The family of a woman who had been memorialized with a roadside cross in Salem, Oregon has removed the display following a complaint from a prominent professing atheist organization. “They didn’t want their mother’s memorial to become a point of contention in the community, and thank everyone who supported them,” Kenny Larson, a spokesman for the city, told television station KATU on Tuesday. “They ask the media respect their privacy and have no further
comment.” As previously reported, the Wisconsin-based Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) recently sent a letter to the mayor of Salem to advise that it had received a complaint about the cross off Kuebler Boulevard. It said at the time that it did not know the origin of the display. “It is blatantly unconstitutional for the City of Salem to display a patently religious symbol like a Christian cross on a public roadside,” attorney Rebecca Markert wrote. “The cross … unabashedly creates the perception of government endorsement of Christianity.” READ MORE
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, ;OR PROHIBITING THE FREE EXERCISE THERE OF;
This is an element of the free exercise there of …. there is no intent to establish a state religion by the placement of the cross …and congress was never involved in its placement .
Jesus Christ will send all non believers to the pits of hell where they will forever burn.
This is pretty sad that they cant have something there that comforts them though this tough time. Not sure what the atheist are scared from it for. If u dont believe in God then why u worried it sits there. Because deep down u do . Don’t run from God .
every knee will bow down to Jesus Christ
n utah they bow down to joseph smith