Until a few days ago, a war memorial in a public park in
North Carolina included a metal sculpture depicting a soldier kneeling in
prayer before a cross. But city officials voted to remove the sculpture to
settle a lawsuit claiming the artwork promoted Christianity.
King, a small city of about 6,000 people 15 miles north
of Winston-Salem, dedicated the memorial about a decade ago. But the statue was
removed Tuesday night, immediately after The King city council voted 3-2 to end
the lawsuit. Now, an empty hole can be seen where the statue once stood.
MyFox8 in
Winston-Salem, reporting on the controversy the other day, said the memorial is
on city-owned land but was paid for through private donations.
“Both sides in this matter wish to avoid further costs,
and this agreement will ensure that the City of King will not spend additional
taxpayers’ funds to continue litigation in federal court,” the city said in a
statement after the vote.
As part of the agreement, the King City Council also said
it would stop flying the Christian flag over the memorial and would pay
$500,000 to Americans United for Separation of Church and State for the legal
costs the group incurred bringing the lawsuit on behalf of local Afghanistan
War veteran Steven Hewett.
Read More: http://www.foxnews.com/
Source: http://minutemennews.com/2015/01/atheists-force-city-remove-sculpture-soldier-kneeling-cross/
Comments
It looks like Americans United for Separation of Church
and State has joined the scamming business to extort “contributions” from
cities. Any city in the US that has
anything to do with any cemeteries needs to get rid of them and give them to a
church who will take care of them.
Norb Leahy, Dunwoody GA Tea Party Leader
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