There aren’t very many atheists in America, but they want to rule our roads.

A case now before the Tenth Circuit federal appeals court in Denver filed by the group American Atheists seeks to have roadside crosses,  erected in Utah to memorialize state troopers who have died, declared illegal.

Arguments in the case were heard yesterday by the court. The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty filed an amicus brief in support of the states of Colorado, New Mexico, Kansas and Oklahoma, which could be directly affected by the court decision along with Utah.

Go here to read a news release by the Becket Fund about the case, along with links to documents containing a more detailed explanation of the case and the Becket Fund’s arguments in defense of the crosses.

Suffice it to say that the case is yet another example of atheist intolerance of the desires of those with religious faith to manifest that faith, in a benign way that shouldn’t offend any sane person. The case also demonstrates how casually atheists will try to trample on the rights of free expression of those who don’t agree with the atheist credo, that faith can only be seen and heard in private.

Luke Goodrich, the lawyer who presented the Becket Fund’s arguments at yesterday’s court hearing, said in the Becket Fund news release that the crosses are private speech and the American Atheists are attempting to use government power to silence the grieving families of the troopers who had died.

Said Goodrich, “This case is not about religion; it is about expression.”