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#BREAKING: The 11th Circuit just ruled that the #BayviewCross, which has stood in a @CityofPensacola park for almost 80 years, is allowed to STAY! This is a major victory for #ReligiousFreedom and an important new precedent: 1/ s3.amazonaws.com/becketnewsite/… 
@cityofpensacola The cross was erected by Pensacola citizens in 1941, just months before the US entered WWII. It has long been a gathering place for community events and it is a valued part of the city’s history and culture: becketlaw.org/case/kondratye… 2/
@cityofpensacola In 2016, an atheist group sued to remove the cross, saying it was offensive. (One plaintiff used the cross for his “Satanic rituals.” Another was recently sentenced to 15 days in prison for throwing a drink on a U.S. Congressman: pnj.com/story/news/201…) 3/
