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Group Protests Crosses On Building In Stratton, Ohio
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A group in favor of furthering the separation of church and state has continued its protest over a pair of crosses displayed on the municipal building in Stratton, Ohio.
The Freedom From Religion Foundation, of Madison, Wis., threatened to sue the small town in January if the crosses were not removed.
Stratton’s Mayor John Abdalla initially refused to remove the religious symbols but finally did after seeking legal advice.
"I don't like it - not one bit," Abdalla told the Steubenville Herald-Star at the time. "Worse, I can't find out who is (behind this). This is very upsetting. Those crosses have been there for years. The (Freedom From Religion Foundation) even sent pictures of the crosses.”
In April, though, he placed them back on the building in preparation for the Easter season.
He told the Steubenville paper in early April that the city was allowed to display the crosses during the Christian holiday.
"I'm allowed to put the crosses back up during (holidays)," Abdalla said. "They will stay up at least through the end of this month.”
He added that the Freedom From Religion Foundation had not contacted the city since January.
That changed April 8 when he received a letter from the foundation according to the Associated Press.
"While the permanent display of these crosses by the Village is indisputably unconstitutional, the seasonal display of the crosses in recognition of Easter, the Christian celebration of Jesus's resurrection, is no less illegal,” Rebecca Markert, staff attorney for the foundation, wrote in the letter. "The display of these crosses is illegal because it represents government endorsement of the Christian religion.”
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