Press Release from the Liberty Center The 17-foot, relic cross found amongst the rubble at the World Trade Center is the center of a lawsuit filed by the American Atheists Foundation. The lawsuit complains of unequal representation. The cross was dedicated to the World Trade Center Memorial. After it was found amongst the debris, workers […]
The New York Landmarks Conservancy has announced 23 Sacred Sites Grants totaling $294,500 awarded to historic religious properties throughout New York State including $1,000 to Christ Episcopal Church in Sparkill, New York. “You don’t have to be religious to understand that religious institutions contain some of our finest art and architecture. Many also provide vital […]
BY CAROLYN JOHNSON Like Easter vigils throughout the world, vigils and services held in Rockland and Bergen counties last weekend began with the lighting of a fire. On the grounds of Church of the Presentation in Upper Saddle River, there was a large brazier full of blazing wood from which Pastor Reverend Bob Stagg lit […]