Domino's Pizza Founder Proposes 250 Foot Tall Crucifix [as big as Statue Of Liberty]

Detroit Free Press ^ | 1/29/02

[11th Earl of Mar]

ANN ARBOR TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) -- Domino's Pizza founder Tom Monaghan wants to build a 250-foot-high freestanding crucifix at his Domino's Farms office park in this Washtenaw County community.

The 25-story structure, topped by a 40-foot figure of Christ, would be about as tall as the Statue of Liberty, and 51 feet shorter than the tip of its torch.

[ganesha]

The ACLU position is that they oppose all public support of religion no matter how benign and all accomodation of religion on public property. They also support the free exercise of religion by private individuals or organisations on private property even when it is inconvenient. They can be very inflexible on both points. For example if you want to have a creche scene in a public park the ACLU will oppose you, but if you want one on your front lawn they will support you. Since this cross is being erected by a private individual on his own property the ACLU will have to support him.

[Mikey]

"The ACLU position is that they oppose all public support of religion no matter how benign and all accomodation of religion on public property."

Than please tell me why the ACLU hasn't gone apesh*t over the public fool school's out there in California teaching the Muslim religion to students. Actually telling students to take a muslim name, dress like muslim's, etc.?

[Diverdogz]

I'm an atheist... and I say Mr. Monaghan is entitled to build whatever religious monument he wishes on his own property, and with his own resources.

My sentiments exactly. I'd go further to say that Monaghan still has to comply with other regulations in place. If the FAA requires flashing red lights on structures of that height....so be it.

[TheRightGuy]

I heard a rumor that Tom is also collecting old bowling balls and plans to make a rosary for the Statue of Liberty and wants to change her name to Our Lady of the Harbor.

[only1percent]

That's a bit overly generous. The ACLU happily supports the government's efforts to control the expression of religious faith even with private property. Advertise a job and say you want to hire only Christians, or fire an employee for some conspicuous (but not illegal) sin, or even refuse to provide them birth control if Obamacare is upheld, and they'll be with the government 100% in seizing your property to compensate your "victims."

Also, the ACLU will never help Tom Monaghan if he is denied a zoning variance, or if his neighbors sue him on a public nuisance theory. Maybe (and just maybe) if a new zoning rule is adopted that would retroactively block the project, they'll issue a press release, but only because they have an ongoing project to stop counties and towns from doing this to obstruct the construction of mosques, and they don't want to be (visibly) hypocritical.