Check Out What This Town Did When an Atheist Made Them Remove Their Traditional Christmas Tree Cross

Pete Baklinski : Dec 21, 2016
LifeSiteNews.com

When residents tried to block the bucket truck that came to remove the cross, police had to be called in to remove the crowd. But then...

(Knightstown, IN)—[LifeSiteNews] When residents of Knightstown, Indiana, learned to their dismay that council members had caved into removing a large illuminated cross from the town's enormous Christmas tree after the threat of a lawsuit, they decided there was only one way to fight back. They banded together to put crosses in their windows and in their yards, letting the world know that they would not let "Christ" be taken out of Christmas. (Photo via LifeSiteNews.com)

"The Cross will come down, but we can still light the town with crosses," a local Facebook post declared. "Look on the bright side, instead of just one cross, we can now have hundreds, we can light them everywhere in town." (Watch a YouTube video of what the town did by clicking here)

Earlier this month, the town council representing 2,100 residents ordered the removal of the cross after the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a suit on behalf of resident Joseph Tompkins.

The suit claims that since the cross is the "preeminent symbol of Christianity, representing the instrument of the crucifixion of Jesus," it is a religious symbol that has no place on town property.

Tompkins claims in the suit that every day he is "forced to come into direct and unwelcome contact" with the cross on top of the tree as he drives through town. He claims this has caused him "irreparable harm," which can only be remedied by removing the cross and paying him monetary damages.

But town residents including Tompkins' relatives had trouble believing the cross was hurting anybody. (Screengrab via YouTube)

"There's a church on every corner here," a relative, Mark Tompkins, told Fox 59. "There's a church on every corner. Is he offended by all the crosses?"

Despite reporters not being able to find anyone there who supported Tompkins' case, officials capitulated to the threat, saying the town could not afford a legal battle that they might lose.

"It is with regret and sadness that the Knightstown Town Council has had the cross removed from the Christmas tree on the town square and is expected to approve a resolution at the next council meeting stating they will not return the cross to the tree," the town council released in a statement ...

When residents realized there was nothing they could do about the removal of the cross, they came up with a plan to blanket the town in crosses.

Residents made wooden crosses that volunteers handed out to anyone who would take one. Crosses soon started popping up throughout the town...

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