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Madison group wants cross in La Crescent removed
Group calls lighted cross and star
displayed on public land “ridiculous”
The Freedom from Religion group out of Madison wants to see a cross come down in La Crescent.
For that to happen, at 5 p.m. Tuesday, the group hopes to fill a town meeting at the La Crescent community center with people opposed to having a Christian symbol on public land.
Freedom from Religion says arguments for keeping a lighted cross and star on display in La Crescent are “ridiculous.”
In turn, backers of the cross display have called the Freedom from Religion activists “intolerant.”
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