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Home arrow Blog arrow Colbert on Church-State Case: It's Not a Cross, It's a "T"
Colbert on Church-State Case: It's Not a Cross, It's a "T" E-mail
Written by Don Byrd   
Tuesday, 13 October 2009

In a hilarious edition of Stephen Colbert's "The Word" segment tonight, the sarcastic comedian and noted Sunday School teacher (no, really) gave his take on the Mojave cross case (Salazar v. Buono) just heard by the Supreme Court last week. In mocking Justice Scalia's questioning, Colbert drives home the point that those who would allow government-sponsored crosses are arguing against the religious significance of one of the most powerful images in all of Christianity.

Must-see video of the funny segment is here.

 
 
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