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   A 78-year-old cross on public property in Florida targeted by   
   atheist groups will remain standing after a victory in the 11th   
   Circuit Court of Appeals.   
      
   The court ruled Wednesday that the Bayview Cross in Pensacola,   
   which was built ahead of World War II as a place for the   
   community to gather, does not violate the Constitution.   
      
   “The Supreme Court has now made clear that religious symbols are   
   an important part of our nation’s history and culture,” Luke   
   Goodrich, vice president and senior counsel at Becket, said in a   
   statement.   
      
   The Pensacola Bayview Cross can stand, according to the U.S.   
   Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. (Becket)   
      
   The federal appeals court ruled the cross is constitutional,   
   noting it has become “embedded in the fabric of the Pensacola   
   community” and that removing it could “strike many as   
   aggressively hostile to religion.”   
      
   Four individuals, represented by the American Humanist   
   Association and the Freedom From Religion Foundation, sued the   
   city in 2016, demanding the cross be torn down.   
      
   Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson celebrated the ruling.   
      
   “Pensacola is a historic city with a rich and diverse history.   
   The Bayview Cross is an important part of that history as a   
   symbol of our community’s coming together during a national   
   crisis,” Robinson said. “Today the citizens of Pensacola will   
   celebrate our long-awaited victory and the preservation of the   
   Bayview Cross.”   
      
   The decision came after the June 2019 Supreme Court's landmark   
   religious liberty case, American Legion v. American Humanist   
   Association, in which First Liberty Institute successfully   
   defended the World War I memorial cross in Bladensburg, Md.   
      
   “The Supreme Court made clear in The American Legion decision   
   that the days of governments roaming the land to scrub all   
   public symbols of faith are over,” Mike Berry, general counsel   
   to First Liberty Institute, said. “We’re thrilled to see our   
   victory in that case already making an impact and protecting   
   religious freedom across the country."   
      
   Monica Miller, American Humanist Association legal director and   
   senior counsel, said the group is exploring all their options,   
   calling it a "devastating blow" to the Establishment Clause.   
      
   “It is troubling to see the court attack the principle of church-   
   state separation that was held dear by our Founders,” Roy   
   Speckhardt, executive director of the American Humanist   
   Association, said. “Today’s decision is part of the religious   
   right’s ongoing crusade to privilege Christianity at the expense   
   of true religious freedom for all.”   
      
   Caleb Parke is an associate editor for FoxNews.com. You can   
   follow him on Twitter @calebparke   
      
   https://www.foxnews.com/us/florida-cross-pensacola-christian-   
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