FTA: It would be a mistake, however, to assume that such a ruling, allowing the cross to stay but highlighting its age as a key reason, would impede the installation of new crosses. History shows that when courts open the religion door an inch, the Christian right will kick it open as wide as possible at the local level, ignoring the nuances of any judicial ruling and welcoming religion into public life far beyond the limits expressed by the underlying court ruling. If there is any decision upholding the Bladensburg cross, the religious right’s interpretation will inevitably be very simple: If you want to erect a cross on public property, call it a war memorial.