mark01970 said:Because when you burn a cross you are not just burning two pieces of wood, you are expressing an act of intellectual violence against the symbol of something you are unhappy with. Any act of violence whether intellectual or physical against any belief system's symbols inspires feelings of anger and thirst for vengeance.
In case of the cross it should be ok, since christians are supposed to turn the other cheek and not feel inspired to anger or thirst of vengeance.