Sunday, September 16, 2012

Atheists demand Bladensburg's Peace Cross be removed

The American Humanist Association, a Washington, D.C.-based group that advocates on behalf of humanist and atheist causes, filed a complaint last month with the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission saying that the cross, which falls on the commission’s land and sits at the intersection of Md. 450 and U.S. 1, is an unconstitutional use of a religious symbol on public land.

The group said it will take the battle to court if no action is taken.


MORE: http://www.gazette.net/article/20120914/NEWS/709149522/1029/atheists-demand-bladensburg-s-peace-cross-be-removed&template=gazette

See also...

Atheists want Bladensburg Peace Cross to be removed
http://www.wtop.com/41/3039646/Atheists-want-Bladensburg-Peace-Cross-to-be-removed