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Texas county bans patrol car crosses to settle atheist lawsuit
Good form by the plaintiffs only taking $1 each, thereby demonstrating this is about principle rather than money.
Funny how, when it's convenient, some Christians are so quick to argue that the cross has nothing to do with Christianity. If it has nothing to do with any religion at all, then exactly how is it a "symbol of protection and comfort"? :idunno:
Either way, good outcome! :thumb:
Despite support from Gov. Greg Abbott, officials in Brewster County have agreed to ban the display of Christian crosses on sheriff’s vehicles to settle a lawsuit from the national Freedom From Religion Foundation.
Under the settlement, approved last week by county commissioners, Brewster County agreed to pay the foundation $21,970 in legal fees and $400 for court costs.
Two atheist residents of Brewster County who joined the foundation’s lawsuit, Kevin Price and Jesse Castillo, also were awarded $1 each “for past constitutional violations,” the consent decree said.
Good form by the plaintiffs only taking $1 each, thereby demonstrating this is about principle rather than money.
In its lawsuit, the foundation argued that the crosses represent a government endorsement of Christianity in violation of the First Amendment’s prohibition on government actions that improperly favor one religion.
District Attorney Rod Ponton, whose West Texas district includes Brewster County, in December asked Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to issue a formal opinion approving of the display, writing that he believed the “cross is a symbol of protection and comfort” for officers.
Funny how, when it's convenient, some Christians are so quick to argue that the cross has nothing to do with Christianity. If it has nothing to do with any religion at all, then exactly how is it a "symbol of protection and comfort"? :idunno:
Either way, good outcome! :thumb: