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In reply to the discussion: Atheists continue battle against World Trade Center cross at memorial [View all]cbayer
(146,218 posts)9. What would the atheist group like displayed? They don't say.
Was there a star of David found at the site that took on significance? Any other symbolic items belonging to other religions that are being excluded? Was there an icon that the non-religious were drawn to that is not being exhibited?
Most likely, everything else at this museum is without religious significance, making the secular exhibits far more prevalent that this one religious one.
From the article:
I think the odds of a court ordering the cross removed are literally zero, said Jeffrey Toobin, CNNs legal analyst. The museum is not building a place for religious worship, they are preserving a historical relic that was meaningful to a great many people and part of the story of 9/11.
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Are they going to include the crescent moon symbol of the Islam? How about the Star of David?
rfranklin
Sep 2012
#2
My favorite line in the article "This case is about inclusion,....of everyone."
Leontius
Sep 2012
#22
Which part of "the ACLJ argument is also bogus" do you have difficulty with?
Fortinbras Armstrong
Sep 2012
#56