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  • Mayor says "Christians to guard Cross"

    09/18/2003 6:10:20 PM PDT · by shaggy eel · 20 replies · 224+ views
    Manawatu Evening Standard [New Zealand] ^ | September 18 2003 | Bevan Hurley & Susan Fountaine
    The Lions' Den may have gone, but any move to remove the cross atop Palmerston North's clock tower will not happen because we're too Christian, says Mayor Mark Bell-Booth. His comments come a day after Cr Anne Podd and a spokesman for the Hopwood family, who gave the clock tower to the city, urged the council to remove the cross. Mr Bell-Booth said the cross was "an iconic symbol" in the city and sent out a positive message. "It would be the most commonly recognised symbol in Western society, and people choose to wear it round themselves. "Thousands of (Palmerston...