No Violation

Appeals Court Unanimously Rules Christian Cross on Pa. County's Official Seal Does Not Violate Constitution - ChristianNews.net

PHILADELPHIA - The Third Circuit Court of Appeals has unanimously ruled that a Christian cross included on a Pennsylvania county's official seal does not violate the Establishment Clause of the U.S. Constitution, pointing to a recent ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court that allowed a cross veterans monument to remain on public property.

"The Establishment Clause's original public meaning and the court's most recent interpretation of it make two things clear: the Lemon endorsement test does not apply to Lehigh County's seal, and this 75-year-old seal casts only that mere shadow.

'It has become part of the community,'" wrote Judge Thomas Hardiman on behalf of the panel, quoting in part from American Legion v. American Humanist Association.

We are thankful for this common sense ruling by Judge Thomas Hardiman, and we pray that God will protect him and his family in the days ahead. Amen.