Survey: The World Trade Center Cross

From time to time the Atheologist will be conducting short surveys through this blog, and other venues, on a variety of issues such as, and relating to; Atheism/ Theism, Church/State, Evolution/Creationism, Paper/Plastic…etc.


Background: Recovery worker, Frank Silecchia noticed two steel beams in the shape of a cross as debris was being removed two days after the 9/11 disaster. The cross now sits at the World Trade Center site along Church Street on the eastern border of the 16-acre WTC site. Frank, who describes himself as a born-again Christian was quoted as saying,

"Even an atheist watching this building must have said, 'Oh, my God!' Evil did this work, and God prevailed to show his strength."

What do you think.

1) The World Trade Center cross,
a) was left as a warning by the Christian God.
b) was left as a sign of love by the Christian God.
c) was left by Allah to show that he was victorious. (typical Muslim response.)
d) is just a chunk of metal, and it is actually in the shape of the letter “X”, not a cross at all.(typical Atheist response).
e) none of the above.

2) The fact that no other religious symbols formed by pieces of the demolished buildings were found in the rubble means,
a) that the Christian God exists. (No other gods do.)
b) that the symbols that were left by the other gods, (star of David, Islamic Star and Crescent the Wican Pentagram…etc), were accidentally shipped off to the landfill, (dump), on Staten Island.
c) that the other gods were not there that day.
d) it’s not a religious symbol, it’s just a chunk of metal. (Typical Atheist response).
e) none of the above.

3) When the WTC site is rebuilt, the cross should be,
a) the central point of any memorial, or placed on top of the Freedom Tower.
b) moved to the RNC headquarters.
c) moved to a nearby church. (Typical Americans United for the Separation of Church and State response.)
d) melted down and recycled into something usable. (Typical Atheist response).
e) none of the above.

4) If and when the cross is displayed at the new WTC memorial, there should also be:
a) a ten commandment display.
b) a display sponsored by any religion, other than Islam.
c) a bust of President George W. Bush.
d) a curtain hiding the cross. (Typical Atheist response).
e) none of the above

The Atheologist