Atheists Take Aim at a Cross of Valor

By Rod Anderson, CP Cartoonist
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An atheist organization continued its legal effort to have a large cross removed from a memorial in the state of Maryland.

The American Humanist Association filed an appeal in federal court Monday before the Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit to overturn a lower federal court decision allowing for the cross to remain on public land in Bladensburg.

Monica Miller, senior counsel for the AHA's Appignani Humanist Legal Center, said in a statement that the Bladensburg Cross must be removed from its present location.

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"The Bladensburg Cross is an enormous Christian symbol on government property and has the clear effect of endorsing religion," stated Miller.

Read more at http://www.christianpost.com/news/atheist-group-appeal-40-foot-cross-public-property-153553/#gtqRv5UQw2hxbqPO.99

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