Ground Zero memorial attacked


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From the ashes and rubble of the most horrific terrorist attack our nation has ever seen, rose a cross – two steel beams – what remained of one of the World Trade Center buildings after 9/11. It stands as a symbol of hope and a memorial to the thousands who lost their lives on that tragic day.

Now, an atheist group is suing to have the Ground Zero Cross removed from a new 9/11 museum at Ground Zero. The atheists want their day in court, but I don’t think it’s going to be a long day. I am working with a senior team of attorneys to file our amicus brief defending this cross that was such an important source of inspiration to first responders in the days immediately after 9/11.

We must file our brief no later than August 14th – less than two weeks from now. We need your voice in this fight. Please sign on to the Committee to Protect the Ground Zero Cross today.

When we file our amicus brief, we need your name on our brief alongside thousands of other Americans standing up for this important monument at Ground Zero. Please share this important opportunity with your friends and family as well by forwarding this email and using the Facebook “Like” buttons in this message.

In their lawsuit, the atheists claim that the cross is a symbol of Christianity that is being “imposed upon them through the power of the state.” What is more, they claim that the very sight of it has caused them “symptoms of depression, headaches, anxiety, and mental pain and anguish.” How absurd!

Their lawsuit is not only legally flawed in their understanding of the Establishment Clause, it also fails to acknowledge the fact that this was not a monument manufactured as a symbol of Christianity – it was formed by two steel beams that survived in the shape of a cross as the Twin Towers collapsed around it.

We have until August 14, 2011 – less than two weeks – to file our amicus brief in support of this cross. Join the ACLJ in standing up for the memory of all those who lost their lives on 9/11 and their families by signing on to the Committee to Protect the Ground Zero Cross.

Thank you for taking a stand with the ACLJ in support of this symbol of hope and healing for the families who lost loved ones in the brutal 9/11 terrorist attack.

Sincerely,

Jay Sekulow
ACLJ Chief Counsel

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