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In reply to the discussion: Atheists’ misguided fight over the 9/11 memorial [View all]marions ghost
(19,841 posts)--the selection of this widely labeled "miracle cross" as the lasting symbol of the tragedy makes it into a cultural icon. (I have no problem with the cross as concept, as inspiration for people who benefit from it). What they have done here is create a permanent religious shrine in a public space that should have expressed unity of all people, not religious preference. To see it in any other way is IMO, not understanding the true meaning of division of church and state.
With this installation we are getting into fundamentalist territory. There is nothing particularly miraculous about steel girders forming crosses. Unless you believe that Our Lady of the Underpass is a sacred site. And that 10 Commandments sculptures should appear in front of municipal government offices.