The Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) has been somewhat quieter
than normal these past few months. Chalk it up to a summer slump,
vacation schedules or a lack of religious targets to focus upon, but the
silence has been notable.
However, in recent days, the atheistic non-profit is back to its
regular antics. The group’s new target is Steubenville, Ohio, where
atheist leaders are demanding that a religious image present on the
city’s official logo be removed.
Last month, officials agreed to alter the logo after the FFRF
complained and threatened legal action over the inclusion of the cross
and the silhouette of the Christ the King Chapel. The house of worship
is present on the campus of the Franciscan University of Steubenville, a local higher education facility.
“Crosses do not belong on the logos of American cities. We are not a
‘Christian nation’ or a theocracy, but were first among nations to adopt
a secular constitution wisely separating religion from government,” proclaimed FFRF Co-President Annie Laurie Gaylor.
As is typically the case, the city was quick to stand down over the
logo, considering the monumental legal fees that it would face if and
when the case went to court. But now, in the wake of the
controversy, James Bordas Jr., an attorney, has offered to represent the
city pro-bono should a FFRF-led lawsuit take form.
“We thought the city was being bullied, perhaps because of lack of
funds, into caving to the unlawful demands of an extremist group,”
Bordas explained, going on to say that the law office has the money and
time to devote to the case, if needed.
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