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Forbes' Statement on Attempt to Remove World Trade Center Cross from National 9/11 Memorial in New York City

Contact: Joe Hack, 202-225-6365; randyforbes.house.gov 

WASHINGTON, July 27, 2011 /Standard Newswire/ -- Congressman J. Randy Forbes (VA-04), Chairman of the Congressional Prayer Caucus, released the following statement in response to a lawsuit filed this week to remove the World Trade Center cross from the National September 11 Memorial and Museum in New York City:

    "The cross of steel beams discovered in the wreckage around the World Trade Center has served as a symbol of hope for many devastated by the worst terrorist attack in our nation's history. Unfortunately, the attempt to remove the cross is another sad and misguided example of incessant efforts to remove all religious symbols from public life. To remove this cross, a physical part of the history of that tragic day, would be an insult to the many who found solace in its symbolism."