Religion vs. Land Use Ruling in Vermont

To one family, the 24-foot-tall cross on a hilltop on their Lyndon, VT, property is an expression of their faith; to a state commission that regulates land use, it is out of character with the natural beauty of the rural neighborhood and should come down. Conflicts like this have appeared in a number of locations in the United States - conflicts that set religious freedom (something preserved and cherished in the Constitution’s First Amendment) in opposition against the local zoning authority and/or state land use/control laws.

To read the Bennington Banner article about this Vermont incident, please visit:

Bennington Banner: Religion, land-use ruling at odds