MUST WATCH: Residents of Idaho Town Parade Crosses After Chamber of Commerce Banned “Religious Symbols” from Parade
Residents of Coeur d’Alene enthusiastically paraded crosses during their town’s annual Fourth of July parade in response to the Coeur d’Alene Chamber of Commerce banning all religious symbols from being displayed in the parade.
KREM 2 reported the Coeur d’Alene Regional Chamber previously banned “symbols associated with specific political movements, religions, or ideologies” from being displayed in the town’s Independence Day parade.
Chamber of Commerce President Linda Coppess shared, “The original policy was not meant to isolate individuals or be considered an anti-religious policy.”
On July 3rd, after many residents were planning to defy the order, the Chamber of Commerce reversed the ban on religious symbols.
The Chamber of Commerce’s initial decision to ban crosses from the event resulted in dozens of Christians participating in the parade by parading large crosses.
