There was no constitutional violation with the cross, but they are now in violation of the free exercise clause.
During the Christmas season New York City -- a bastion of radical secularism -- had a beautiful Nativity scene set up right in Central Park. It met every legal standard under the free exercise clause because it was set up by a private organization (the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights, I believe) with all of the required city permits.
I agree with you.
First of all, it should be argued that this cross was merely a marker observing a historical fact.
That that fact happened to be that one of the first Western edifices in the region was religious in nature, should not matter.
Anti-Christian (and anti-U.S.) people should not be able to sanitize our history.
This is indeed a first amendment issue.
There’s no real church and state issue here.
This is a history and state issue.
Remove Santa from the city name too. They have already lost their souls.