I love how nobody here bothered to get the facts of the original story before posting all these comments.
The cross was 6 feet tall. The atheists that wanted it removed (after it was there for 2 years) didn't contact the family. They contacted the city and pointed out that this cross on public land is a violation of city law. Yes, there are probably more important battles to fight, but the public display of a 6 foot cross on government land is a clear violation of church and state, and we don't want that precedent to be allowed to settle in.
The cross was 6 feet tall. The atheists that wanted it removed (after it was there for 2 years) didn't contact the family. They contacted the city and pointed out that this cross on public land is a violation of city law. Yes, there are probably more important battles to fight, but the public display of a 6 foot cross on government land is a clear violation of church and state, and we don't want that precedent to be allowed to settle in.
That's MISTER Godless Vegetarian Tree Hugging Hippie Liberal to you.