My last post about American Atheists's lawsuit over the World Trade Center cross has bifurcated in the comments section.  I want to take this post to split of the questions about the legal merits of the case from the question of whether it is wrong for the American Atheists to bring the suit, even if they think the law has been broken.  So, a quick disclaimer: this kind of law (and most kinds of law) are not my area of expertise, I'm mostly asking questions below.  Answers welcome. … [Read more...]

I wasn't planning to post about the the suit American Atheists has filed to prevent a cross-shaped piece of the World Trade Center from being displayed at the eventual memorial.  After reading a host of conflicting articles and commentaries, I still don't think I have a good enough grasp of the facts of the case (or the law) to guess where the merits of the case lie. And (I'll admit it) I was mostly keeping quiet in an effort not to prolong the story's coverage in the news cycle.  Whether … [Read more...]