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Religions > Atheism |
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"Larry Mundinger" |
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08 Sep 2003 10:00:51 PM |
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Cross at ground zero draws complaints from atheist group |
Cross at ground zero draws complaints from atheist group
September 8, 2003, 2:13 PM EDT
TRENTON, N.J. -- A steel beam in the symmetrical shape of a cross _ a
remnant from the World Trade Center wreckage _ has drawn criticism from
an atheist group, which objects to the artifact being kept at ground
zero as a religious emblem.
Read The story at: http://tinyurl.com/moo6
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| User: "Doug Semler" |
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| Title: Re: Cross at ground zero draws complaints from atheist group |
08 Sep 2003 11:47:03 PM |
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At some point in the past, Larry Mundinger <look.below@signature.org>
slavered, and posted this:
Cross at ground zero draws complaints from atheist group
September 8, 2003, 2:13 PM EDT
TRENTON, N.J. -- A steel beam in the symmetrical shape of a cross _ a
remnant from the World Trade Center wreckage _ has drawn criticism
from an atheist group, which objects to the artifact being kept at
ground zero as a religious emblem.
Read The story at: http://tinyurl.com/moo6
The link didn't work
But anyway, I know its a fairly old story. Since the land is owned by the
Port Authority (a government agency), the cross should not be there. Aside
from the obvious endorsement of the Christian religion, what if a Muslim
group wanted to put a symbol of THEIR religion on the site?
--
Doug Semler
http://home.wideopenwest.com/~doug_semler
a.a. #705, BAAWA. EAC Guardian of the Horn of the IPU (pbuhh).
I hate spam, standard email address munging applied.
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DNRC o-
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| User: "Brian Westley" |
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| Title: Re: Cross at ground zero draws complaints from atheist group |
09 Sep 2003 09:29:52 AM |
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"Doug Semler" <doug_semler@REMOVEMEwideopenwest.com> writes:
At some point in the past, Larry Mundinger <look.below@signature.org>
slavered, and posted this:
Cross at ground zero draws complaints from atheist group
September 8, 2003, 2:13 PM EDT
TRENTON, N.J. -- A steel beam in the symmetrical shape of a cross _ a
remnant from the World Trade Center wreckage _ has drawn criticism
from an atheist group, which objects to the artifact being kept at
ground zero as a religious emblem.
Read The story at: http://tinyurl.com/moo6
The link didn't work
But anyway, I know its a fairly old story. Since the land is owned by the
Port Authority (a government agency), the cross should not be there. Aside
from the obvious endorsement of the Christian religion, what if a Muslim
group wanted to put a symbol of THEIR religion on the site?
Suggesting what to do with the cross would probably be more
successful than just advocating its removal; since a greek
orthodox church across the street from the towers was destroyed
by the collapse, maybe they would accept it and use it when
they rebuild the church.
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Merlyn LeRoy
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