Atheist group sues over cross-shaped beam at September 11 museum
Group argues it is unconstitutional
World Trade Center construction workers hold hands during a prayer at a ceremony for the September 11 cross
Photographer: AP/Mark Lennihan
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Posted: 07/28/2011
NEW YORK (AP) — A group representing atheists says the installation of a cross-shaped beam at the Sept. 11 museum is unconstitutional.
The American Atheists filed the suit in Manhattan State Supreme Court on Wednesday. The group says the museum is a public institution and should not reflect a specific religion. It asks for a judge to either order the cross removed or order that other religions be represented equally.
Memorial President Joe Daniels says the museum's mission is to tell the history of Sept. 11 through artifacts like the cross.
The cross days has been blessed by a Catholic priest and brought from a temporary home to a spot north of the memorial where it will become part of the museum's permanent collection.
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