Source: www.patheos.com - Saturday, April 04, 2015
A few months ago, I posted about a giant hydraulic cross that goes up several times a year atop Dewey Hill in Grand Haven, Michigan: You can read the history of that cross here but the question is whether this constitutes government promotion of religion. In October, atheist activists Mitch Kahle and Holly Huber began challenging the Hydraulic Cross. With residents Brian and Kathy Plescher and attorneys from Americans United for Separation of Church and State, they requested that the Cross be used to promote their own views … including, for example, decorating it to celebrate LGBT pride, the winter solstice, reproductive rights, and atheism. Hilarious. And a perfect response to anyone who claimed the Cross wasn’t really about promoting religion. Last we heard, the Cross was going to be turned into a permanent anchor , a perfect way to make sure no group could use it to advance a personal agenda. But this week, appropriately on April Fools Day, a lawsuit was filed to prevent the city from taking down the cross . In other words, keeping the government neutral somehow constituted discrimination against Christians. The suit was filed by a group of anonymous citizens calling themselves “Citizens of Grand Haven”: The plaintiffs claim there’s a “necessity for immediate action.” “The urgency is the peak time for the waterfront and Dewey Hill is fast approaching,” the complaint asserts. “The necessity is to avoid the continued appearance,
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A few months ago, I posted about a giant hydraulic cross that goes up several times a year atop Dewey Hill in Grand Haven, Michigan: You can read the history of that cross here but the question is whether this constitutes government promotion of religion. In October, atheist activists Mitch Kahle and Holly Huber began challenging the Hydraulic Cross. With residents Brian and Kathy Plescher and attorneys from Americans United for Separation of Church and State, they requested that the Cross be used to promote their own views … including, for example, decorating it to celebrate LGBT pride, the winter solstice, reproductive rights, and atheism. Hilarious. And a perfect response to anyone who claimed the Cross wasn’t really about promoting religion. Last we heard, the Cross was going to be turned into a permanent anchor , a perfect way to make sure no group could use it to advance a personal agenda. But this week, appropriately on April Fools Day, a lawsuit was filed to prevent the city from taking down the cross . In other words, keeping the government neutral somehow constituted discrimination against Christians. The suit was filed by a group of anonymous citizens calling themselves “Citizens of Grand Haven”: The plaintiffs claim there’s a “necessity for immediate action.” “The urgency is the peak time for the waterfront and Dewey Hill is fast approaching,” the complaint asserts. “The necessity is to avoid the continued appearance,from Top News on RSS Feeds http://ift.tt/1xNKH1q
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