Contents tagged with memorial
Filed in: American Heritage | by Jay Sekulow | 11:25 AM Aug. 1, 2011
Stand With Us in Protecting Ground Zero Cross
It now appears we have less than two weeks to file our amicus brief backing the cross at the new Ground Zero museum - a cross being challenged in court by the American Atheists. As I told you last week, when the atheist group filed suit, we will be representing former NYC firefighter and first responder Tim Brown on the friend-of-the-court brief. We're also going to represent thousands of Americans who stand with us - who want to support the cross - those who sign on to our Committee to Protect... Continue Reading
Filed in: War on Terror | by David French | 2:35 PM Jul. 27, 2011
Does the Sight of a Cross in a Museum Give You Indigestion?
One of the most remarkable aspects of American Atheists’ lawsuit to remove the World Trade Center Cross from the September 11 Memorial and Museum is their allegation that the Cross has actually made the plaintiffs physically ill: The plaintiffs, and each of them, have suffered, are suffering, and will continue to suffer damages, both physical and emotional, from the existence of the challenged cross. Named plaintiffs have suffered, inter alia, dyspepsia, symptoms of depression, headache... Continue Reading
Filed in: War on Terror | by Jay Sekulow | 5:36 PM Jul. 26, 2011
World Trade Center Cross Faces Legal Attack
Here we go again. An atheist organization files a lawsuit. They are offended. This time the target: a Cross placed at the World Trace Center Memorial and Museum at Ground Zero. It is unbelievable that these lawsuits keep coming. As you may recall, lawsuits by atheist organizations have failed repeatedly - in challenging the National Motto, Pledge of Allegiance, as well as the National Day of Prayer. This suit, too, is likely to fail in court. But like all litigation, it must be taken seriously... Continue Reading
Filed in: American Heritage | by Jay Sekulow | 12:00 AM May. 23, 2011
SCOTUS Should Take Highway Cross Memorial Case
The Supreme Court does not take many cases. But, we're urging the high court to take an important case out of Utah where a federal appeals court has declared the placement of crosses along Utah highways unconstitutional. Here's the story. The Utah Highway Patrol Association, a private, nonreligious organization, erected Latin crosses that conspicuously displayed, along with the Highway Patrol logo, the names, pictures, ranks, badge numbers, service information, and years of death of Utah High... Continue Reading