Debate over roadside shrines

Annie Laurie Gaylor of the Freedom From Religion Foundation “There’s this tendency to litter our landscape with crosses without considering whether this is the best way to memorialize your loved one. We can all feel sorrow about a roadside accident, but do we have to be preached at every time we drive by?” -Annie Laurie […]

Annie Laurie Gaylor of the Freedom From Religion Foundation

“There’s this tendency to litter our landscape with crosses without considering whether this is the best way to memorialize your loved one. We can all feel sorrow about a roadside accident, but do we have to be preached at every time we drive by?”

-Annie Laurie Gaylor, co-president of the Freedom From Religion Foundation in Madison, Wis., commenting on roadside memorials placed in memory of victims of traffic fatalities. She was quoted by USA Today.


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