Christian Post - 9/11 Cross Suit: Bloomberg Defends Religious Displays at Memorial

By Katherine T. Phan, Christian Post

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The iconic WTC cross, made up of two intersecting steel beams found intact amid the rubble of the Sept. 11 attacks, was moved from the side of St. Peter's Church in Lower Manhattan and installed at the 9/11 memorial on July 23.

American Atheists issued a legal challenge against constitutionality of the cross two days later, alleging the cross is a "Christian icon" and an inappropriate "mingling of church and state." The atheist group is demanding that unless other faiths also be allowed to post up their religious symbols inside the memorial, the WTC cross should be removed.

American Center for Law and Justice said it will defend the constitutionality of the WTC cross display. The Washington D.C.-based conservative legal group plans to file a friend-to-the-court brief on behalf former 9/11 firefighter and first responder Tim Brown, who lost over 100 friends in the terrorist attacks.

"This memorial, a powerful part of the history of 9-11, serves as a constitutionally-sound reminder of the horrors that occurred nearly a decade ago," said Jay Sekulow, chief counsel of the ACLJ. . . .

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