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Atheists Say 9/11 Cross Decision Is "Example of Christian Privilege"
Three federal appeals court judges tossed the suit this week.
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Rebecca Fishbein
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Atheist Billboards Are "Small Evil Baby Steps" To Another Holocaust, State Senator Warns
It seems that not everyone is on board with the American Atheist's very public assertion that "Christ" has no place in Christmas.
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Lauren Evans
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American Atheists Release Latest Anti-Religion Times Square Christmas Ad
The new digital billboard in Times Square takes the Christ out of Christmas, celebrating "the true meaning of Xmas”—which apparently includes human life, the Rockettes, and Chinese food.
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Ben Yakas
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Atheists Lose: Judge Says WTC Cross Can Be At 9/11 Museum
"No reasonable observer would view the artifact as endorsing Christianity," wrote Judge Deborah A. Batts. "The cross does not create excessive entanglement between the state and religion."
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Ben Yakas
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9/11 Museum To Atheists And The 9/11 Cross Lawsuit: Are You Kidding?
Does the First Amendment apply to the 9/11 Memorial and Museum?
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Jen Chung
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Denied: Jewish Landlord Stops Atheist Billboard From Going Up In Williamsburg
“The Jews have stopped the billboard,” American Atheists president David Silverman told Brooklyn Paper. “It’s really ugly bigotry. As a former Jew, it’s repugnant to see Jews act like this.”
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Ben Yakas
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See Monday's Controversial Anti-Religion Billboard, Today!
American Atheists are switching up their strategy this time: they are putting up two billboards in Muslim and Jewish enclaves in Paterson, NJ and Williamsburg, with messages in Arabic and Hebrew.
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Ben Yakas
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Atheists Double Down On Anti-Religion Billboard For The Holidays
It's time for atheists and Catholics to get into a Christmas billboard war, but this year the Catholics aren't taking the bait! But just wait until they see the new billboard.
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John Del Signore
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Staten Island Rep Wants 9/11 Cross Declared A National Monument
A Staten Island Republican wants to make the 9/11 Memorial Cross a national monument, so the atheists can't mess with it.
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John Del Signore
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NY Post's Andrea Peyser: Atheists Can To Go To Hell
NY Post columnist Andrea Peyser says the atheists suing to remove the 9/11 Cross from the World Trade Center museum should go somewhere they don't believe exists.
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John Del Signore
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