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  • ACLU threatens county suit (Wants cross removed from Los Angeles County seal)

    05/25/2004 8:39:47 AM PDT · by StoneColdGOP · 56 replies · 3,378+ views
    Los Angeles Daily News ^ | Monday, May 24, 2004 | By Troy Anderson, Staff Writer
    Nearly half a century after Los Angeles County adopted an official seal with a tiny cross in it, the local American Civil Liberties Union chapter declared it unconstitutional and threatened on Monday to sue to have it removed. The ACLU Southern California chapter said the "Latin cross" on the seal is a "sectarian religious symbol" and reflects an "impermissible endorsement of Christianity." The seal was adopted 47 years ago but the ACLU never challenged it. The organization said its complaint was prompted by phone calls it received after the city of Redlands recently agreed to remove a cross from the...