(RNS) Atheists to unveil first monument to unbelief on public land

After years of fights over religious monuments on public land, a county courthouse in Northern Florida will soon be the home of the nation’s first monument to atheism on public property.

On June 29, the group American Atheists will unveil a 1,500-pound granite bench engraved with secular-themed quotations from Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin and its founder, Madalyn Murray O’Hair, among others, in front of the Bradford County Courthouse in Starke, Fla.

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One comment on “(RNS) Atheists to unveil first monument to unbelief on public land

  1. paradoxymoron says:

    [blockquote] An atheist believes that a hospital should be built instead of a church.
    – Madalyn Murray O’Hair[/blockquote]
    Where are these fabulous atheist hospitals?