[DeborahC]

[QUOTE=MarginOfError;288827]The lawn ornament, a cross wrapped in white christmas tree lights, bears frightening similarity to a burning cross. A burning cross was used most notably by the Ku Klux Klan as a way to intimidate non-Caucasians.
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I don't think that this 3 foot variety bears ANY RESEMBLENCE WHATSOEVER to the burning KKK Cross!

Comparing the two is like calling a pussycat a saber-toothed tiger.

People see what they want to see.

The cross was bastardized by the KKK just as many other symbols have been, including the pentagram, which by the way, stands at the door of the cemetary in the Azore Islands where my family is buried, and can still be seen in many church windows in Spain.

If some Christians choose to reclaim the cross, I say hoorah!

I think it's a beautiful symbol.
To me, the light represents the light of Christ, Tipareth.
The empty cross speaks of the resurrection of the Savior.

We see what we want to see.
I see beauty in this symbol.