NewsJune 10, 2012
Bald Knob Cross lawsuit dismissal upheld
A federals appeals court has upheld the dismissal of an atheist's lawsuit challenging a state grant given for restoration of Bald Knob Cross of Peace. Robert Sherman of Buffalo Grove, Ill., filed the lawsuit against the state in 2010, claiming a $20,000 grant awarded to fundraising group Friends of the Cross in 2008 violated rules of separation of church and state...
The Southern Illinoisan
A federals appeals court has upheld the dismissal of an atheist's lawsuit challenging a state grant given for restoration of Bald Knob Cross of Peace.
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Robert Sherman of Buffalo Grove, Ill., filed the lawsuit against the state in 2010, claiming a $20,000 grant awarded to fundraising group Friends of the Cross in 2008 violated rules of separation of church and state.
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