A group of atheists claims that its members are experiencing “dyspepsia, symptoms of depression, headaches, anxiety, and mental pain and anguish,” as a “direct and proximate result of the unconstitutional existence of the cross.” which has been chosen as a symbol at the 9/11 Memorial and Museum
David Silverman, the president of American Atheists, when asked what symbol would be acceptable to him at the 9/11 Memorial & Museum, answered, “Perhaps an atom, because we’re all made out of atoms.”
So in The Daily Show, Jon Stewart proposed a compromise: “Unless I’m wrong here, atoms are already well-represented at Ground Zero. There are billions of them there. So I guess it all comes down to a size issue. You’re mad that the atoms are microscopic and the cross is big. Perhaps, as a compromise, we could build you an atomic symbol statue. But it has to be made out of billions of crosses.”
Watch the Jon Stewart interview
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