But the purpose for displaying it is a secular one: to recount the history of what went down during that time.
"People prayed to, and found SPIRITUAL sanctity in, this hunk of metal in the shape normally recognizable as a Christian one" sure seems like a secular thing to me. Like I said: I regularly pray to secular thing.
Yes, the fact that it is now used as the lone rememberance of 9/11 is in itself secular. But it doesn't "just so happen" to be a cross. It is there and was used because it is a cross and it being a cross, it was used for spiritual and religious reasons. Reasons that only resonate with people that identify with a cross as having meaning. And guess who those people are? Christians. Find me non-Christians that identify with this cross and hold it as significant. Not people that have reason to be bias.
But nobody has provided any evidence for that at all. And in fact, we can read from the people behind the memorial:
They have known of the controversy from the very beginning, so any language they have used has been twisted to make it sound like their purpose is secular.
And from Mayor Bloomberg, the Chairman of the Board:
The only mayor that would admit to it being religious is someone like Rick Perry or some Texan. Bloomberg isn't a moron and he knew, just like everyone else, that there would be controversy so he made damn sure to make any statements he made reflect that.
As you can see
No, that's what you see. I see mangled language.
Case closed.
Is it really? No appeals? One court decision is all it takes to end discussion about a topic?
Oh, when it suits you it does.
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