Federal Court Approves ‘Christians-Only’ County Seal In Pa.
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The U.S. Supreme Court June 20 ruled that a 40-foot-tall cross on public land in Bladensburg, Md., may stay where it is, in part because the cross, erected in 1925, has been up so long that the justices believe it has taken on secular meaning.
We’re already seeing fallout from the American Legion v. American Humanist Association ruling – and it’s not good.
Last week, a federal appeals court ruled that a prominent cross on the county seal of Lehigh County, Pa., may remain. The seal, which was designed about 75 years ago, features other symbols such as farm implements and a factory, but the cross dominates. It certainly sends the impression that Lehigh County is a Christian community.
None of this mattered to the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
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