Thursday, April 26, 2012

Atheist group seeks removal of RI war memorial cross; cash-strapped city likely to back down

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Wisconsin group challenging the constitutionality of a cross on a war memorial in Rhode Island says it expects to prevail without the type of long legal battle that unfolded over a prayer banner ordered removed this year from a public high school.

MORE: http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/on-faith/atheist-group-seeks-removal-of-ri-war-memorial-cross-cash-strapped-city-likely-to-back-down/2012/04/26/gIQAllAMjT_story.html

See also...

Atheist Group Targets Christian Cross in Rhode Island
http://news.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981290518

Atheists Target WWI Cross Memorial at Rhode Island Fire Department
http://www.thenewamerican.com/culture/faith-and-morals/11658-atheists-target-wwi-cross-memorial-at-rhode-island-fire-department


Atheist group demands Rhode Island city remove cross from atop war memorial
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/04/25/atheist-group-wants-cross-from-rhode-island-war-memorial-removed/

Atheists Want RI Firehouse Cross Removed
http://www.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/2012/April/Atheists-Want-RI-Firehouse-Cross-Removed/

Mayor keeping options open, calls atheists 'knuckleheads'
http://630wpro.com/Article.asp?id=2443164&spid=37719