It was only recently that the town has faced opposition over the cross on top of the tree, Fox 59 Indianapolis reported.
“A couple weeks ago they had a crowd here,” said Knightstown resident Mark Tompkins. “Everybody was here. Everybody was fine with it. But now you’ve got one person, you know, out of everybody.”
Tompkins disagrees with the ACLU lawsuit even though his relative is the plaintiff, according to Fox 59.
The ACLU says in the lawsuit that Joseph Tompkins takes issue with the cross because it violates the separation of church and state.
The lawsuit, which was filed Thursday, says he has been “forced to come into unwelcome contact” with the display, causing him “irreparable harm.”
Tompkins also objects to his tax dollars being used to fund the display, according to court documents.
“I think we can find people in this town that can replace that 0.0004 cents to give to him and not have to worry about it,” Knightstown businessman Lau Ghioc said in response to Tompkins’ objection.
Tompkins wants the town to remove the cross and pay him monetary damages, the Indianapolis Star reports.
A Knightstown representative never returned the paper’s requests for comment.
Ryan Morales
Ridiculous, it's a Holiday Tree, just so no one is offended.
Jack Brooks
For Allah's sake, the ACLU did defend the KKK when they were denied highway adoption.
Zachary Gonzalez
What the fuck is a Starbucks doing in Texas? Steers and queers I guess.
Chase Thompson
Free speech means all speech except that which celebrates western culture or condemns a non-western culture!
Logan Sanders
Austin is a leftist city. Its reason of existence is venture capital and making money and leftist politics.
These faggots need their coffee.
Jayden Gomez
>They don't even hide their neurotic visceral hatred of Christians anymore. Turn about's fair play. Christians should have treated non-believers better. No do-overs ya fucks.
Blake Harris
Starbucks: that fancy coffee shop for faggots only!
Just be lucky you aren't Christian, don't care what you say we get shit on by far the most of any religious group, get our churches bombs and shot at and we can't even have a cross on a tree or its "an offensive eyesore". Not to even mention The Simpsons burning hymn books and Nativity scenes in recycle bins "where they belong" right o chaps? Like holy shit.
Just saying we take loads of abuse.
Nathan Gray
Take down cross.
Ask private citizens to pay for new cross.
Problem solved?
Luis Green
ACLU is a bully organization.
They like to sue small towns, who usually give into their demands rather than pay to fight a lawsuit in court. Then gloat on their website about how they made Bumfuck, Kansas, population: 83, remove a Cross from their town seal.
Jayden Barnes
if it were the muslim symbol (a suicide vest) it would have been championed as brave and smashing the white supremacist patriarchy of america
Hunter Cooper
It can be, if it is actual turn about. What you're describing is delusion. All I've seen is Christians treat non believers well. It has been the non believers who are rude and incapable of tolerating a viewpoint that disagrees with theirs. You are right on no do overs. You guys used up all your turns and now it's our time to take control.
Eli Rodriguez
I listened to a Ben Shapiro speech the other day where he predicted that the left's next 'target' in America would be the religious right.
Of course this means Christians, not Islam or Judaism. Those have to be protected because 'muh oppressed minorities.'
Blake Young
What's a crucufux doing on a christmas tree anyway? Sitting around a tree in mid-winter is old style pagan. Just as santa is; a new figure form ancient nordic gods, but now with coca cola on it.
Ian Thomas
Get some Mexicans out there or put Spanish on the signs.
Grayson Lopez
Of course, must continue to let public know and fear the (((KKK)))
Liam Roberts
>causing him “irreparable harm
HOW THE FUCK
IT'S A CROSS. ON A TREE. HOW DOES IT CAUSE IRREPARABLE HARM.
WAS HE CRUXIFIED ON IT? DID THE CROSS BURN INTO HIS RETINAS? IS HE HAVING NIGHTMARES AND PTSD FLASHBACKS ABOUT JESUS CALLING TO HIM?
I GET MAD EASILY.
Thomas Gomez
You're not allowed to pick favorites when it comes to religion, if this tree is on government property; legally they need to take the decoration off.
Alternatively they could move it onto private property and tell people to fuck off.
Josiah Thomas
Good thing Trump + Republican cabinet + Brexit + failing labor party + No + a myriad of new nationalist leaders set to take power all across Europe + failing MSM + incidents like Mizzou shows that they're not on the winning streak that they were deluding themselves into believing that they were in. They haven't defeated white people, men, or heterosexuality.
If they want to piss off the people who are happy so long as they're able to publicly practice Christianity, I welcome our new friends. That's just a bigger sledge hammer to break their back with.
Hudson Morgan
what do they think the "christ" in christmas stands for? serious question.
Kayden Johnson
Are you fucking stupid? Christianity has killed more people than Hitler. > All I've seen is Christians treat non believers well Did you think it was a new religion or something? Turn about's fair play. Enjoy your persecution this time.
Lucas Wilson
We must tear down churches too, their being visible causes irreparable harm
Lucas Mitchell
>Democrats defend democrats #wew
Austin Hall
Happy holidays, user! How is this Xmas season treating you?
Tyler Wilson
Why would you put a cross on top of a christmas tree? that's like putting a jew star on top of a minaret.
Henry Gutierrez
The Holocaust did not happen, but it will, kike.
I will enjoy your death while you scream in the oven, you satanic subhuman piece of shit
Brayden Russell
When Europe becomes Islamic what will you do about the nukes that Abdul and Mohamed will acquire, you better free Palestine or else!
Wyatt Harris
> putting cross on top of tree to show how godly you are Dumb > complaining about it Dumb too.