Pursuit of the truth requires more than imagination: it requires the generation and decisive elimination of alternative possibilities until, ideally, only one remains, and it requires a habitual readiness to attack one's own convictions.
- Thomas Nagel, The View From Nowhere

July 29, 2011

American Atheists: World Trade Center cross unlawful promotion of religion

I wrote a new article for Examiner.com titled "American Atheists: World Trade Center cross unlawful promotion of religion." View the article here in addition to other content and please subscribe to my Examiner.com articles by clicking subscribe!
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2 comments:

  1. Good article. I'm glad that someone is getting quotes directly from the atheists in question and not trying to paint them in a negative light.

    Funny enough, I just had a dust-up at another blog where they supposedly talk about journalism. I'm sure they would pan your article, but then again, they are a front for Xian Reconstructionists.

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  2. What about when those religious symbols are also historical artifacts? This is not a cross made after the fact, specifically for the museum, but one that was discovered by workers at the site, erected and covered with messages. It's part of the story of the aftermath. If we get rid of it simply because it's also a symbol of Christianity, then do we also get rid of all the Stars of David at the National Holocaust Museum?

    I'm not a fan of religious symbols on public property, since I believe strongly in the 1st amendment. However, I'm also not a fan of hiding parts of history simply because they may offend someone. What's the dividing line when something is historical or a religious symbol?

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