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A courthouse in Florida will soon be the site of what is hailed as the first atheist monument to be found on government property in the United States.
Bradford County Courthouse, which already has a Decalogue display just outside of its building, will have a large granite bench placed by the national organization the American Atheists in late June. Dave Muscato, public relations director for American Atheists, told The Christian Post that the atheist monument was part of a settlement made with Bradford County over having a Ten Commandments display at its courthouse.
"Bradford County agreed to a settlement with us, allowing us to place our own monument adjacent to the Ten Commandments monument instead of removing the latter," said Muscato.
"While separation of religion and government is always our primary motivation, equal access in this case works for us. We are thrilled to place what we believe to be the first ever atheist-sponsored monument on government property in the history of the United States."