ist ▁Rob ▁Sh erman ▁gave ▁a ▁speech ▁at ▁B SU ▁claim ing ▁the ▁Jay ce es ▁were ▁a ▁“ b unch ▁of ▁crim inals ” ▁and ▁threatened ▁action ▁to ▁bring ▁the ▁cross ▁down . ▁The ▁dispute ▁resulted ▁in ▁over ▁ 1 0 , 0 0 0 ▁particip ating ▁in ▁a ▁march ▁from ▁the ▁Bo ise ▁Dep ot ▁to ▁the ▁State house ▁to ▁save ▁the ▁Table ▁Rock ▁cross . ▁ ▁References : ▁The ▁Id aho ▁States man , ▁November ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁" C ross ▁Par cel ▁Sold ▁Sur plus " ▁by ▁Tim ▁Jackson , ▁and ▁The ▁Id aho ▁States man , ▁December ▁ 5 , ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁" Out side ▁Tre at ▁Sp urs ▁Th ous ands ▁to ▁Stand ▁Up ▁for ▁Table ▁Rock ▁Cross " ▁by ▁Dan ▁Pop key . ▁ ▁Building ▁the ▁Cross ▁ ▁The ▁idea ▁for ▁putting ▁the ▁cross ▁on ▁Table ▁Rock ▁came ▁from ▁a ▁TV ▁program ▁titled ▁" This ▁Is ▁Your ▁Life ". ▁The ▁Jay ce es ▁asked ▁volunte ers ▁to ▁build ▁the ▁cross . ▁The ▁Jay ce es ▁club ' s ▁original ▁goal ▁in ▁building ▁the ▁cross ▁was ▁to ▁promote ▁Christian ity ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁taking ▁a ▁stand ▁against ▁commun ism ▁in ▁the ▁mid ▁ 1 9 5 0 s . ▁$ 8 8 0 ▁was ▁raised ▁to ▁fund ▁the ▁project . ▁Dick ▁Wil col m , ▁Rich ▁Jordan , ▁and ▁Ch et ▁S aw yer ▁were ▁the ▁three ▁volunte ers ▁that ▁d ug ▁the ▁hole ▁and ▁placed