Yesterday (6/20/19) SCOTUS ruled that a WWI memorial cross on state land in Bladensburg, Maryland could stay where it was. From Christianity Today: On Thursday, the Supreme Court ruled 7-2 in favor of allowing a memorial cross to remain on a state-owned median in Bladensburg, Maryland, and declared that government efforts to maintain the landmark […]
We have all seen them- roadside crosses put up by friends and family as a memorial to loved ones killed on the highway. Since they are in fact put on public land are they a violation of church and state? Members of the atheist organization- Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) believe so and have complained […]
(Image: Screen Shot) Crosses have become controversial to many folks in the United States. Hundreds of crosses on public land have been taken down all across America due to lawsuits and complaints by atheist organizations. Sometimes even after courts have ruled in favor of leaving the crosses intact they have been taken down and destroyed […]
When atheists and atheist organizations bring lawsuits against crosses they are usually on public land. In most of those cases the plaintiffs complain that crosses should not be allowed on government property but only on private or church land. But in this case an atheist has brought a lawsuit against a cross being built on […]
