.

Honestly, maybe this country does need a good nationwide upheaval or natural disaster. Something to help people focus on real issues, like survival. Get rid of this take offense at everything crap. People have way too much time on their hands if this is the sort of garbage they are flipping out about.

[metmom]

The Babylon Bee probably will.

[NorthMountain]

LGTBQ+ community

Legalizing sodomy was a huge mistake

[arthurus]

Some people fear the symbol.

[CFW]

Let’s remove all the ‘T’s. LGB? community hardest hit.

[keving]

https://45thdivisionmuseum.com/index.php/history/from-swastika-to-thunderbird/

[Victor]

“Once this pier is built like a cross, I believe that will be the point of a no return,” Martins said. “To say that cross doesn’t represent Christian nationalism, anyone who says that isn’t being honest.”

I'm starting to see the term "Christian Nationalism" used more and more...

Also..."white Christian racism"..., etc..

Just what are these people afraid of from us God fearing folk...?

Hmm....

[Ban Draoi Marbh Draoi]

Exactly.

Invading a Christian community and complaining about crosses is like going into a strip club and complaining about the nudity.

They should tell these idiots, “if you don’t like it go somewhere else; there is plenty of other places to go.”

[Ban Draoi Marbh Draoi]

Is that for real?

[gitmo]

the cross crosses a line

I'm positive I've never heard that phrase before.

[cyclotic]

I spent the summer of 1985 in Wildwood, NJ on a summer mission project with Campus Crusade for Christ.

I’ve got some great memories

[Ban Draoi Marbh Draoi]

Oh these idiots would really be torqued by my new t shirt: it depicts an American flag with a cross superimposed over it and the phrase “one nation under God” written below and the verse “blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord” underneath.

[Vaduz]

Knowing them approved would be the word.

[Lee N. Field]

“...said Douglas Grote, a local resident and retired Presbyterian pastor.” We recently left the Presbyterian church. Ours was pretty conservative but enough is enough.

A bit of web searching says he's associated with Siloam-Hope Presbyterian Church. PCUSA, no surprise there.

[21twelve]

All our welcome at our new church too.

We just don’t allow them to be pastors or have leadership roles.

[MurrietaMadman]

No doubt they would prefer something like this

Full Bizarre, Demonic Gotthard Tunnel Opening Ceremony, Satanic, New World Order, Illuminati Ritual

[Albion Wilde]

The entire concept of Freedom of Association has been wrecked by 70 years of civil rights activities focusing on access rights by outsiders instead of privacy rights of owners. I get that racial segregation needed to be corrected. But for all stripes oftwake people—who know they disagree with an established group's policies—to barge in and starting complaining and suing? It has gone too far.

[joma89]

But a rainbow cross walk is just fine, right? It has nothing to do with intimidation or threats against those who think what that rainbow cross walk represents, right?

rainbow cross walks are specifically designed as threats and intimidation just like the large BLM signs and paintings on streets are design to do. And in these cases, it is governments who are creating the crosswalks and BLM signs.

[JimRed]

Ocean Grove is directly adjacent to Asbury Park, which has been heavily infested with queers since the late 1960s. But back then they kept it to themselves for the most part. Now it’s in your face.