Ground Zero cross can stay at 9/11 museum, appeals court rules

[hrmjustin]

Sarah Pulliam Bailey

NEW YORK (RNS) A cross-shaped beam from the wreckage of the World Trade Center can remain on display in the National Sept. 11 Memorial and Museum at Ground Zero, a three-judge panel of the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled, dismissing a lawsuit brought by atheists.

American Atheists filed a federal suit in 2012 claiming the 17-foot display at the museum built with a mix of public and private funds was unconstitutional. The group said its members suffered from both physical and emotional damages from the presence of the beamed cross, resulting in headaches, indigestion and mental pain.

The atheist group filed an appeal after a lower court dismissed the lawsuit, shifting the focus from the cross to asking for an added plaque that would say something like “atheists died, too.”

http://www.religionnews.com/2014/07/28/cross-ground-zero-museum/

[Fortinbras Armstrong]

1. "The group said its members suffered from both physical and emotional damages"

You have got to be kidding.

I have said before that atheists have a nasty habit of whining, and here they are to prove me right.

[hrmjustin]

2. I have no issue w7th their complaints but I am glad the cross will be there.

I lost 5 friends and the cross gave me comfort.