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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.

"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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