Woman sues town of Burbank over vehicle-sticker cross

[MonteSano]

A Burbank woman is suing her hometown in federal court for requiring her to display what she believes is a Christian-themed vehicle sticker on her windshield.

Nichole Schultz tried to get an exemption from displaying the sticker because of religious concerns, but the city denied her request, her attorney said, so now the matter is headed to court.

The sticker depicts a soldier with a rifle, kneeling before a gravesite emblazoned with a cross. City officials contend the cross is a generic symbol and was not selected for any religious meaning.

Schultz said the city is violating the Illinois Constitution along with her 1st Amendment rights by making her endorse a particular faith.

The lawsuit, filed Wednesday in Chicago, said that as a result of the "forced Christianization" of her car, she avoids driving it whenever possible. She's not asking for the city to rescind its sticker for everyone, but to make an exception for her.


http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-0610200164oct20,1,1527740.story?coll=chi-news-hed

[davsand]

1. You have GOT to wonder who thought up that sticker.

The article talks about the fact that nobody liked the last sticker so they used the "Patriotic" theme in this one. (How you can call a grave scene patriotic still puzzles me--but I'm willing to let that one slide...)

Wouldn't it make sense that maybe it'd be a little easier to just use the Burbank City logo in a different color every year since it is a required sticker? Call me creatively challenged if you like, but do they actually pay somebody to design this kind of stuff?

Jeesh.


Laura