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The claim: Post implies video shows people flouting cross ban at 4th of July parade
A July 4 Facebook post (direct link, archive link) includes a video showing a crowd, some of whom are carrying crosses and American flags, walking down a street.
“INCREDIBLE: Coeur d’Alene Idaho banned crosses for the 4th of July parade and look what happened,” reads the caption on the post.
Commenters seemed to interpret the post as saying the ban was in place at the time of the event.
“Praise God people standing g for our freedom (sic),” reads one of the comments, while another tells the parade attendees to “Stand strong.”
Other versions of the claim spread widely on TikTok and X, formerly Twitter.
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The implication here is wrong. While the Coeur d’Alene Regional Chamber did impose a ban on specific religious imagery at parades earlier in the year, the decision was reversed several days before July 4.
Ban wasn’t meant to be anti-religious, chamber says
The Coeur d’Alene Regional Chamber in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, adopted parade regulations banning “symbols associated with specific political movements, religions or ideologies” earlier in 2024, the Coeur d’Alene Press reported.
The decision came after the chamber received complaints about “offensive flags, derogatory illustrations, harsh political language and graphic photographs” at its July 4 American Heroes Parade in recent years, chamber president and CEO Linda Coppess told USA TODAY.
The ban was intended to ensure the annual parade was a “family-friendly and unifying” event to celebrate the nation’s founding and support military families, Coppess said. The decision, however, spurred accusations that the chamber was anti-religion.
The chamber acknowledged controversy over the ban and announced religious symbols would be exempt from it in a July 1 Facebook post, days before the parade.
“The original policy was not meant to isolate individuals or be considered an anti-religious policy,” the statement read.
Thousands of people attended Coeur d’Alene’s American Heroes Parade on July 4, she said.
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USA TODAY reached out to the chamber and several users who shared the post for comment but did not immediately receive a response.
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