Quote:Like filing a lawsuit because someone puts up a cross.
Oh, come on. This is a little more than '...because someone puts up a cross.'
As I understand it, the WTC reconstruction is funded with government money, which means tax money, which includes taxes paid by non-Christians. Thus, the erection of a cross is a government endorsement of religion.
Neither American Atheists (nor anyone else of whom I'm aware) has ever filed a lawsuit '...because someone puts up a cross.' You want a cross on your house? Peachy. You want one on your car? Fine. You want to wear togs all decked out with little crucifixes? No one will try to stop you. But when you seek to use other peoples' money to put YOUR religious symbols on public places, you've effectively spit on religious freedom.
Chad, I'm assuming you're an American (correct me if I've got that wrong). I'm not. I grew up in a place with a State-sponsored and endorsed religion, and it helps to make life a living hell for anyone not in the proper pigeonhole. If you think government intrusion into religion is a bad thing, you should be shrieking at the top of your lungs that THIS particular cross in THIS particular place is not a good idea.
Boru
‘I can’t be having with this.’ - Esmeralda Weatherwax
