Indiana town removes cross from Christmas tree after ACLU lawsuit
KNIGHTSTOWN, Ind. — Officials in an Indiana town removed a cross atop the town’s Christmas tree because they said they could not win what was expected to be a costly lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union.
“It is with regret and sadness that the Knightstown Town Council has had the cross removed from the Christmas tree on the town square and is expected to approve a resolution at the next council meeting stating they will not return the cross to the tree,” the council said in a Facebook post.
The council cites its inability to afford fighting a legal battle with the American Civil Liberties Union, a representative stated in an email to IndyStar.
An ACLU lawsuit asks that the cross be removed from the top of the town Christmas tree in Knightstown. (Photo: Mike Fender Photography)