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Town To End Christmas Tradition To Appease Atheists
Alsip, Illinois will break tradition by not erecting a cross next to the Tri-State Tollway this Christmas season due to a lawsuit threatened by the Freedom from Religion Foundation.
The group planned to bring the lawsuit because of a complaint by a single resident. The town boasted a population of 19,277 people in their 2010 census. Instead of fighting for religious freedom, Mayor Pat Kitching caved under the first complaint he received since he became mayor in 2005.
“We work to keep religion out of government. We try to resolve things through education and legislation, not litigation,” said Freedom from Religion Foundation co-president Annie Laurie Gaylor. “Towns can’t put crosses on public structures such as water towers because we have separation between religion and government.”
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