New York Atheists Angry Over 'Heaven' Street Sign Honoring Sept. 11 Victims
By Todd Starnes
Published June 21, 2011
MyFoxNY.com
New York Atheists are calling for the removal of this street sign, dedicated to fallen 9/11 firefighters because of the use of the word "Heaven."
A group of New York City atheists is demanding that the city remove a street sign honoring seven firefighters killed in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks because they say the sign violates the separation of church and state.
The street, “Seven in Heaven Way,” was officially dedicated last weekend in Brooklyn outside the firehouse where the firefighters once served. The ceremony was attended by dozens of firefighters, city leaders and widows of the fallen men.
“There should be no signage or displays of religious nature in the public domain,” said Ken Bronstein, president of New York City Atheists. “It’s really insulting to us.” Bronstein told Fox News Radio that his organization was especially concerned with the use of the word “heaven.” “We’ve concluded as atheists there is no heaven and there’s no hell,” he said
I believe I would have to tell them "Get over it" since it did go through a public approval process. They did not complain about it then, guess they could not get them selves into the limelight enough during that process
